‘Sec. 4. PL 2019, c. 446, §7  is amended to read:

Sec. 7. Open enrollment. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 286-M, subsection 5, a county or municipal law enforcement officer or a municipal firefighter, as defined in Title 5, section 286-M, subsection 2, paragraphs A and H, respectively, who is employed as a county or municipal law enforcement officer or a municipal firefighter at any time beginning October 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2021 may enroll in the Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance Program established in Title 5, section 286-M, subsection 1 at any time during that period while employed as a county or municipal law enforcement officer or a municipal firefighter. Such Notwithstanding Title 5, section 286-M, subsection 5, paragraph D, such a person who enrolls in the program and is not otherwise eligible to enroll in the program under Title 5, section 286-M, subsection 5 shall contribute to the Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers Health Insurance Program Fund established in Title 5, section 286-M, subsection 7 a percentage of that person's gross wages in each year of creditable service since that person's effective date of hire as a county or municipal law enforcement officer or a municipal firefighter to that person's date of enrollment in the program or since January 1, 2007, whichever is later, equal to 1.5% for the first 5 years 3% until December 31, 2014 and 3% 1.5% for additional years.’