40.73(3)(a)(a) A death benefit may be paid as an annuity for the life of the beneficiary, if the amount of the death benefit is sufficient to provide a beneficiary annuity in the normal form at least equal to the amount determined under
s. 40.25 (1) (a) and the beneficiary or the participant has elected to have the death benefit paid as a beneficiary annuity.
40.73(3)(c)
(c) Whenever any death benefit is payable in the form of an annuity, the annuity may begin on the day following the date of death of the participant or annuitant if the department has received a copy of the death certificate of the participant or annuitant, and a written application of the beneficiary for the benefit, subject to the same restrictions on effective dates as set forth for retirement annuities.
40.73(3)(d)
(d) The amount of any beneficiary annuity shall be that which can be provided from the death benefit, determined in accordance with the actuarial tables in effect on the effective date of the annuity.
40.73(3)(e)
(e) Any beneficiary who is eligible to receive a beneficiary annuity may elect to receive the annuity in any of the optional annuity forms provided for retirement annuities, other than an annuity under
s. 40.24 (1) (c) or any annuity payable over the joint life expectancies of the beneficiary and another person.
40.73(3)(f)
(f) Any beneficiary between ages 18 and 21 or the legal or natural guardian of a minor beneficiary may, in lieu of a life annuity, elect that the death benefit be paid in the form of a temporary life annuity, beginning on the day following the date of death of the participant or annuitant and ending with the monthly payment immediately prior to the beneficiary's 21st birthday, and a final payment, payable one month after the termination of the temporary annuity, in the amounts specified in the application, provided the amounts can be provided from the death benefit, on the basis of the actuarial tables in effect on the date of initial approval of the annuity. A beneficiary, prior to the final payment, may, if the amount of the final payment is sufficient to provide an immediate beneficiary annuity in the normal form of at least an amount equal to the amount determined under
s. 40.25 (1) (a) monthly, elect to receive in lieu of the final payment an annuity commencing on the day following the date of termination of the temporary annuity, determined on the basis of the actuarial tables in effect on the date of initial approval of the annuity.
40.74
40.74
Beneficiaries. 40.74(1)(1) Payment to 2 or more persons as joint beneficiaries shall be equal unless the participant, employe or annuitant has designated otherwise in the written designation of beneficiary on file with the department.
40.74(2)
(2) A beneficiary may waive any benefit payable and the beneficiary shall then be determined as if the person had died prior to filing an application except that if the person was a beneficiary under group 2 under
s. 40.02 (8) (a) 2., payment shall be made as if at least one child had survived the participant, employe or annuitant. The waiver shall be effective on the first day of the 2nd month commencing after it is received by the department or the date specified in the waiver, if later.
40.74(4)
(4) If a participant, employe or annuitant fully terminates all coverage and closes all accounts to which a written beneficiary designation applies, the designation does not apply if the individual again becomes a participant, employe or annuitant.
40.74(5)
(5) A designation of a testamentary trust as beneficiary shall satisfy the requirement of
s. 40.02 (8) (a) 1. that a person or trust be specifically named in a written designation of beneficiary whether the will establishing the trust is written before or after the designation of beneficiary is received by the department. If, however, a designation specified the date or otherwise identified a specific will, the designation shall not apply if the will is not the last will and testament of the participant, employe or annuitant.
40.74 History
History: 1981 c. 96;
1987 a. 309.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS
40.80
40.80
State deferred compensation plan. 40.80(1)
(1) The deferred compensation board shall select and contract with deferred compensation plan providers to be used by state agencies for providing deferred compensation plans to state employes.
40.80(2)
(2) The deferred compensation board shall:
40.80(2)(a)
(a) Determine the requirements for and the qualifications of the deferred compensation plan providers.
40.80(2)(b)
(b) Approve the terms and conditions of the proposed contracts for administrative and investment services.
40.80(2)(c)
(c) Determine the procedure for the selection of the deferred compensation plan providers.
