This subsection applies to members who, on July 1, 1993, have 10 years of creditable service.

2-A. Early retirement; less than 10 years creditable service on July 1, 1993. Any member whether or not in service at retirement who on July 1, 1993 had less than 10 years of creditable service and who has completed at least 25 years of creditable service may retire any time before the member's 62nd birthday. Creditable service as a member of the Maine State Retirement System after service may be combined with creditable service as a member of the Maine Legislative Retirement System is used in for the purpose of determining the completion of 25 years of creditable service. The retirement allowance is determined in accordance with section 852, except that it is reduced by 6% for each year that the member's age precedes age 62. The tables of annuities in effect at the date of retirement are used for this purpose.

This subsection applies to members who, on July 1, 1993, do not have 10 years of creditable service.

Sec. 4. 3 MRSA §851, sub-§2-B is enacted to read:

2-B.__Five-year minimum creditable service requirement for eligibility to receive a service retirement benefit at applicable age; applicability.__The minimum requirement of 5 years of creditable service for eligibility to receive service retirement benefits under subsection 1-C applies only to:

A.__A member who was in service on October 1, 1999;

B.__Upon return to service, a member who had left service prior to October 1, 1999 with or without withdrawing that member's contributions and who on or after October 1, 1999 returned to service; or

C.__A member who was first in service on or after October 1, 1999.

For those members to whom the 5-year minimum creditable service requirement does not apply, the 10-year minimum creditable service requirement for eligibility to receive service retirement benefits remains in effect on and after October 1, 1999.

Sec. 5. 4 MRSA §1351, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. L, §5, is further amended to read: