LD 1501
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LR 1943
Item 1

 
the Disability Retirement Benefit Fund Retirement Allowance
Fund, established under section 17251.

 
Sec. 18. 5 MRSA §18527, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1995, c. 643, §25,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 19. 5 MRSA §18527, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 409, §§11
and 12, is amended to read:

 
5. Monitoring of rehabilitation plan. Each rehabilitation
plan approved by the executive director shall must contain a
provision for periodic review of progress being made by the
person toward achieving the goal of the plan and substantially
gainful activity. The provision relating to review shall must
include authority for the executive director to terminate the
plan or to amend the plan with the same provider or with a
change of provider, based upon results of the review or at the
request of the person or the provider. Subsections 1, 2, and
3 and 4 shall apply to any amended plans under this
subsection. A person is entitled to a single rehabilitation
plan during the course of the person's incapacity except when
the person demonstrates that a termination of the plan was
reasonable and for good cause.__Any entitlement to amend a
rehabilitation plan or establish a new plan ends with a
determination by the executive director that the person is no
longer disabled.

 
Sec. 20. 5 MRSA §18801, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 811, §3,
is amended to read:

 
6. Plan design and amendments. The rules adopted by the
board must be based entirely upon proposals for the
consolidated retirement plan and proposed amendments to the
consolidated retirement plan received from the Participating
Local District Advisory Committee or from the retirement
system staff. The board shall adopt as a rule any proposal
received from the Participating Local District Advisory
Committee or return the proposal to the advisory committee
with a statement setting forth the reasons for not adopting
the proposal.

 
Sec. 21. 5 MRSA §18802-A, sub-§§5 and 6, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 12,
§1 and affected by §2, are amended to read:

 
5. Transaction of business. The transaction of business by
the advisory committee is governed as follows.

 
A. Seven voting members constitute a quorum for the
transaction of any business.

 
B. Each member is entitled to one vote.


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