Section 14.25.560. Legislators who have been teachers.

   (a) A state legislator who was an active member of the defined contribution plan under other sections of AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590 within the 12 months immediately preceding election to office may, subject to the requirements of (b) of this section, elect to be an active member of the teachers' defined contribution retirement plan for as long as the state legislator serves continuously as a state legislator if, within 90 days after taking the oath of office,
        (1) the state legislator directs the employer in writing to
             (A) pay into this plan the employer contributions required for a member under AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590; and
             (B) deduct from the state legislator's salary and pay into this plan
                  (i) the employee contributions required for a member under AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590; and
                  (ii) an amount equal to the difference between the total employer and state contributions required for a member under AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590 and the employer contributions that would be required under the public employees' defined contribution retirement plan (AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990) if the legislator were covered under that plan; and
        (2) notice is given the administrator in writing.
   (b) A state legislator is not entitled to elect membership under (a) of this section if the state legislator is covered for the same period of service under the public employees' defined contribution retirement plan (AS 39.35.700 - 39.35.990). An election of membership under (a) of this section is retroactive to the date the state legislator took the oath of office. A state legislator may not receive membership credit under (a) of this section for legislative service performed before the legislative session during which the state legislator elected membership under (a) of this section. In order to continue in membership service under (a) of this section, the state legislator must earn at least 0.3 years of membership service under other sections of AS 14.25.310 - 14.25.590 during each five-year period.

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(Sec. 35 ch 9 FSSLA 2005)