§ 352.92 — Correctional Employee Contributions
Plain-Language Summary
This section sets the contribution rates for the correctional employees retirement plan. Both the employee and the employer pay a percentage of salary into the correctional retirement fund. The rates are higher than the general plan because correctional employees receive enhanced benefits.
352.92 CORRECTIONAL EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.
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Subdivision 1.Employee contributions.
(a) Employee contributions of covered correctional employees must be in an amount equal to the following percent of salary:
| from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2018 | 9.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| after June 30, 2018 | 9.6 |
(b) These contributions must be made by deduction from salary as provided in section 352.04, subdivision 4.
(c) Contribution increases under paragraph (a) must be paid starting the first day of the first full pay period after the effective date of the increase. §
Subd. 2.Employer contributions.
(a) The employer shall contribute for covered correctional employees an amount equal to the following percent of salary:
| from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2018 | 12.85 | |
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| after June 30, 2018 | 14.4 |
(b) Contribution increases under paragraph (a) must be paid starting the first day of the first full pay period after the effective date of the increase. §
Subd. 2a.Supplemental employer contribution.
(a) Effective July 1, 2019, the employer shall pay a supplemental contribution. The supplemental contribution is 1.45 percent of salary for covered correctional employees from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020; 2.95 percent of salary for covered correctional employees from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021; and 4.45 percent of salary for covered correctional employees thereafter. The supplemental contribution rate of 4.45 percent remains in effect until, for three consecutive years, the market value of the assets of the correctional state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System equals or exceeds 110 percent of the actuarial accrued liability of the plan as determined by the actuary retained under section 356.214. The expiration of the supplemental employer contribution is effective the first day of the first full pay period of the fiscal year immediately following the issuance of the third actuarial valuation upon which the expiration is based.
(b) The supplemental contribution under paragraph (a) must be paid starting the first day of the first full pay period after June 30, 2018. §
Subd. 3.Plan administration.
The Minnesota State Retirement System shall administer the correctional employees retirement plan established by sections 352.90 to 352.951 in accordance with this chapter and chapters 356 and 356A.
History:
1973 c 653 s 41; 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 66,67; 1982 c 641 art 1 s 11,12; 1984 c 564 s 13; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 11; 1990 c 591 art 2 s 3; 1996 c 408 art 8 s 18; 1997 c 233 art 1 s 21,22; 1999 c 222 art 13 s 3,4; 2006 c 271 art 1 s 4,5; 2014 c 296 art 3 s 3,4; 2018 c 211 art 7 s 3-5; 2023 c 45 art 3 s 3; 2025 c 37 art 16 s 1
History: History: 1973 c 653 s 41; 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 66,67; 1982 c 641 art 1 s 11,12; 1984 c 564 s 13; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 11; 1990 c 591 art 2 s 3; 1996 c 408 art 8 s 18; 1997 c 233 art 1 s 21,22; 1999 c 222 art 13 s 3,4; 2006 c 271 art 1 s 4,5; 2014 c 296 art 3 s 3,4; 2018 c 211 art 7 s 3-5; 2023 c 45 art 3 s 3; 2025 c 37 art 16 s 1