Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§1, ¶H-1 is enacted to read:

H-1.__Firefighter supervisors, firefighter chief and security police officers in the employment of the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management on July 1, 2003, or hired thereafter, provided the employee elects at the time of employment to participate and provided the Federal Government pays annually to the retirement system the full employer cost of the participation of these employees;

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 559, Pt. RR, §8 and as affected by §17, is further amended to read:

A. If all of the member's creditable service in any one or a combination of the capacities specified in subsection 1 was earned after June 30, 1998 and before September 1, 2002 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs A and B; after June 30, 1998 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs C to H; after June 30, 2003 for employees identified in paragraph H-1; after December 31, 1999 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs I to K; and after December 31, 2001 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraph L; if service credit was purchased by repayment of an earlier refund of accumulated contributions for service in any one or a combination of the capacities specified in subsection 1 after June 30, 1998 and before September 1, 2002 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs A and B; after June 30, 1998 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs C to H; after June 30, 2003 for employees identified in paragraph H-1; after December 31, 1999 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs I to K; and after December 31, 2001 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraph L; or if service credit was purchased by other than the repayment of an earlier refund and eligibility to make the purchase of the service credit, including, but not limited to, service credit for military service, was achieved after June 30, 1998 and before September 1, 2002 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs A and B; after June 30, 1998 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs C to H; after June 30, 2003 for employees identified in paragraph H-1; after December 31, 1999 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs I to K; and after December 31, 2001 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraph L, the benefit must be computed as provided in section 17852, subsection 1, paragraph A.