2006 Minnesota Statutes

352.85 MILITARY AFFAIRS PERSONNEL.
    Subdivision 1. Eligibility; retirement annuity. Any person who is employed by the
Department of Military Affairs other than as a full-time firefighter, who is covered by the general
employee retirement plan of the system as provided in section 352.01, subdivision 23, who is
ordered to active duty under section 190.08, subdivision 3, who elects this special retirement
coverage under subdivision 4, who is required to retire from federal military status at an age
earlier than normal retirement age by applicable federal laws or regulations, and who terminates
employment as a state employee upon attaining that mandatory retirement age is entitled, upon
application, to a retirement annuity computed in accordance with section 352.115, subdivisions 2
and 3 , without any reduction for early retirement under section 352.116, subdivision 1 or la.
    Subd. 2. Disability benefit. An employee described in subdivision 1, who is less than the
applicable federal military status mandatory retirement age and who becomes disabled and
physically or mentally unfit to perform occupational duties due to injury, sickness, or other
disability, and who is found disqualified for retention on active duty as a result of a physical
examination required by applicable federal laws or regulations, is entitled upon application to
disability benefits computed in the manner specified in section 352.113. Disability benefits are
otherwise governed by section 352.113, except that the age for the termination of the disability
benefit is the applicable federal military status mandatory retirement age.
    Subd. 3. Additional contributions. The special retirement annuities and disability benefits
authorized by this section shall be financed by an employee contribution from the covered
Department of Military Affairs employee of 1.6 percent and an employer contribution from
the Department of Military Affairs of 1.6 percent. These contributions are in addition to the
contributions required by section 352.04, subdivisions 2 and 3. They must be made as provided
in section 352.04, subdivisions 4, 5, and 6.
    Subd. 4. Election of coverage. To be covered by section 352.85, any employee of the
Department of Military Affairs, described in subdivision 1, must file a notice with the executive
director of the system on a form prescribed by the executive director stating whether or not the
employee elects to be covered. Notice must be filed within 90 days of employment. Elections are
irrevocable during any period of covered employment.
    Subd. 5. Restriction on coverage. Nothing in this section applies to the adjutant general.
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 1991 c 269 art 3 s 21]
History: 1980 c 607 art 15 s 22; 1981 c 224 s 57; 1982 c 575 s 1,2; 1Sp1985 c 7 s 35; 1986
c 444; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1987 c 259 s 18; 1987 c 372 art 1 s 3; 1988 c 709 art 9 s 1,2;
1989 c 319 art 13 s 19; 1993 c 307 art 1 s 19