DEFINITIONS. 2.1. Account or Account Balance. 2. 2.2. Accounting Year. 2. 2.3.ERISA protects the retirement assets of American workers. The state that participates in the Florida Retirement System. State Board, or board, or the SBA: The State Board of Administration of Florida. Title I of ERISA is generally applicable to "pension plans" and "employee welfare benefit plans. ERISA's protections apply to most employees' retirement plans, including 401(k) and pension plans. When you begin participating in the Cash Balance Pension Plan, your Human Resources. The deadline for completing a mandatory 403B Plan restatement passed on December 31, 2009 and. Unlike a defined benefit plan, this type of plan does not promise or pay out a specific dollar amount upon retirement.