Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 60S-2.013 - Credit for Upgraded Previous Service
(1) A
current or former member of the Elected Officers' Class, or former elected
officer as provided in paragraph (b) may upgrade to the Elected Officers' Class
creditable service earned as an elected officer within the purview of that
class as provided in subsection
60S-1.0055(1),
F.A.C., by notifying the Division of his or her desire to receive credit for
such service and making the required contributions in accordance with Rule
60S-3.013, F.A.C. Such
creditable service shall include:
(a) Service
earned in any state-administered retirement system prior to the officer's
membership in the Elected Officers' Class; or
(b) Service earned by a member who served
after the applicable subclass of the Elected Officers' Class was established,
where the officer chose to participate in a membership class of the Florida
Retirement System other than the Elected Officers' Class;
(c) Service as a county solicitor, elected
county prosecuting attorney, county judge, judge of a court of record, judge of
a criminal or civil court of record, or judge of any metropolitan court
established pursuant to section 6 of Article VIII of the State Constitution,
judge of a small claims court or justice of the peace. Such service may be
upgraded by a member of the Elected Officers' Class.
(2) A member of the Senior Management Service
Class as provided in subsection
60S-1.0057(1),
F.A.C., who has earned creditable service within the purview of the Senior
Management Service Class may purchase additional retirement credit in the
Senior Management Service Class for such service retroactive to February 1,
1987, provided that:
(a) He or she notifies
the Division of his or her desire to receive credit for such service,
and
(b) The required contributions
are made in accordance with Rule
60S-3.013,
F.A.C.
(3) If the member
does not claim credit for all of the previous service as provided in subsection
(1), (2), (5), (6) and (7), the service claimed must be the most recent period
of service.
(4) A reemployed
retiree with renewed membership in the Senior Management Service Class who has
earned post-retirement creditable service in the Regular Class which was within
the purview of the Senior Management Service Class may purchase additional
retirement credit in the Senior Management Service Class, as provided in
subsection (2), for such service from February 1, 1987 through June 30, 1997.
Such service may be used toward a second career benefit as provided in Rule
60S-1.0045, F.A.C.
(5) A state attorney or state public defender
in the Elected Officers' Class may purchase additional retirement credit in the
Senior Management Service Class for previous service as an assistant state
attorney or assistant state public defender in accordance with subsection
(2).
(6) A Special Risk Class
member may upgrade to the Special Risk Class previous service that included
fire prevention or firefighter training within the purview of the Special Risk
Class as provided in subsection
60S-1.0052(2),
F.A.C., provided that:
(a) He or she notifies
the Division of his or her desire to receive credit for such service,
and
(b) The required contributions
are made in accordance with subsection
60S-3.013(4),
F.A.C.
(7) A Special Risk
Class member may upgrade to the Special Risk Class previous service as a
medical technician or paramedic within the purview of the Special Risk Class as
provided in Rule 60S-1.00535, F.A.C., provided
that:
(a) He or she notifies the Division of
his or her desire to receive credit for such service; and
(b) The required contributions are made in
accordance with subsection
60S-3.013(5),
F.A.C.
(8) A Special Risk
Class member may upgrade to the Special Risk Class previous service in a
forensic discipline within the purview of the Special Risk Class as provided in
Rule 60S-1.00539, F.A.C., provided
that:
(a) He or she notifies the Division of
his or her desire to receive credit for such service; and
(b) He or she is employed in a forensic
discipline meeting the Special Risk Class criteria of subsection
60S-1.00539(2),
F.A.C.; and
(c) The previous
service to be upgraded meets the Special Risk Class criteria of subsection
60S-1.00539(2),
F.A.C.; and
(d) The cost to upgrade
such previous service, pursuant to Section
121.0515(10)(c),
F.S., is paid in full within 60 days of the date on the Division's notification
of such cost to the member.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 121.052(14) FS. Law Implemented 121.052, 121.055 FS.
New 10-20-72, Amended 12-31-74, 1-16-77, 7-1-79, 8-26-81, 4-17-85, Formerly 22B-2.13, Amended 3-11-87, 9-5-90, 5-15-91, 11-14-91, Formerly 22B-2.013, Amended 4-5-95, 2-24-99, 8-13-03, 4-5-12.
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