{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-10.3-12-20","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-10.3-12-20","heading":"Plan membership; election; fund membership","body":"Sec. 20. (a) This section applies only to an individual who, on or after the effective date of the plan, becomes for the first time a full-time employee of the state in a position that would otherwise be eligible for membership in the fund under IC 5-10.3-7.\n(b) An individual to whom this section applies may elect to become a member of the plan for all service credit that the member accrues in a covered position as an employee of the state. An election under this section:\n(1) must be made in writing;\n(2) must be filed with the board, on a form prescribed by the board; and\n(3) is irrevocable.\n(c) Except as provided in section 32(a) of this chapter, an individual who does not elect to become a member of the plan becomes a member (as defined in IC 5-10.3-1-5) of the fund for all service credit that the member accrues in a covered position as an employee of the state.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 10.3. THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT FUND","Chapter 12. Public Employees' Defined Contribution Plan"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-10.3-12-20","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"4188781c37965fd11bf419457d8c316a3e939e1edbf1ef84c803670c098f851e","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-10.3-12-19","next":"us-in/ic-5-10.3-12-20.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}