TITLE 59

PUBLIC OFFICERS IN GENERAL

CHAPTER 13

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

59-1363.  Purchase of membership service. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an active or inactive member who is vested may purchase up to forty-eight (48) months of membership service within ninety (90) days prior to the date of retirement as defined in section 59-1302(28), Idaho Code.

(2)  The cost of purchases under this section shall be the full actuarial costs of the service as determined by the board. The board may provide for payment options, including periodic payments, but no service shall be credited until payment has been made in full. The member shall be solely responsible for the costs of such purchased service, except that an employer may participate in the costs at its option.

(3)  In no event shall any member be allowed to purchase in the aggregate more than forty-eight (48) months of membership service under this section.

History:

[59-1363, added 2000, ch. 440, sec. 1, p. 1401; am. 2002, ch. 9, sec. 2, p. 12; am. 2007, ch. 44, sec. 6, p. 113; am. 2024, ch. 18, sec. 1, p. 158.]