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| | | An Act Relating to Employees Whose Membership in the Maine |
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| | | State Retirement System is Optional |
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| | | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2, ķA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 180, §1, | | is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2, ķA-1 is enacted to read: |
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| | | A-1.__A person who joins the retirement system under this | | subsection may purchase service credit for the period during | | which the person served as an elected official or official | | appointed for a fixed term but was not a member of the | | retirement system. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 2-A.__Reentry.__A person whose membership is optional and who | | becomes a member after having previously withdrawn from the | | retirement system may purchase service credit for the time served | | in eligible service as follows. If qualified under both | | paragraphs A and B, the person may purchase time under both | | paragraphs. |
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| | | A.__If the person withdrew accumulated contributions at the | | time of withdrawal, the person may repurchase that prior | | service credit by repaying those contributions pursuant to | | section 17703. |
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