9-16-5.6. Summary system description--Availability--Contents. An administrator of a retirement system subject to the provisions of this chapter shall make available to any member of the system and to any beneficiary of the system a summary system description. The summary system description shall be written in a manner to be understood by the average member of the system and shall be sufficiently accurate and comprehensive to appraise participants and beneficiaries of their rights and obligations under the system. The summary system description shall include:
(1) The name and address of the administrator;
(2) Names, titles, and addresses of any trustee or trustees;
(3) A description of the relevant provisions of any applicable collective bargaining agreement;
(4) The system's requirements respecting eligibility for participation and benefits;
(5) A description of provisions providing for nonforfeitable pension benefits;
(6) Circumstances which may result in disqualification, ineligibility, or denial or loss of benefits;
(7) The source of financing of the system and the identity of any organization through which benefits are provided;
(8) The date of the end of the system year and whether the records of the system are kept on a calendar, policy or fiscal year basis; and
(9) The procedures to be followed in presenting claims for benefits under the system and the remedies available under the system for the redress of claims which are denied in whole or in part.Source: SL 1984, ch 56, § 11.
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