ORS 238A.210
Cost-of-living adjustment


(1)

On July 1 of each year, the board shall increase every pension payable under ORS 238A.180 (Normal retirement benefit), 238A.185 (Early retirement) and 238A.190 (Survivorship benefits), every disability benefit under ORS 238A.235 (Disability benefit) and every death benefit payable under ORS 238A.230 (Death benefit) as provided in subsection (2) of this section. The increase shall be made for the payments payable on August 1 and thereafter.

(2)

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(a)

If a person’s yearly pension or benefit is $60,000 or less, the pension or benefit shall be increased by 1.25 percent.

(b)

If a person’s yearly pension or benefit is more than $60,000, the pension or benefit shall be increased by $750 plus 0.15 percent of the amount of the yearly pension or benefit exceeding $60,000.

(3)

As used in this section, “yearly pension or benefit” means the monthly pension or benefit that a person is entitled to on July 1 of the year in which the board is calculating the increase under subsection (1) of this section, multiplied by 12. [2003 c.733 §23; 2013 c.53 §§5,7; 2013 s.s. c.2 §3]
Note: The text of 238A.210 (Cost-of-living adjustment), as it existed before the amendments to 238A.210 (Cost-of-living adjustment) by sections 5 and 7, chapter 53, Oregon Laws 2013, and section 3, chapter 2, Oregon Laws 2013 (special session), is set forth for the user’s convenience.
238A.210 (Cost-of-living adjustment). (1) As soon as practicable after January 1 each year, the Public Employees Retirement Board shall determine the percentage increase or decrease in the cost of living for the previous calendar year, based on the Portland-Salem, OR-WA, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. Before July 1 each year, the board shall adjust every pension payable under ORS 238A.180 (Normal retirement benefit), 238A.185 (Early retirement) and 238A.190 (Survivorship benefits), every disability benefit under ORS 238A.235 (Disability benefit) and every death benefit payable under ORS 238A.230 (Death benefit) by multiplying the monthly payment by the percentage figure determined by the board. If a person has been receiving a pension or benefit for less than 12 months on July 1 of a calendar year, the board shall make a pro rata reduction of the adjustment based on the number of months that the pension or benefit was received before July 1 of the year. The adjustment shall be made for the payments payable on August 1 and thereafter.

(2)

An increase or decrease in the benefit payments under this section may not exceed two percent in any year. A pension or death benefit may not be adjusted to an amount that is less than the amount that would have been payable if no cost-of-living adjustment had been made since the pension or death benefit first became payable.

Source: Section 238A.210 — Cost-of-living adjustment, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors238A.­html.

238A.005
Definitions
238A.010
Computation of hours of service
238A.025
Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan established
238A.030
Information technology system
238A.050
Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan part of Public Employees Retirement System
238A.070
Participation generally
238A.100
Establishing membership under pension program
238A.110
Termination of membership
238A.115
Vesting
238A.117
Vesting of member killed in course and scope of employment
238A.120
Withdrawal from pension program by vested inactive member
238A.125
Amount of pension
238A.130
Final average salary
238A.140
Accrual of retirement credit
238A.142
Accrual by academic employees of community college
238A.145
Loss of retirement credit
238A.150
Retirement credit for service in uniformed services
238A.155
Retirement credit for periods of disability
238A.160
Normal retirement age
238A.165
Earliest retirement age
238A.170
Latest retirement date
238A.180
Normal retirement benefit
238A.185
Early retirement
238A.190
Survivorship benefits
238A.195
Cash out of small benefits
238A.200
Actuarial equivalency factor tables
238A.210
Cost-of-living adjustment
238A.220
Employer contributions
238A.230
Death benefit
238A.235
Disability benefit
238A.240
Funding of disability benefit
238A.245
Reemployment after commencement of pension benefits
238A.250
Option of legislators to receive certain benefits
238A.300
Establishing membership under individual account program
238A.305
Persons establishing membership in system before August 29, 2003
238A.310
Termination of membership
238A.320
Vesting
238A.330
Employee contributions
238A.335
Employer payment of employee contribution
238A.340
Employer contributions
238A.350
Individual accounts established
238A.353
Employee pension stability accounts established
238A.360
Rollover contributions
238A.370
Limitation on contributions
238A.375
Distribution of accounts to inactive member
238A.400
Payment of accounts at retirement
238A.410
Death benefits
238A.415
Credit for service in uniformed services
238A.420
Investment options under individual account program
238A.422
Limitation of liability
238A.430
Direct rollovers
238A.435
Distribution of death benefit as rollover distribution
238A.450
Rules for Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan
238A.460
Limitation on powers of board, director and staff
238A.465
Legislative intent relating to increased benefits
238A.470
Contract rights under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan
238A.475
Application of legislative changes to legislators
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