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benefit if that member either: |
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| | | A.__Is at least 55 years of age and has completed at least | | 10 years of creditable service under the 1998 Special Plan | | in any one or a combination of the capacities; or |
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| | | B.__Has completed at least 25 years of creditable service in | | any one or a combination of the capacities specified in | | subsection 1, whether or not the creditable service included | | in determining that the 25-year requirement has been met was | | earned under the 1998 Special Plan or prior to its | | establishment. |
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| | | Sec. D-2. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§3, ķA, as amended by PL 2001, c. 559, | | Pt. RR, §7 and affected by §17 and amended by c. 646, §§5 and 6, | | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | A.__For the purpose of meeting the qualification requirement | | of subsection 2, paragraph A: |
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| | | (1)__Service credit purchased by repayment of an | | earlier refund of accumulated contributions following | | termination of service is included only to the extent | | that time to which the refund relates was served 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 December 31, | | 1999 for employees identified in subsection 1, | | paragraphs I to K; and after June 30, 2002 for | | employees identified in subsection 1, paragraph M, in | | any one or a combination of the capacities specified in | | subsection 1.__Service credit may be purchased for | | service by an employee identified in subsection 1, | | paragraph L regardless of when performed; and |
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| | | (2)__Service credit purchased other than as provided | | under subparagraph (1), including but not limited to | | service credit for military service, is not included. |
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| | | Sec. D-3. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§4, ķA, as amended by PL 2001, c. 559, | | Pt. RR, §8 and affected by §17 and amended by c. 646, §§7 and 8, | | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 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 |
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