Dual membership - Receipt of retirement benefits while contributing to the teachers' fund for retirement, the highway patrolmen's retirement system, or the teachers'

insurance and annuity association of America - college retirement equities fund. Dual members must select one of the following options: 1. Begin receiving retirement benefits from one plan prior to ceasing employment covered by the alternate plan, subject to termination of employment or termination of participation. 2. Begin receiving retirement benefits from one plan and begin work in a job covered by the alternate plan. If this option is chosen, benefits will be calculated based on the method provided in subsection 2 of North Dakota Century Code section 54-52-17.2. 3. Continue as a dual member and begin receiving retirement benefits from both plans after ceasing employment.