(2) If the member had fewer than 10 years of creditable service on July 1, 1993, the benefit under subsection 2, paragraph B must be reduced by 6% for each year that the member's age precedes 55 years of age.

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

B. Except as provided in paragraphs D and E, if some part of the member's creditable service in any one or a combination of the capacities specified in subsection 1 was earned before July 1, 1998 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs A to H, before July 1, 2003 for employees identified in paragraph H-1; before January 1, 2000 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs I to K and before January 1, 2002 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraph L and some part 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 then the member's service retirement benefit must be computed in segments and the amount of the member's service retirement benefit is the sum of the segments. The segments must be computed as follows:

(1) The segment or, if the member served in more than one of the capacities specified in subsection 1 and the benefits related to the capacities are not interchangeable under section 17856, segments that reflect creditable service earned before July 1, 1998 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs A to H, before July 1, 2003 for employees identified in paragraph H-1; before January 1, 2000 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs I to K and before January 1, 2002 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraph L or purchased by repayment of an earlier refund of accumulated contributions for service before July 1, 1998, for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs A to H, before July 1, 2003