43:16A-16 Funds to be established.

16. (1) All the assets of the retirement system shall be credited according to the purpose for which they are held to one of five funds, namely, the annuity savings fund, the pension accumulation fund, the retirement reserve fund, and the special reserve fund.

(2) The annuity savings fund shall be a fund in which shall be credited accumulated contributions by members or on their behalf to provide for their allowances. The aggregate contributions of a member withdrawn by him or paid to his estate or his designated beneficiary in event of his death as provided in this act shall be paid from the annuity savings fund. Upon the retirement of a member where the aggregate contributions of the member are to be provided in the form of an annuity, the aggregate contributions of the member shall be transferred from the annuity savings fund to the retirement reserve fund.

(3) The pension accumulation fund shall be the fund in which shall be credited contributions made by employers. Upon the death of a member either before or after retirement any lump sum benefit payable shall be charged to the pension accumulation fund. Upon the retirement or death of a member the reserve of any pension payable to or on his account shall be transferred to the retirement reserve fund. The retirement system at the end of each fiscal year shall allow interest on the balance of the retirement reserve fund as of the beginning of said fiscal year at the regular interest rate applicable thereto to cover the interest creditable for the year. The amount so allowed shall be due and payable and shall be credited annually. All other income received on the securities, funds and investments of the retirement system shall be credited to the pension accumulation fund, except as provided by subsection (5) of this section. The retirement system, upon the advice of the actuary, shall transfer to and from the pension accumulation fund any surplus or deficit in the retirement reserve fund.

(4) The retirement reserve fund shall be the fund from which all retirement allowances and benefits in lieu thereof shall be paid. If the retirement allowance of a member who has been retired is subsequently canceled, the appropriate reserve shall be transferred to the pension accumulation fund and the annuity savings fund.

(5) The special reserve fund shall be the fund to which any earnings in excess of the amounts annually allowed under the provisions of subsection (3) of this section shall be transferred. No additional amounts shall be credited to the special reserve fund at any time when the total accumulations in such fund equal 1% of the book value of the investments of the retirement system. In this event, any such excess shall be credited to the pension accumulation fund. All losses from the sale of securities shall be charged against the special reserve fund. The special reserve fund shall be considered for valuation purposes by the actuary as an asset of the retirement system.

L.1944, c.255, s.16; amended 1945, c.148, s.7; 1955, c.52, s.4; 1963, c.50; 1964, c.241, s.11; 1967, c.250, s.14; 1971, c.175, s.9; 2003, c.108, s.4; 2010, c.1, s.33.