27 Miss. Code. R. 210-64-102 - Purchasing eligible out-of-state service

1. Public service that qualifies as eligible out-of-state service includes service as a public employee in (i) another state, (ii) political subdivision of another state, (iii) public education system of another state, (iv) governmental instrumentality of another state, or (v) service rendered as a teacher in American overseas dependent schools conducted by the Armed Forces of the United States for children of citizens of the United States residing in areas outside the continental United States.

2. The service in an eligible governmental entity must satisfy the requirements for membership in PERS as outlined in PERS Board Regulation 36, Eligibility for Membership in PERS, except for the requirement that the employment be in the state of Mississippi or a public education system of the state or a governmental instrumentality of the state.

3. A member may not establish out-of-state service for any period of time that the member has previously been awarded service credit under PERS.

4. Service credit for out-of-state service is awarded in the same manner that it would have been awarded if the service had been covered under PERS.

5. To be eligible to purchase out-of-state service, the member must have entered or reentered state service after completion of the out-of-state service to be purchased. Out-of-state service performed after the member withdraws from covered public service or retires does not qualify for purchase under this section. In no case shall out-of-state service be eligible for purchase for any period in which the member was drawing a retirement allowance.

6. To be eligible to purchase out-of-state service, the member must furnish the following from the out-of-state public employer and out-of-state public retirement system:

(i) documentation from the employer showing the position held, the employment classification of the position held, and the dates of service performed and

(ii) certification from the out-of-state public retirement system that the member is not receiving nor will be entitled to receive benefits from the out-of-state public retirement system on the basis of the out-of-state service being certified to PERS.

7. The member must have received a full refund of all contributions, if any, to his or her credit in the out-of-state public retirement system to be eligible to establish out-of-state service, including distributions from an optional retirement plan, for which the member is seeking to purchase service.

8. A maximum of five years of creditable service may be purchased based on out-of-state public employment.

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27 Miss. Code. R. 210-64-102

Amended 7/1/2017