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LR 941
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17760, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1991, c. 479, §3, is
further amended to read:

 
2. Service before becoming a member. A member who served as a
full-time active duty member of the armed forces before becoming
a member of the retirement system is entitled to service credit
for the period of time he the member served in the armed forces,
under the following terms and conditions.

 
A. On the date of retirement, the member must have at least
15 5 years of creditable service.

 
C. The member must have separated from the armed forces
under conditions other than dishonorable, providing that the
separation was not upgraded through a program of general
amnesty.

 
D. Except as provided in paragraph E, the member must have
begun membership before January 1, 1976.

 
E. A member who served in the armed forces during any
federally recognized period of conflict, as defined in Title
37-B, section 504, subsection 4, paragraph A-1, subparagraph
(3), is entitled to service credit under this subsection.

 
F. Upon complete payment of the back contributions under
section 17713, the member shall must be granted service
credit for the period of time for which the contributions
have been made. Upon making partial payment of the back
contributions under section 17713, the member shall must be
granted service credit on a pro rata basis in accordance
with rules adopted by the board.

 
Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §653, sub-§1, śC, as amended by PL 1999, c. 462, §2,
is further amended to read:

 
C. The estates up to the just value of $5,000, having a
taxable situs in the place of residence, of veterans who
served were honorably discharged from active duty in the
Armed Forces of the United States:

 
(1) During any federally recognized war period, including the
Korean Campaign, the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War, when
When they have reached the age of 62 years or when they are
receiving any form of pension or compensation from the United
States Government for total disability, service-connected or
nonservice-connected, as a veteran. A veteran of the


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