40.80(2)(d)
(d) Approve the terms and conditions of model salary reduction agreements which shall be used by each state agency.
40.80(2)(e)
(e) Require as a condition of the contractual agreements entered into under this section that approved deferred compensation plan providers shall provide service to state agencies only as approved by the deferred compensation board.
40.80(2)(f)
(f) Require as a condition of the contractual agreements entered into under this section that the deferred compensation plan providers shall reimburse the department, to be credited to the administrative account of the public employe trust fund in
s. 40.04 (2), for any costs incurred directly or indirectly by the department in soliciting, evaluating, monitoring and servicing deferred compensation plans.
40.80(2g)
(2g) The deferred compensation board may accept timely appeals of determinations made by the department affecting any right or benefit under any deferred compensation plan provided for under this section.
40.80(2m)
(2m) The deferred compensation board shall promulgate rules establishing procedures, requirements and qualifications for offering deferred compensation plans to state employes in addition to the deferred compensation plans offered by deferred compensation providers selected and contracted with under
sub. (2).
40.80(3)
(3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employes covered by a collective bargaining agreement under
subch. V of ch. 111.
40.80 Annotation
Sub. (2m) requires the establishment of rules for alternative or supplemental deferred compensation plans but does not require that any such plans be offered.
79 Atty. Gen. 168.
40.81
40.81
Deferred compensation plan authorization. 40.81(1)(1) An employer other than the state or the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority may provide for its employes the deferred compensation plan established under
s. 40.80. Any employer, including this state and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, who makes the plan under
s. 40.80 available to any of its employes shall make it available to all of its employes under procedures established by the department under this subchapter.
40.81(2)
(2) Any local government employer, or 2 or more employers acting jointly, may also elect under procedures established by the employer or employers to contract directly with a deferred compensation plan provider to administer a deferred compensation plan or to manage any compensation deferred under the plan and may also provide a plan under section
403 (b) of the internal revenue code under procedures established by the local government employer or employers.
40.81(3)
(3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employes covered by a collective bargaining agreement under
subch. IV of ch. 111.
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (3) is amended eff. 7-1-97 by
1995 Wis. Act 27 to read:
Effective date text
(3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employes covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV or V of ch. 111.
40.82
40.82
General provisions. 40.82(1)(1) Any part of gross compensation deferred under a deferred compensation plan established under this subchapter which would have been treated as current earnings or wages if paid immediately to the employe shall be treated as current earnings or wages for purposes of the federal social security act or any retirement, pension, or group insurance benefit plan provided by the department.
40.82(2)
(2) Compensation which is withheld under a deferred compensation plan contract between an employer and an employe may be invested by the employer or a person other than the employer who is authorized by contract to administer the funds. The employer may determine the types of investments in which the deferred compensation funds may be invested. The deferred compensation funds may be invested and reinvested in the same manner provided for investments under
s. 881.01 (1).
40.82 History
History: 1981 c. 187.
EMPLOYE-FUNDED REIMBURSEMENT
ACCOUNTS
40.85
40.85
Employe-funded reimbursement account plan. 40.85(1)(1) The board shall select and contract with employe-funded reimbursement account plan providers to be used by state agencies.
40.85(2)
(2) The board shall do all of the following:
40.85(2)(a)
(a) Determine the requirements for and the qualifications of the employe-funded reimbursement account plan providers.
40.85(2)(b)
(b) Approve the terms and conditions of the proposed contracts for administrative and related services.
40.85(2)(c)
(c) Determine the procedure for the selection of the employe-funded reimbursement account plan providers in accordance with
s. 16.705.
40.85(2)(d)
(d) Approve the terms and conditions of model agreements which shall be used by each state employe to establish an employe-funded reimbursement account.
40.85(2)(e)
(e) Require as a condition of the contractual agreements entered into under this section that approved employe-funded reimbursement account plan providers may provide service to state agencies only as approved by the board.
