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Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (PERS) Policy for Student Employment

Section 145.03, Ohio Revised Code, states that students who are employed with the school, college, or university where they are enrolled and regularly attending classes may choose to be exempt from the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio by signing a Request For Optional Exemption As A Student (F-3) within the first month of employment and filing the Request with PERS. An exemption will remain valid as long as the student continues to be employed by and attending the school which certifies the F-3; changing positions or departments within the institution does not affect the exemption.

The language found in Section 145.03 Ohio Revised Code, is intended to parallel the exemption for students found in the Internal Revenue Code for Social Security purposes. There should never be a situation in which a student exempted from PERS membership would be subject to Social Security coverage. If a student who meets the student exemption requirement is working for a school, college or university, the student will contribute to neither PERS nor to Social Security. If PERS requirements are not met, the student must contribute to PERS, not to Social Security.

To maintain PERS exemption status during Summer Quarter, student employees must be enrolled for 6 hours (any combination of A, B or C Session) at the undergraduate level, or be enrolled for 4 hours (any combination of A, B or C Session) at the graduate level. Students may work during Summer Quarter if they are not enrolled for classes; however, this option is at the discretion of the supervisor, as it requires contributions to PERS by the department as well as by the student employee. Student employees who need to enroll in PERS for Summer Quarter should visit the Student Employment Office prior to the beginning of Summer Quarter to complete the necessary forms.

A student may receive a refund from PERS if: three months have passed from the end of contributing service; the student has not returned to contributing service; and they are not members of State Teachers Retirement System or School Employees Retirement System. A Member's Application For Refund of Accumulated Contributions (A-4) is available in Student Employment.

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