An Act To Provide Equal Treatment for All Veterans in the Laws Governing the Maine State Retirement System
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17760, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 693, §3, is amended to read:
(1) Began membership prior to January 1, 1976;
(2) Served in the United States Armed Forces during any federally recognized period of conflict; or
(3) Was awarded an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, a Combat Action Ribbon, a Combat Infantry Badge or any other campaign or expeditionary medal and the receipt of such a medal would allow the member to be considered "preference eligible" under 5 United States Code, Section 2108(3)(A) or 2108(3)(B). A member described in this subparagraph is entitled to purchase service credit at the cost set forth in subsection 4 only if a cost subsidy for that member's service credit has been paid to the retirement system as provided in subsection 6.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17760, sub-§3, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 693, §3, is repealed.
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §17760, sub-§5, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 693, §3, is amended to read:
Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §17760, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 693, §3, is repealed.
summary
This bill allows members of the Maine State Retirement System with at least 5 years of creditable service who served in the Armed Forces of the United States and received an honorable discharge to purchase service credit for the time spent in the armed forces at a subsidized cost, whether or not the military time was during a federally recognized period of conflict or the member was awarded a campaign or expeditionary medal.