Sec. 1. 3 MRSA §859, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 133, §14, is amended to read:

§859. Remarriage after retirement

If a retiree who is the recipient of a reduced service retirement allowance under section 857 remarries after the retiree's spouse dies, the retiree may elect to have the reduced retirement benefit paid under the same option to the new spouse after the retiree's death instead of continuing the original reduced retirement allowance to the retiree during the retiree's lifetime, under the same basis as provided for members of the Maine State Retirement System by Title 5, section 17805 17805-B.

Sec. 2. 3 MRSA §860, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 55, §1, is further amended to read:

§860. Divorce

If a retiree who is the recipient of a reduced service retirement allowance under section 857 is granted a divorce either after retirement or before a retirement beneficiary is named, the provisions of Title 5, section 17805-A 17805-B apply on the same basis as for members of the Maine State Retirement System.

Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §17805, as amended by PL 1987, c. 612, §§1 to 6, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §17805-A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 604, §§1 to 3, is repealed.

Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §17805-B is enacted to read:

§17805-B. Change of beneficiary

If the recipient of a reduced service retirement benefit under section 17804, subsection 3, 4 or 5 wishes to change the named beneficiary, the following provisions apply.

1.__Election of benefit for different beneficiary.__The recipient may elect to have the reduced retirement benefit paid under the same option to a different beneficiary under the following conditions.

A.__The person who was originally named as retirement beneficiary must have been the sole beneficiary of the reduced retirement benefit under section 17804, subsection 3, 4 or 5.