63A-17-805. State employee matching supplemental defined contribution benefit.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)As used in this section:

(a)"Active member" means the same as that term is defined in Section 49-11-102 .

(b)"Change date" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-17-515.

(c)"Legacy employee" means an agency employee who, in accordance with Section 63A-17-514 , elects to participate in the legacy program as defined in Section 63A-17-514 .

(d)"Legacy qualifying employee" means:

(i)a qualifying employee who is an active member in Tier I, as defined in Section 49-11-102 ; or

(ii)a legacy employee.

(e)"Qualifying account" means:

(i)a defined contribution plan qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is sponsored by the Utah State Retirement Board;

(ii)a deemed Individual Retirement Account authorized under the Internal Revenue Code, which is sponsored by the Utah State Retirement Board; or

(iii)a similar savings plan or account authorized under the Internal Revenue Code, which is sponsored by the Utah State Retirement Board.

(f)"Qualifying employee" means an employee who is:

(i)in a position that is:

(A)receiving retirement benefits under Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act ; and

(B)accruing paid leave benefits that can be used in the current and future calendar years; and

(ii)not an employee who is reemployed as that term is:

(A)defined in Section 49-11-1202 ; or

(B)used in Section 49-11-504 .

(g)"Tier II qualifying employee" means a qualifying employee who:

(i)is an active member in Tier II, as defined in Section 49-11-102 ; and

(ii)is not a legacy employee.

(2)Subject to the requirements of Subsection

(3)and applicable federal law, an employer shall make a biweekly matching contribution to every qualifying employee's defined contribution plan qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is sponsored by the Utah State Retirement Board, as follows:

(a)before the change date, at a 100% match rate; or

(b)on or after the change date:

(i)for a legacy qualifying employee, at a 100% match rate; and

(ii)for a Tier II qualifying employee, at a 100% match rate for the first $26 the employee contributes and at a 50% match rate for any amount the employee contributes above $26.

(a)A qualifying employee who is hired before July 1, 2023:

(i)shall receive the contribution amount determined under Subsection (3)(e) if the qualifying employee makes a voluntary personal contribution to one or more qualifying accounts in an amount equal to or greater than the employer's contribution amount determined under Subsection (3)(e);

(ii)shall receive a partial contribution amount that is equal to the qualifying employee's personal contribution amount if the employee makes a voluntary personal contribution to one or more qualifying accounts in an amount less than the employer's contribution amount determined under Subsection (3)(e); or

(iii)may not receive a contribution under Subsection

(2)if the qualifying employee does not make a voluntary personal contribution to a qualifying account.

(i)An employer shall automatically enroll a qualifying employee who is hired on or after July 1, 2023, to make a personal contribution to a defined contribution plan qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is sponsored by the Utah State Retirement Board, in an amount equal to the lesser of:

(A)the employer's contribution amount determined under Subsection (3)(e); or

(B)$26.

(ii)A qualifying employee who makes a personal contribution in accordance with Subsection (3)(b)(i) shall receive the lesser of:

(A)the contribution amount determined under Subsection (3)(e); or

(B)$26.

(i)A qualifying employee who is hired on or after July 1, 2023, may opt out of the automatic enrollment by choosing not to make any future personal contributions.

(ii)Subject to Subsection (3)(d) , a qualifying employee who opts out of automatic enrollment in accordance with this Subsection (3)(c) may not receive a contribution under Subsection

(2).

(i)A qualifying employee who is hired on or after July 1, 2023, may modify the automatic enrollment by opting to make future personal contributions:

(A)in an amount other than the amount determined under Subsection (3)(b); or

(B)to a qualifying account other than the defined contribution plan qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, which is sponsored by the Utah State Retirement Board.

(ii)A qualifying employee who opts to make a personal contribution for less than the amount determined under Subsection (3)(b) shall receive a partial contribution that is equal to the qualifying employee's personal contribution amount.

(i)Subject to the maximum limit under Subsection (3)(e)(iii) or (iv), the Legislature shall annually determine the contribution amount that an employer shall provide to each qualifying employee under Subsection

(2).

(ii)The division shall make recommendations annually to the Legislature on the contribution amount required under Subsection

(2), in consultation with the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Division of Finance.

(iii)Before the change date, the biweekly matching contribution amount required under Subsection

(2)may not exceed $26 for each qualifying employee.

(iv)On or after the change date, the biweekly matching contribution amount required under Subsection

(2)may not exceed:

(A)for a legacy qualifying employee, $26; or

(B)for a Tier II qualifying employee, the greater of 2% of the qualifying employee's biweekly salary or $26.

(4)A qualifying employee is eligible to receive the biweekly contribution under this section for any pay period in which the employee is in a paid status or other status protected by federal or state law.

(5)The employer and employee contributions made and related earnings under this section vest immediately upon deposit and can be withdrawn by the employee at any time, subject to Internal Revenue Code regulations on the withdrawals.

(6)In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , the director shall make rules establishing procedures to implement the provisions of this section.

Amended by Chapter 357 , 2026 General Session