Minnesota Statutes Retirement (Ch. 352-356B) § 353G.09. Retirement benefit eligibility

Subdivision 1. Entitlement. (a) A member is entitled to a retirement benefit as defined in subdivision 1a from the fire department's account in the plan if the member:

(b) If the member is a member of the lump-sum division or the defined contribution plan, the member satisfies the minimum service requirement if the member is at least 40 percent vested as determined under subdivision 2.

(c) If the member is a member of the monthly division, the member satisfies the minimum service requirement if the member has completed at least the minimum number of years of service specified in the retirement benefit plan document applicable to the member.

Subd. 1a. Retirement benefit. (a) A volunteer firefighter who is entitled to a retirement benefit under subdivision 1 must receive a retirement benefit under paragraph (b), (c), or (d), as applicable.

(b) The retirement benefit of a member of the lump-sum division is equal to the number of years of service credit certified undersection 353G.07for the member, multiplied by the benefit level applicable to the member undersection 353G.11, multiplied by the member's vested percentage under subdivision 2.

(c) The retirement benefit of a member of the monthly division is equal to the number of years of service credit certified undersection 353G.07for the member, multiplied by the benefit level applicable to the member undersection 353G.112, multiplied by the member's vested percentage under subdivision 2.

(d) The retirement benefit of a member of the defined contribution plan is equal to the balance in the member's account in the plan as of the end of the month after the month in which the executive director receives the application for a distribution of the retirement benefit multiplied by the member's vested percentage under subdivision 2.

(a) If the member is a member of the lump-sum division and employed in a fire department that joined the plan before January 1, 2023, the member's vested percentage is equal to the percentage that corresponds to the number of years of vesting service credit, as follows:

(b) If the member is a member of the lump-sum division or the defined contribution plan and employed in a fire department that joins the plan on or after January 1, 2023, the member's vested percentage is equal to the percentage determined by applying the vesting schedule selected in the request for coverage undersection 353G.05, subdivision 1c, taking into account years of vesting service credit.

(c) If the member is a member of the monthly division and has completed 20 years of service as a member of the plan, the member is 100 percent vested. If the member has completed less than 20 years of service as a member of the plan, the member's vested percentage is equal to the percentage determined under the retirement benefit plan document applicable to the member.