Board Rules

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Generally Applicable Rules
3307-1-01   Rules.
3307-1-02   Notice of meetings.
3307-1-03   Release of names, addresses and account information.
3307-1-04   Financial report.
3307-1-05   Policy on Investment Department Performance Based Incentive Programs.
3307-1-06   Ohio-qualified agents and investment managers.

3307-2-01   Nomination and election of members of the state teachers retirement board. 
3307-2-02   Election of successor member when vacancy occurs on the state teachers retirement board.
3307-2-03   Board member education and travel policy.
3307-2-04   Payment of allowances and benefits.
3307-3-01   Employer duties.
3307-3-02   Employer reporting.
3307-3-03   Contributions.
3307-3-04   Back posting.
3307-3-05   Employer penalties and interest.
3307-4-01   Membership and contribution.
3307-5-01   Alternative retirement plans.
3307-6-01   Compensation for services to teacher professional organization.
3307-6-02   Compensation for service to teacher professional organization, prior to July 1, 2004. 
3307-7-01   Guardianship.
3307-8-01   Payments of benefits.
3307-9-01   Division of property orders.

Defined Benefit Rules
3307:1-1-01   Definitions.
3307:1-2-01   Service credit.
3307:1-3-01   Interest rate and cost calculation for restoration and purchased service.
3307:1-3-02   Purchase of service credit.
3307:1-3-03   Determination of purchasable service credit.
3307:1-3-04   Military service credit.
3307:1-3-05   Non-paid professional leaves approved by the retirement board.
3307:1-3-06   Contributions during non-teaching periods.
3307:1-3-07   Other Ohio public service.
3307:1-3-08   Establishment of service credit for leaves of absence and resignations due to pregnancy.
3307:1-3-09   Purchase of credit for service as a school board member.
3307:1-3-10   Purchase of credit for waived service.
3307:1-3-11   Payroll deductions for purchase and restoration of credit.
3307:1-3-12   Service credit established under retirement incentive plan.
3307:1-4-01   Compensation includible in the determination of final average salary.
3307:1-5-01   Selection and reselection of plan of payment for retirees on or before 9/1/89.
3307:1-5-02   Selection and reselection of plan of payment for retirees on or after 10/1/89.
3307:1-5-03   Court orders.
3307:1-5-04   Amounts due and unpaid at death of benefit recipient.
3307:1-6-01   Determination of temporary supplementary benefit fund.
3307:1-7-01   Disability benefits — definitions.
3307:1-7-02   Disability — medical review board.
3307:1-7-03   Disability — medical information and appointments.
3307:1-7-04   Disability benefits — treatment.
3307:1-7-05   Disability benefits — denials and terminations.
3307:1-7-06   Disability benefits — reexaminations.
3307:1-7-07   Disability benefits — earnings and employment statements.
3307:1-8-01   Survivor benefits.
3307:1-8-02   Active member beneficiary designation.
3307:1-9-01   Additional lump-sum death payment.
3307:1-10-01   Cost of living.
3307:1-11-01   Health care services — establishment of program and definitions.
3307:1-11-02   Health care services — eligibility.
3307:1-11-03   Health care services — cost.
3307:1-11-04   Health care services — effective date.
3307:1-11-05   Health care services — medicare part B reimbursement.
3307:1-11-06   Health care services — open enrollment.
3307:1-11-07   Health care services — health information.
3307:1-11-08   Health care services — notice.
3307:1-11-09   Long-term care coverage.
3307:1-11-10   Responsibility for health care coverage.
3307:1-11-11   Health care assistance.
3307:1-12-01   Distributions.
3307:1-13-01   Re-employment restrictions applicable to retirants.
3307:1-13-02   Retirement of a member pursuant to Section 3307.351 of the Revised Code.
3307:1-13-03   Reemployment subject to section 3307.353 of the Revised Code.

Defined Contribution Program (Defined Contribution and Combined Plans)
3307:2-1-01   Definitions.
3307:2-2-01   Establishment of defined contribution program.
3307:2-2-02   Establishment of defined contribution plan.
3307:2-2-03   Establishment of combined plan.
3307:2-3-01   Election by new members.
3307:2-3-02   Election by certain current members.
3307:2-3-03   Permanent elections.
3307:2-4-01   Participants generally ineligible to purchase credit.
3307:2-4-02   Military service.
3307:2-4-03   Combined plan participant leaves of absence.
3307:2-5-01   Distributions.
3307:2-5-02   Distributions from the defined contribution plan.
3307:2-5-03   Distributions from the combined plan.
3307:2-5-06   Annuitization of defined contribution amounts.
3307:2-5-07   Beneficiaries.
3307:2-5-08   Spousal consent.
3307:2-5-09   Plans of payment.
3307:2-5-10   Rollovers.
3307:2-6-01   Combined plan disability benefits.
3307:2-6-02   Combined plan survivor benefits.
3307:2-6-03   Combined plan health benefits.
3307:2-7-01   Investments.
3307:2-7-02   Allocation of funds.
3307:2-8-01   Administrative fees.

 

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