under section 54-52.6-02 to become members of the retirement plan established
under chapter 54-52.6. The term does include employees of the judicial branch and
employees of the board of higher education and state institutions under the jurisdiction
of the board of higher education.
7."Emergency medical services personnel" means a participating member employed by
a political subdivision as an emergency medical services personnel, as defined under
section 23-27-02 and, notwithstanding subsection 16, for an individual employed on or
after August 1, 2025, is employed at least thirty-two hours per week and at least
twenty weeks each year of employment. An emergency medical services personnel
who is a participating member of the public safety retirement plan created by this
chapter who begins e
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under section 54-52.6-02 to become members of the retirement plan established
under chapter 54-52.6. The term does include employees of the judicial branch and
employees of the board of higher education and state institutions under the jurisdiction
of the board of higher education.
7. "Emergency medical services personnel" means a participating member employed by
a political subdivision as an emergency medical services personnel, as defined under
section 23-27-02 and, notwithstanding subsection 16, for an individual employed on or
after August 1, 2025, is employed at least thirty-two hours per week and at least
twenty weeks each year of employment. An emergency medical services personnel
who is a participating member of the public safety retirement plan created by this
chapter who begins employment on or after August 1, 2025, is ineligible to participate
concurrently in any other retirement plan administered by the public employees
retirement system.
8. "Employee" means any individual employed by a governmental unit, whose
compensation is paid out of the governmental unit's funds, or funds controlled or
administered by a governmental unit, or paid by the federal government through any of
its executive or administrative officials; licensed employees of a school district means
those employees eligible to participate in the teachers' fund for retirement who, except
under subsection 2 of section 54-52-17.2, are not eligible employees under this
chapter.
9. "Employer" means a governmental unit.
10. "Firefighter" means a participating member who is employed as a firefighter by the
state or a political subdivision and, notwithstanding subsection 16, for an individual
employed after July 31, 2017, is employed at least thirty-two hours per week and at
least twenty weeks each year of employment. A firefighter who is a participating
member of the public safety retirement plan created by this chapter who begins
employment after July 31, 2017, is ineligible to participate concurrently in any other
retirement plan administered by the public employees retirement system. The term
does not include a firefighter employee of the North Dakota national guard.
11. "Funding agent" or "agents" means an investment firm, trust bank, or other financial
institution which the retirement board may select to hold and invest the employers' and
members' contributions.
12. "Governmental unit" means the state of North Dakota, except the highway patrol for
members of the retirement plan created under chapter 39-03.1, or a participating
political subdivision of the state.
13. "National guard security officer or firefighter" means a participating member who is:
a. A security police employee of the North Dakota national guard;
b. A security officer employee of the North Dakota national guard; or
c. A firefighter employee of the North Dakota national guard.
14. "Participating member" means an eligible employee who through payment into the
plan has established a claim against the plan.
15. "Peace officer" means a participating member who is a peace officer as defined in
section 12-63-01 and is employed as a peace officer by the state, except by the
highway patrol for members of the retirement plan created under chapter 39-03.1, or is
employed by a political subdivision and, notwithstanding subsection 14, for persons
employed after August 1, 2005, is employed thirty-two hours or more per week and at
least twenty weeks each year of employment. A peace officer who is a participating
member of the public safety retirement plan created by this chapter who begins
employment after August 1, 2005, is ineligible to participate concurrently in any other
retirement plan administered by the public employees retirement system.
16. "Permanent employee" means an employee whose services are not limited in duration
and who is filling an approved and regularly funded position in an eligible
governmental unit, and is employed twenty hours or more per week and at least
twenty weeks each year of employment.
17. "Prior service" means service or employment before July 1, 1966.
18. "Prior service credit" means such credit toward a retirement benefit as the retirement
board may determine under the provisions of this chapter.
19. "Public employees retirement system" means the retirement plan and program
established by this chapter.
20. "Retirement" means the acceptance of a retirement allowance under this chapter upon
either termination of employment or termination of participation in the retirement plan.
21. "Retirement board" or "board" means the governing authority created under section