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the Disability Retirement Benefit Fund Retirement Allowance | Fund, established under section 17251. |
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| | Sec. 18. 5 MRSA §18527, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1995, c. 643, §25, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 19. 5 MRSA §18527, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 409, §§11 | and 12, is amended to read: |
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| | 5. Monitoring of rehabilitation plan. Each rehabilitation | plan approved by the executive director shall must contain a | provision for periodic review of progress being made by the | person toward achieving the goal of the plan and substantially | gainful activity. The provision relating to review shall must | include authority for the executive director to terminate the | plan or to amend the plan with the same provider or with a | change of provider, based upon results of the review or at the | request of the person or the provider. Subsections 1, 2, and | 3 and 4 shall apply to any amended plans under this | subsection. A person is entitled to a single rehabilitation | plan during the course of the person's incapacity except when | the person demonstrates that a termination of the plan was | reasonable and for good cause.__Any entitlement to amend a | rehabilitation plan or establish a new plan ends with a | determination by the executive director that the person is no | longer disabled. |
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| | Sec. 20. 5 MRSA §18801, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 811, §3, | is amended to read: |
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| | 6. Plan design and amendments. The rules adopted by the | board must be based entirely upon proposals for the | consolidated retirement plan and proposed amendments to the | consolidated retirement plan received from the Participating | Local District Advisory Committee or from the retirement | system staff. The board shall adopt as a rule any proposal | received from the Participating Local District Advisory | Committee or return the proposal to the advisory committee | with a statement setting forth the reasons for not adopting | the proposal. |
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| | Sec. 21. 5 MRSA §18802-A, sub-§§5 and 6, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 12, | §1 and affected by §2, are amended to read: |
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| | 5. Transaction of business. The transaction of business by | the advisory committee is governed as follows. |
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| A. Seven voting members constitute a quorum for the | transaction of any business. |
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| B. Each member is entitled to one vote. |
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