LD 1501
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LR 1943
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(b) An employee who elects under division (a) to
be covered under a plan provided by the employer
under section 18252-B may later elect to again
become a member under the retirement system,
unless to so elect would have the effect of
requiring the employer, without the employer's
agreement, to make an employer contribution to
both the retirement system and the plan provided
by the employer under section 18252-B.

 
(c) An employee who elects under division (b)
to again become a member of the retirement
system may not pay contributions or pick-up
contributions or receive service credit for the
period during which the employee elected not to
be a member under the retirement system. The
employee may, in accordance with section 18304,
repay contributions withdrawn under division (a)
and may, as permitted under other relevant
retirement system law, rule and policy, repay
other refunded contributions.

 
(d) An employee who, having elected to again
become a member under the retirement system
under division (c), later elects again not to be
a member may not thereafter become a member
under the retirement system while employed by
the same participating local district.

 
(2) An employee who elects to be covered under a
plan provided by the employer under section 18252-B
may later elect to become a member under the
retirement system.

 
(a) Membership service credit for an employee
joining the retirement system under this
subparagraph begins as of the effective date of
first contributions or pick-up contributions to
the retirement system following the employee's
election under this subparagraph.

 
(b) An employee who joins the retirement system
under this subparagraph may not pay
contributions or have pick-up contributions made
on or receive any service credit for the period
during which the employee elected not to be a
member of the retirement system.

 
(c) An employee who, having elected to become a member under
the retirement system under this


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