See also HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN
Accounting and bookkeeping
Financial and actuarial reporting practices, Minn. Statutes 2006 16A.055
Refund repayments, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.441
Actuarial valuations, copies, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.07
Administration
Costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25
Higher education retirement plans advisory committee, expenses, allocation, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25
Minnesota Historical Society, duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.06, 354D.08
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees, duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 136F.47, 354B.25, 354D.06
Annuities
Annuity contracts, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.24, 354D.08
Assignment, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.30
Automatic deposit, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.401
Creditors remedies, use prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.30
Custodial accounts, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.24, 354D.08
Qualified annuities, using for refund repayments, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.441
Appropriations to, withholding
Investment reporting noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.219
Assets, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.63, 356A.06
Assignments, annuities or benefits, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.30
Attachment, annuities or benefits, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.30
Benefits
Assignment, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.30
Automatic deposit, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.401
Benefit provisions summary, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.07
Creditors remedies, use prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.30
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.01
Distribution, notice, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.001
Eligible rollover distributions, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.635
Fiduciaries, duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.02
Internal Revenue Code compliance, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.635
Ownership, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25, 354D.08
Termination or denial, appeals, Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2006 354.071
Breach of fiduciary duty
Cofiduciaries, liability, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.10
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.09
Indemnification, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.11
Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.12
Buybacks, prior service credit, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Certificates and certification
Economic interest statements, list of filings, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Timing of reports, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.219
Cofiduciaries
Duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.10
Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.12
Compensation and salaries
Covered salary, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.20
Fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06, 356A.08
Part-time teacher mobility program, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.31
Contested cases, adverse determination of eligibility, benefits, or other rights, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.07
Continuing education, fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.13
Contracts and agreements
Financial institutions, investments, approval, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.08
Professional or technical service contracts, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2006 16C.08
Copies, plan documents, summaries, and reports, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.07
Covered employment
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.20, 354D.01
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Covered persons, see Participants under this topic
Creditors remedies
Annuities or benefits, use prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.30
Custodian bank accounts, establishment, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.001
Data, access, marriage dissolution actions, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.49
Dedicated fund, uses, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.63
Default coverage, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Deferred annuities, former Teachers Retirement Association members, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.26
Definitions
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.20, 354D.01
Loss of survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.406
Public pension fiduciary responsibility, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.01, 356A.06
Depositories, designation, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Disclosure, fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.03, 356A.06
Dissolution of marriage, retirement benefits or rights, information regarding, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.49
Division of plan, based on election or nonelection of Social Security coverage, Minn. Statutes 2006 355.091
Economic interest statements, fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Election of participation
Appointees, acting, interim, or temporary, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Arts Board employees, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.02, 354D.04
Humanities Commission employees, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.02, 354D.04
Minnesota Historical Society employees, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.02, 354D.04
Minnesota State Retirement System members, Minn. Statutes 2006 352.021
Technical colleges faculty, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Timeliness, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Employee contributions
Exemptions and exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.401
Salary savings leave, effect, Minn. Statutes 2006 43A.49
Employees of the retirement plan
Indemnification, breach of fiduciary duty, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.11
Employer contributions
Additional contributions, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.24
Arts Board employees, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.05
Exemptions and exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.401
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.23
Humanities Commission employees, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.05
Minnesota Historical Society employees, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.05
Part-time teacher mobility program, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.31
Prior service credit, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Sabbatical leave, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.24
Employers
Benefit provision summaries, duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.07
Contributions, see Employer contributions under this topic
Duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.001
Employing units
Contributions, see Employer contributions under this topic
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.20
Establishment, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.24
Exclusions from coverage, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.20
Execution (creditors remedies)
Annuities or benefits, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.30
Fees, administrative expenses, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25
Fiduciaries
Activities, generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.02
Assets, title, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Breach of conduct or duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.09 to 356A.12
Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06, 356A.08
Continuing education, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.13
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.01
Direct or indirect profits, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.03, 356A.06
Duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.02, 356A.04, 356A.05
Economic interest statements, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Felony violations, documentation, service prohibition, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.03, 609B.177
