Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 238A.470 (2026)

Contract rights under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan

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      238A.470 Contract rights under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan. The Legislative Assembly may change the benefits payable to persons who become members of the Public Employees Retirement System on or after August 29, 2003, as described in ORS 238A.025, as long as the change applies only to benefits attributable to service performed and salary earned on or after the date the change is made. [2003 c.733 §45]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: Moro v. State of Oregon, 351 P.3d 1 (Or. 2015).
Moro v. State of Oregon, 351 P.3d 1 (Or. 2015). · cites it 16× “Instead, respondents rely on a reservation of rights provision, ORS 238A.470, that the legislature applied to OPSRP members but not to Tier One and Tier Two members.”
James v. State of Oregon, 471 P.3d 93 (Or. 2020). “See ORS 238A.470 (“The Legislative Assembly may change the benefits payable to [OPSRP mem- bers] as long as the change applies only to benefits attributable to service per- formed and salary earned on or after the date the change is made.”
Meister v. PERB, 334 Or. App. 725 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× ““[T]he 4 In his reply brief, plaintiff asserts that ORS 238A.470 applies here. However, contrary to plaintiff’s assertion, the Supreme Court recently reaf- firmed that ORS 238A.”
Moro v. State of Oregon (Or. 2015). · cites it 8× “Instead, respondents rely on a reservation of rights provision, ORS 238A.470, that the legislature applied to OPSRP members but not to Tier One and Tier Two members.”
Meister v. PERB (Or. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× ““[T]he 4 In his reply brief, plaintiff asserts that ORS 238A.470 applies here. However, contrary to plaintiff’s assertion, the Supreme Court recently reaf- firmed that ORS 238A.”
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