Montana § 19-6-712 Guaranteed Annual Benefit Adjustment For Employees Hired After July 1, 2013

Montana Statutes

§ 19-6-712 — Guaranteed Annual Benefit Adjustment For Employees Hired After July 1, 2013

Montana § 19-6-712

Title 19PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

Ch. 6HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS' RETIREMENT

Part 7Postretirement Benefits and Benefit Increases

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Mont. Code Ann. § 19-6-712 (2026).

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19-6-712 . Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment for employees hired after July 1, 2013.

(1)Subject to subsection (2), for employees hired on or after July 1, 2013, on January 1 of each year, the permanent monthly benefit payable during the preceding January to each recipient who is eligible under subsection (3) must be increased by 1.5%.

(2)(a) If the recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been increased by one or more adjustments not provided for in this section and the adjustments amount to less than a 1.5% annualized increase, then the recipient's benefit must be adjusted by an amount that will provide a total annualized increase of 1.5% in the benefit paid since the preceding January.

(b)If a recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been inc

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19-6-712 . Guaranteed annual benefit adjustment for employees hired after July 1, 2013. (1) Subject to subsection (2), for employees hired on or after July 1, 2013, on January 1 of each year, the permanent monthly benefit payable during the preceding January to each recipient who is eligible under subsection (3) must be increased by 1.5%.
(2) (a) If the recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been increased by one or more adjustments not provided for in this section and the adjustments amount to less than a 1.5% annualized increase, then the recipient's benefit must be adjusted by an amount that will provide a total annualized increase of 1.5% in the benefit paid since the preceding January.
(b) If a recipient's benefit payable during the preceding January has been increased by one or more adjustments not provided for in this section and the adjustments amount to more than a 1.5% annualized increase, then the benefit increase provided for under this section must be 0%.
(3) Except as provided for in subsection (2)(b), a benefit recipient is eligible for and must receive the minimum annual benefit adjustment provided for in this section if:
(a) the benefit's commencement date is at least 36 months prior to January 1 of the year in which the adjustment is to be made; and
(b) the member first became an active member on or after July 1, 2013.
(4) The board shall adopt rules to administer the provisions of this section.