North Carolina § 135-92 Membership

North Carolina Statutes

§ 135-92 — Membership

North Carolina § 135-92

Ch. 135Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees; Social Security; State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees

Art. 5Supplemental Retirement Income Act of 1984

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-92 (2026).

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(a)The membership eligibility of the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan shall consist of any of the following individuals who voluntarily elect to enroll in the Plan:

(1)Members of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System.

(2)Members of the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System.

(3)Members of the Legislative Retirement System.

(4)Members of the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System.

(5)Law enforcement officers as defined under G.S. 143-166.30 and G.S. 143-166.50.

(6)Participants in the Optional Retirement Program provided for under G.S. 135-5.1.

(7)Members of retirement and pension plans sponsored by political subdivisions of the State so long as such plans are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.

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(a) The membership eligibility of the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan shall consist of any of the following individuals who voluntarily elect to enroll in the Plan:
(1) Members of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System.
(2) Members of the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System.
(3) Members of the Legislative Retirement System.
(4) Members of the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System.
(5) Law enforcement officers as defined under G.S. 143-166.30 and G.S. 143-166.50.
(6) Participants in the Optional Retirement Program provided for under G.S. 135-5.1.
(7) Members of retirement and pension plans sponsored by political subdivisions of the State so long as such plans are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.
(8) Individuals required under the Internal Revenue Code to be eligible for participation in the Plan.
(9) Employees of the University of North Carolina Health Care System.
(10) Part-time and full-time employees of an employer that has one or more employees eligible for the Plan pursuant to subdivisions (1) through (9) of this subsection.
(11) Part-time and full-time employees of a State agency or institution, or any of its political subdivisions, that, with the consent of the Board of Trustees, has elected to allow its employees to enroll in the Plan.
(b) The membership of any person in the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan shall cease upon any of the following:
(1) The withdrawal of a member's accumulated account.
(2) Retirement under the provisions of the Supplemental Income Retirement Plan.
(3) Death. (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 975; 1985, c. 403, s. 2; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 948, s. 1; 2020-48, s. 1.3(b); 2024-1, s. 1.7(k); 2024-8, s. 7(a).)