Rollover distributions

Sec. 12. (a) To the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code and the applicable regulations, the fund may accept, on behalf of any active member, a rollover distribution from any of the following: (1) A qualified plan described in Section 401(a) or Section 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. (2) An annuity contract or account described in Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. (3) An eligible plan that is maintained by a state, a political subdivision of a state, or an agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state under Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. (4) An individual retirement account or annuity described in Section 408(a) or Section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. (b) Any amounts rolled over under subsection (a) must be accounted for in a "rollover account" that is separate from the member's account. (c) A member may direct the investment of the member's rollover account into any alternative investment option that the board may make available to the member's rollover account under section 3 of this chapter. (d) A member may withdraw the member's rollover account from the fund in a lump sum at any time before retirement. At retirement, the member may withdraw the member's rollover account in accordance with the retirement options that are available for the member's account.