Program Definition. During the term of this agreement, the County 21 shall continue to participate in the Public Employee'’s Retirement System (PERS) and 22 shall pick-up, assume and pay the employer'’s and the nurse'’s contribution to PERS 23 for members of the bargaining unit participating in PERS. 25 The full amount of nurse contributions picked-up or paid by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ County on behalf 26 of members of the bargaining unit shall be considered salary within the meaning of 27 ORS 238.005(11) for the purposes of computing a nurse final average salary 28 pursuant to ORS 238.005(15), but shall not be considered salary for the purposes of 29 determining the amount of nurse contributions required to be contributed pursuant to 30 ORS 238.200. Such picked-up and paid nurse contributions shall be credited to the 31 nurse accounts pursuant to ORS 238.200 (2), and shall be considered to be nurse 32 contributions for the purposes of ORS Chapter 238. 1 In the event the laws controlling the above pick-up agreement are scheduled to 2 change in the future, the parties agree to bargain before implementation, upon 3 request, for the protection of the rights and obligations set forth in this section.
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