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United States — Iowa
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The system may delegate its chapter powers to designated members, officers, or employees, and may appear in court through its own attorneys in cases arising under the chapter.
United States — Iowa
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The system may set rules for recognizing agents or other representatives of claimants, and claimants may use counsel at their own expense.
United States — Iowa
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The system may make a rule setting reasonable fees for costs it incurs, including staff time and materials, when doing its chapter duties.
United States — Iowa
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Future payments and related rights under this chapter generally cannot be transferred or taken through legal process, with limited exceptions.
United States — Iowa
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The system and its chief executive officer have broad authority to run the retirement chapter, hire staff, make reports, manage investments, and handle records, with some limits and a liability shield.
United States — Iowa
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A person commits fraudulent practice if they make or cause false statements for certain improper purposes, including increasing payments, obtaining unauthorized payments, getting confidential information, or other unlawful chapter-related purposes.
United States — Iowa
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Some employees and public officials must join the retirement system, stay active while in covered employment, and certain community college employees may elect an alternative retirement plan if they meet the deadline and eligibility conditions.
United States — Iowa
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Some employees are covered by the retirement system unless they file paperwork to opt out within the stated deadline.
United States — Iowa
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This provision transfers certain public safety employees into the chapter 97A retirement system, gives some pre-1994 employees a one-time election, and sets deadlines and transfer rules.
United States — Iowa
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Certain municipal utilities or school districts may ask to merge their retirement system into the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, and the system may choose whether to accept.
United States — Iowa
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Some members and retired public employees can get prior service credit or related benefit adjustments if they meet the stated conditions and file the required elections or applications.
United States — Iowa
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Members must name a beneficiary for death benefits on the system’s form, and later changes generally require filing a new designation. Spousal written consent is generally required for designations or changes made on or after July 1, 2000, unless a notarized statement shows the spouse could not be located after reasona
United States — Iowa
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A member’s normal retirement date is the first applicable month-based date tied to age and service, using one of four listed formulas.
United States — Iowa
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Some members may keep working after age 65, and an employer may not use age when deciding whether service continues. A member working after age 70 is entitled to a retirement allowance without ending employment.
United States — Iowa
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A member’s early retirement date is the first day of a month when the member turns 55, or any later month before normal retirement, as long as it is after the last day of service.
United States — Iowa
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This provision sets how retirement allowances are paid, including monthly payments, some lump-sum payments, required notice at age 70, and direct deposit rules.
United States — Iowa
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This provision reduces a retired member’s allowance when the member returns to full-time covered work before age 65, but allows unreduced payments in some cases and sets rules for recalculation and lump-sum payments.
United States — Iowa
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Unclaimed retirement benefits become dormant accounts instead of being forfeited, may be reclaimed by the proper payee, and the system can adopt rules to implement the section.
United States — Iowa
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This section sets how monthly retirement allowances are calculated for members, including formula benefits, alternative formulas for certain older service categories, and an early-retirement reduction.
United States — Iowa
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This section defines “protection occupation” and related terms, and lets certain qualifying members choose a retirement allowance calculation under specified age and retirement-date conditions.