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Employees of Ohio public colleges and universities do not participate in the federal Social Security system, other than contributions
to Medicare. While employed with the University, your retirement contributions must be invested with the Alternative Retirement
Plan (ARP) or one of the state retirement systems. The ARP is a defined contribution plan in which an employee and employer
contribute a defined pre-tax percentage of pay. The employee makes all investment decisions and those choices determine the
amount of investment risk that the employee bears. The account balance consists of contributions made by the employee and
BGSU and the account's investment gains or losses.
Eligibility
Any full-time Classified staff hired on or after August 1, 2005, or any full-time Classified staff having 5 years of less
in the OPERS system as of August 1, 2005.
Approved vendors
The following vendors are approved for ARP:
For more detailed vendor information, click here.
Enrollment
Eligible employees may enroll within 120 days of their initial employment or transfer from an ineligible (part time) to an
eligible (full time) status. Selection of an ARP vendor, activation of account with the company, and completion of Retirement
Plan Election Form must be done before selection can be made effective.
Vesting
Both your contributions and that of BGSU are allocated immediately to the employee's account for investment.
Benefits
There are no defined benefits, such as disability, survivor or medical health care under the ARP. The vested account balance
would be available to the employee or beneficiary in the event of retirement, termination, disability, or death.
Change in Vendor
Enrollment is irrevocable while employed with Bowling Green State University. A change in ARP vendor may be made once a year
by completing an ARP Vendor Change Form and returning it to the Office of Human Resources between November 15th and December 15th. The election change becomes effective
with the first pay in January.
If you have any questions, please contact Diana Shamp at 2-2115 or dianaj@bgsu.edu.
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