{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-10.3-7-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-10.3-7-3","heading":"Optional membership","body":"Sec. 3. (a) Members of the general assembly, including members who:\n(1) completed their service before July 1, 1987; and\n(2) were not members of the fund during their service in the general assembly;\nare entitled to become, at their option, members of the fund. A member of the general assembly who completed his service before July 1, 1987, in order to become a member of the fund must apply to the board for membership and must present evidence satisfactory to the board of his prior service. Such a member of the general assembly may become a member without any service after June 30, 1987.\n(b) Notwithstanding the exclusion specified in section 2(4) of this chapter, a member of the general assembly who is a member of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund and who retires after June 30, 1980, may choose at his retirement date to become a member of the public employees' retirement fund and to receive his retirement benefit from the fund.\n(c) An employee who:\n(1) was hired before July 1, 1982; or\n(2) is employed by a participating school corporation;\nand who is occupying a position normally requiring performance of services of less than one thousand (1,000) hours a year may at his option be a member of the fund.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 10.3. THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT FUND","Chapter 7. Membership; Creditable Service; Contributions; Withdrawal"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-10.3-7-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"8e538d30dc2e4f63f5156758905e3779d5e5b0a5ed2d3b4bad57aee9b67af7d1","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-10.3-7-2.7","next":"us-in/ic-5-10.3-7-3.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}