2.43.3501    ADOPTION OF DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN DOCUMENT AND TRUST AGREEMENT

(1) The board adopts and incorporates by reference the following:

(a) State of Montana Public Employee Defined Contribution Plan Document (January 2018 edition) that was approved by the board on June 11, 2020, and describes the terms and conditions related to the operation and administration of the plan;

(b) State of Montana Public Employee Defined Contribution Plan Trust Agreement (July 1, 2002, edition), that was approved by the board on April 26, 2001, and September 28, 2001, and approved by the Internal Revenue Service on September 24, 2001. The trust agreement sets the board's responsibilities as trustee of the defined contribution plan and requires that the assets of the trust be used for the exclusive benefit of the plan participants and beneficiaries.

(2) Copies of the Defined Contribution Plan Document, Trust Agreement, and related materials may be obtained from MPERA, 100 North Park Avenue, Suite 200, P.O. Box 200131, Helena, MT 59620-0131, phone 1 (877) 275-7372, e-mail [email protected], and are available on MPERA's web site at www.mpera.mt.gov.

 

History: 19-3-2104, MCA; IMP, 19-3-2102, MCA; NEW, 2002 MAR p. 1884, Eff. 7/12/02; TRANS, from ARM 2.43.1001, 2008 MAR p. 2467, Eff. 12/1/08; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 82, Eff. 1/30/09; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1725, Eff. 7/30/10; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 1999, Eff. 9/5/14; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 1891, Eff. 10/30/15; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 1161, Eff. 7/9/16; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 433, Eff. 2/24/18; AMD, 2020 MAR p. 1614, Eff. 8/29/20.