{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-10.4-8-17","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-10.4-8-17","heading":"Resuming membership; second election not allowed","body":"Sec. 17. (a) If a member of the plan separates from employment with the member's employer and later returns to employment in a position covered by the plan:\n(1) the individual resumes membership in the plan; and\n(2) the member is entitled to receive credit for the member's years of participation in the plan before the member's separation.\n(b) An individual who elected under section 6 of this chapter to become a member of the plan resumes membership in the plan upon the individual's return to employment covered by the plan.\n(c) An individual who did not elect to become a member of the plan resumes membership in the fund.\n(d) An individual who returns to employment in a position covered by the plan having had an opportunity to make an election under section 6 of this chapter during an earlier period of employment is not entitled to a second opportunity to make an election under section 6 of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 10.4. STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT FUND","Chapter 8. Teachers' Defined Contribution Plan"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-10.4-8-17","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"1e92dcd7625acd092ef85943d8b3893d4766cb5fec6d2170d7d3ebc728d1c966","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-10.4-8-16","next":"us-in/ic-5-10.4-8-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}