Iowa Code Title III. Public Services and Regulation [Chs. 80-122C] § 97B.66. Former members

1. A vested or retired member who was a member of the teachers insurance and annuity association-college retirement equities fund (TIAA-CREF) at any time between July 1, 1967, and June 30, 1971, and who became a member of the retirement system on July 1, 1971, upon submitting verification of service and wages earned during the applicable period of service under the teachers insurance and annuity association-college retirement equities fund, may make employer and employee contributions to the retirement system based upon the covered wages of the member and the covered wages and the contribution rates in effect for all or a portion of that period of service and receive credit for membership service under this retirement system equivalent to the applicable period of membership service in the teachers insurance and annuity association-college retirement equities fund for which the contributions have been made. In addition, a member making employer and employee contributions because of membership in the teachers insurance and annuity association-college retirement equities fund under this section who was a member of the retirement system on June 30, 1967, and withdrew the member's accumulated contributions because of membership on July 1, 1967, in the teachers insurance and annuity association-college retirement equities fund, may make employee contributions to the retirement system for all or a portion of the period of service under the retirement system prior to July 1, 1967. A member making contributions pursuant to this section may make the contributions either for the entire applicable period of service, or for portions of the period of service, and if contributions are made for portions of the period of service, the contributions shall be in increments of one or more calendar quarters.

2. The contributions paid by the vested or retired member shall be equal to the accumulated contributions as defined in section 97B.1A, subsection 2, by the member for the applicable period of service, and the employer contribution for the applicable period of service under the teachers insurance and annuity association-college retirement equities fund (TIAA-CREF), that would have been or had been contributed by the vested or retired member and the employer, if applicable, plus interest on the contributions that would have accrued for the applicable period from the date the previous applicable period of service commenced under this retirement system or from the date the service of the member in the teachers insurance and annuity association-college retirement equities fund (TIAA-CREF) commenced to the date of payment of the contributions by the member as provided in section 97B.70.

3. However, the system shall ensure that the member, in exercising an option provided in this section, does not exceed the amount of annual additions to a member's account permitted pursuant to section 415 of the federal Internal Revenue Code.  1