Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 169
Teacher and School Employee Retirement Systems
←169.597
Section 169.600.1
169.610→
August 28, 2015
Definitions.
169.600. As used in sections 169.600 to 169.710, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise, the following words and phrases mean:
(1) "Accumulated contributions", the sum of the annual contributions a
member has made to the retirement system through deductions from the member's
salary, plus interest compounded annually on each year's contributions from
the end of the school year during which such contributions were made;
(2) "Average compensation", as used in subdivision (3) of subsection 1
of section 169.670, shall be the total compensation paid to a member for any
ten consecutive years of creditable service, or for the entire period of
creditable service if less than ten years, prior to July 1, 1973, divided by
one hundred twenty or by the number of months in the member's period of
creditable service if less than ten years; provided, that in determining the
total compensation, any annual compensation entering into the total shall not
be less than one thousand two hundred dollars and shall not exceed ten
thousand dollars;
(3) "Board", the board of trustees provided for in section 169.020;
(4) "Creditable service", prior service or membership service or the sum
of the two if the member has both to the member's credit;
(5) "Employee", any person regularly employed by a public school
district, community college district or by the board of trustees, as defined
in sections 169.600 to 169.710, who devotes at least twenty hours per week to
such employment in a position which is not covered by the public school
retirement system of Missouri; provided, however, that no person shall be
required to contribute to, or shall receive benefits from both the retirement
system herein established and the public school retirement system of Missouri
for the same services;
(6) "Employer", the district or other employer that makes payment
directly to the employee for the employee's services;
(7) "Final average salary", the total compensation paid to a member for
any three consecutive years of creditable service divided by thirty-six;
provided, that in determining the total compensation, any annual compensation
less than one thousand two hundred dollars shall be regarded as one thousand
two hundred dollars and an annual compensation for services prior to July 1,
1973, in excess of ten thousand dollars shall be regarded as ten thousand
dollars; and provided, that the board may set a maximum percentage of increase
in annual compensation from one year to the next in the final average salary
period;
(8) "Community college district", any public community college district
organized and operated pursuant to the provisions of sections 178.770 to
178.890 which enters into an agreement with the board of trustees of the
retirement system to include its eligible employees in the system immediately
upon the effective date of the agreement;
(9) "Member", a person who holds membership in the retirement system;
(10) "Membership service", service rendered by a member of the system
after the system becomes operative;
(11) "Prior service", service rendered by a member of the retirement
system before the system becomes operative and may include service as a
teacher for which credit has not been claimed from the public school
retirement system of Missouri;
(12) "Public school district" or "district", any duly constituted public
school district under the authority and supervision of a duly elected district
or city or town board of directors or board of education, except those school
districts defined in sections 169.270 and 169.410;
(13) "Retirement allowance", a monthly payment for life, during
retirement;
(14) "Retirement system" or "system", the public education employee
retirement system of Missouri created by sections 169.600 to 169.710;
(15) "Salary", "salary rate" or "compensation" shall mean the regular
remuneration which is earned by a member as an employee of a district, but not
including employer-paid fringe benefits except the value of employer-paid
medical benefits (including dental and vision) for members, and not including
employer-paid medical benefits (including dental and vision) for anyone other
than the member, employer contributions to a deferred compensation plan,
consideration for agreeing to terminate employment or other nonrecurring or
unusual payments that are not a part of regular remuneration. The board by
its rules may further define salary, salary rate and compensation in a manner
consistent with this definition and with sections 169.600 to 169.715;
(16) "School year", the year from July first of one year to June
thirtieth of the next year, inclusive, which shall also be the fiscal year of
the system.
(L. 1965 p. 298 § 1, A.L. 1969 p. 284, A.L. 1973 H.B. 411, A.L. 1975
H.B. 352, A.L. 1977 H.B. 135, A.L. 1996 S.B. 857, A.L. 1997 S.B.
309, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1808, A.L. 2005 H.B. 443)
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169.600. As used in sections 169.600 to 169.710, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise, the following words and phrases mean:
(1) "Accumulated contributions", the sum of the annual contributions
a member has made to the retirement system through deductions from the
member's salary, plus interest compounded annually on each year's
contributions from the end of the school year during which such
contributions were made;
(2) "Average compensation", as used in subdivision (3) of subsection
1 of section 169.670, shall be the total compensation paid to a member for
any ten consecutive years of creditable service, or for the entire period
of creditable service if less than ten years, prior to July 1, 1973,
divided by one hundred twenty or by the number of months in the member's
period of creditable service if less than ten years; provided, that in
determining the total compensation, any annual compensation entering into
the total shall not be less than one thousand two hundred dollars and shall
not exceed ten thousand dollars;
(3) "Board", the board of trustees provided for in section 169.020;
(4) "Creditable service", prior service or membership service or the
sum of the two if the member has both to the member's credit;
(5) "Employee", any person regularly employed by a public school
district, junior college district or by the board of trustees, as defined
in sections 169.600 to 169.710, who devotes at least twenty hours per week
to such employment in a position which is not covered by the public school
retirement system of Missouri; provided, however, that no person shall be
required to contribute to, or shall receive benefits from both the
retirement system herein established and the public school retirement
system of Missouri for the same services;
(6) "Employer", the district or other employer that makes payment
directly to the employee for the employee's services;
(7) "Final average salary", the total compensation paid to a member
for any three consecutive years of creditable service divided by thirty-
six; provided, that in determining the total compensation, any annual
compensation less than one thousand two hundred dollars shall be regarded
as one thousand two hundred dollars and an annual compensation for services
prior to July 1, 1973, in excess of ten thousand dollars shall be regarded
as ten thousand dollars; and provided, that the board may set a maximum
percentage of increase in annual compensation from one year to the next in
the final average salary period;
(8) "Junior college district", any public junior college district
organized and operated pursuant to the provisions of sections 178.770 to
178.890, RSMo, which enters into an agreement with the board of trustees of
the retirement system to include its eligible employees in the system
immediately upon the effective date of the agreement;
(9) "Member", a person who holds membership in the retirement system;
(10) "Membership service", service rendered by a member of the system
after the system becomes operative;
(11) "Prior service", service rendered by a member of the retirement
system before the system becomes operative and may include service as a
teacher for which credit has not been claimed from the public school
retirement system of Missouri;
(12) "Public school district" or "district", any duly constituted
public school district under the authority and supervision of a duly
elected district or city or town board of directors or board of education,
except those school districts defined in sections 169.270 and 169.410;
(13) "Retirement allowance", a monthly payment for life, during
retirement;
(14) "Retirement system" or "system", the nonteacher school employee
retirement system of Missouri created by sections 169.600 to 169.710;
(15) "Salary", "salary rate" or "compensation" shall mean the regular
remuneration which is earned by a member as an employee of a district, but
not including employer-paid fringe benefits except the value of
employer-paid medical benefits (including dental and vision) for members,
and not including consideration for agreeing to retire or other
nonrecurring or unusual payments that are not a part of regular
remuneration. The board by its rules may further define salary, salary
rate and compensation in a manner consistent with this definition and with
sections 169.600 to 169.715;
(16) "School year", the year from July first of one year to June
thirtieth of the next year, inclusive, which shall also be the fiscal year
of the system.
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