{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-617","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 51.1-617","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\"Board\" means the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System.\"Eligible employee\" means any turnaround specialist or member of the middle school teacher corps providing services for a participating public school division pursuant to subsections E and F of § 22.1-199.1.\"Participating employer\" means any local public school board that offers and pays the costs of improved retirement benefits as described in subsections E and F of § 22.1-199.1.\"Plan\" means the defined contribution plan established pursuant to this chapter and the provisions of § 401 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.\"Qualified participant\" means an eligible employee of a participating employer.2004, c. 436; 2020, cc. 860, 861.","path":["Title 51.1. Pensions, Benefits, and Retirement","Chapter 6.2. Public School Teacher Supplemental Retirement"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/51.1-617/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:04Z","sha256":"bf60aa911f2d6a113e450d5951b23c52da7cb291082996ebd92c4437b4739bcf","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-613","next":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-618"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}