Retired teachers - Election of coverage - Eligibility - Limitation
N.D. Cent. Code § 15-39.2-01
in effect15-39.2-01. Retired teachers - Election of coverage - Eligibility - Limitation
Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 15-39.1, any person who retired from teaching
under the teachers' insurance and retirement fund prior to July 1, 1971, who had ten or more
years of teaching credit under that program is entitled to elect to qualify for benefits under the
teachers' fund for retirement by complying with the provisions of this chapter. A college teacher
who retired from teaching after July 1, 1971, may, notwithstanding the provisions of section
15-39.1-25, elect to receive benefits in accordance with chapter 15-39.1 and section 15-39.2-05.
The amount of monthly benefits to which an annuitant electing to come under the 1971 law is
entitled until death is equal to one and one-half percent of the monthly salary of the annuitant for
the last school year for each year of service of that annuitant. Monthly salary within the meaning
of this provision is deemed to be an amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual salary of the
teacher. If for any reason the earnings of the teacher for the last year of teaching are shown to
have been nonrepresentative of the teacher's typical earnings, the board shall readjust the
credit to be allowed for past years of service to the last year of typical earnings. As used in this
section, "college teacher" means a retired teacher who is entitled to receive an annuity through
the teachers' insurance and annuity association of America - college retirement equities fund
(TIAA-CREF) as a result of having participated in the North Dakota state board of higher
education TIAA-CREF retirement plan for North Dakota state institutions of higher education.
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