State ex rel. McMaster v. School Employees Retirement System

The Public School Employees Retirement System was established for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits to public school employees other than teachers. 1 Baker & Carey, Ohio School Law (1993) 399, Section 8.25. The determination of whether a member of the School Employees Retirement System is entitled to disability retirement is solely within the province of appellee pursuant to R.C. 3309.39. Fair v. School Emp. Retirement Sys. (1978), 53 Ohio St.2d 118, 7 O.O.3d 192, 372 N.E.2d 814, syllabus. In order to be entitled to disability retirement benefits, a member must…