40.85(2)(f)
(f) Require as a condition of the contracts entered into under
sub. (1) that the employe-funded reimbursement account plan providers reimburse the department, to be credited to the administrative account of the public employe trust fund under
s. 40.04 (2) (c), for administrative costs incurred by the department in connection with employe-funded reimbursement account plans.
40.85(2)(g)
(g) Deposit into the account established under
s. 40.04 (9m) (a) that part of an employe's gross compensation that the employe wants placed in an employe-funded reimbursement account.
40.85 History
History: 1987 a. 399;
1989 a. 14.
40.86
40.86
Covered expenses. An employe-funded reimbursement account plan may provide reimbursement to an employe for only the following expenses that are actually incurred and paid by an employe and that the board determines are consistent with the applicable requirements of the internal revenue code:
40.86(1)
(1) Dependent care assistance for a person who is dependent on the employe.
40.86(2)
(2) The employe's share of premiums for any group insurance benefit plan provided by the department under this chapter, or any other group insurance benefit plan approved under
s. 20.921 (1) (a) 3., except premiums for income continuation benefits under
s. 40.62.
40.86(3)
(3) Medical expenses which are not covered under a health insurance contract.
40.87
40.87
Treatment of compensation. Any part of gross compensation that an employer places in a reimbursement account under an employe-funded reimbursement account plan established under this subchapter which would have been treated as current earnings or wages if paid immediately to the employe shall be treated as current earnings or wages for purposes of any retirement or group insurance benefit plan provided by the department.
40.87 History
History: 1987 a. 399;
1991 a. 39.
40.875
40.875
Administrative and contract costs. 40.875(1)
(1) The department shall do all of the following:
40.875(1)(a)
(a) Beginning on January 1, 1990, collect, from each state agency with employes eligible to participate in an employe-funded reimbursement account plan, a fee in an amount determined by the department to equal that state agency's share of all of the following:
40.875(1)(a)1.
1. Costs under contracts with employe-funded reimbursement account plan providers.
40.875(1)(a)2.
2. The department's administrative costs under this subchapter.
40.875(1)(b)
(b) Establish a formula, subject to approval by the board, to determine the fees charged to state agencies under
par. (a).
40.875(1)(c)
(c) Establish procedures for collecting the fees charged under
par. (a).
40.875(1)(d)
(d) Collect forfeitures from employe-funded reimbursement accounts, under the terms of contracts with employe-funded reimbursement account plan providers or with employes.
40.875(1)(e)
(e) Deposit fees collected under
par. (a), forfeitures collected under
par. (d) and interest earned on the fees and forfeitures in the fund, credited to the account established under
s. 40.04 (9m) (a) to pay costs described in
par. (a) 1. and
2.
40.875(2)
(2) The department may base the fees charged under
sub. (1) (a) on estimates of anticipated administrative and contract costs.
40.875 History
History: 1989 a. 14.
HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM CREDITS
40.95
40.95
Health insurance premium credits. 40.95(1)(a)(a) Subject to
sub. (2), the department shall administer a program that provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employe, or the retired employe's surviving insured dependents, for the benefit of an eligible employe whose compensation includes such health insurance premium credits and who satisfies at least one of the following:
40.95(1)(a)2.
2. The employe has his or her compensation established in a collective bargaining agreement under
subch. V of ch. 111.
40.95(1)(a)3.
3. The employe has his or her compensation established in a collective bargaining agreement under
subch. I of ch. 111 and the employe is employed by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
40.95(1)(b)
(b) The health insurance premium credits shall be based on the employe's years of continuous service, accumulated unused sick leave and any other factor specified as part of the employe's compensation.
40.95(2)
(2) The department is not required to administer any program that provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employe, or the retired employe's surviving insured dependents, if the department determines that the program does not conform to the program approved by the joint committee on employment relations under
s. 230.12 (9).
40.95 History
History: 1995 a. 88,
89,
216.