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.01 to 356A.13
Investments, duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.02, 356A.06
Nonliability, self-directed investments by participants, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Prohibited transactions, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.12
Standard of conduct, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.04
Financial reports, copies, distribution, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.20, 356A.07
Former participants, marriage dissolution actions
Information requirements, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.49
Funds and accounts, dedicated fund, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.63
Garnishment, annuities or benefits, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.30
Governing board, see Board of trustees under MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SYSTEM (MNSCU)
Governing body rules and policies
Defined as plan documents, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.01
Higher Education Retirement Plans Advisory Committee
Duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25
Interest rates, omitted deductions, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.23
Investment of funds
Fiduciaries, duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.02, 356A.06
Financial institutions, selection, review, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25, 354D.08
Investment Board, duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25, 354D.08
Investment products, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25
Policy statement, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.219
Prior service credit, buybacks, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.219
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Lawsuits, breach of fiduciary duty, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.12
Leaves of absence, sabbatical leave, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.24
Liability, cofiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.10
Loans by, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.30
Mail and mailing
Benefit distribution notice, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.001
Retirement annuities, information, applications, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.46
Member contributions
Additional contributions, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.24
Arts Board employees, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.05
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.23
Humanities Commission employees, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.05
Minnesota Historical Society employees, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.05
Minnesota State Retirement System refunds, transfer to, Minn. Statutes 2006 354D.07
Part-time teacher mobility program, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.31
Prior service credit, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Sabbatical leave, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.24
Transfer of funds from other public retirement plans, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.32
Members, see Participants under this topic
Military service credit
Internal Revenue Code compliance, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.635
Notice given
Benefit distribution, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.001
Investment restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Participants
Benefit distribution upon plan termination, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.001
Contributions, see Member contributions under this topic
Death caused by surviving beneficiary, loss of survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.406
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.20, 356.406, 356A.01
Employment condition, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.22
Marriage dissolution actions, information requirements, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.49
Payments by, administration expenses, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25, 354D.08
Proof of death, notice received, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.001
Reemployed first class city Teachers Retirement Association retirees, ineligibility, Minn. Statutes 2006 354A.31
Reemployed retired teachers, ineligibility, Minn. Statutes 2006 352.1155, 354.445
Reports received, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.20, 356A.07
Retirees, insurance benefits, purchase, Minn. Statutes 2006 43A.27
Self-directed investments, nonliability of fiduciaries, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Payments by
Allowable expenses, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.001
Benefit distribution upon plan termination, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.001
Fiduciaries, duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.02
Payroll deductions
Member contributions, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.23, 354B.24
Omitted deductions, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.23
Plan documents, copies to members, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.07
Portability with other retirement plans
Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2006 354.50
Prior service credit
Member contributions, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Purchase procedures, strike periods, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.195
Purchases, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.551
Purpose, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.001
Records and record keeping
Fiduciaries, duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.02
Investments, liquidity documentation, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.06
Refunds
Automatic deposit, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.401
Excess administrative expenses, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25, 354D.08
Repayment to, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.441
Technical colleges faculty, transfer of coverage, effect, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Reports given
Administrative expenses, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25
Investment of funds, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.219
Marriage dissolution actions, pension benefits or rights, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.49
State auditor, duties, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.219
Timing of reports, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.219
Retirement annuities, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.46
Retirement plan alternatives, see Election of participation under this topic
Sabbatical leave, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.20, 354B.24
Salary, see Compensation and salaries under this topic
Salary savings leave, effect, Minn. Statutes 2006 43A.49
Service credit, salary savings leave, effect, Minn. Statutes 2006 43A.49
Social Security
Coverage, eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.22
Teachers Retirement Association members, Minn. Statutes 2006 354.05, 354B.22
Spouses, retirement annuities, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.46
State aid, withholding
Investment reporting noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.219
Statutes of limitations, breach of fiduciary duty, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.12
Supplemental investment fund
Investment options, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.25
Survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.406
Termination of plan or fund, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.001
Transfer of coverage
Technical colleges faculty, effect, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.21
Transfer of funds
Teachers retirement, Saint Paul and Duluth, transfers from, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.32
Teachers Retirement Association, transfers from, Minn. Statutes 2006 354B.23, 354B.32
Violations and penalties
Fiduciaries, felony violations, service prohibition, Minn. Statutes 2006 356A.03, 609B.177
Investment reporting, noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.219
Surviving beneficiaries, charge or conviction of causing member's death, loss of survivor benefits, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.406
Waivers, state aid or appropriations, withholding for investment reporting noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2006 356.219