A. Except as provided in paragraph B, the executive director shall pay these providers from funds accumulated in the Disability Retirement Benefit Fund Retirement Allowance Fund, established under section 17251.

Sec. 8. 5 MRSA §17927, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1995, c. 643, §13, is repealed.

Sec. 9. 5 MRSA §17927, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 409, §§8 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. 10. 5 MRSA §18252, as amended by PL 2001, c. 699, §3, is further amended to read:

§18252. Membership in districts with Social Security coverage

under Social Security Section 218 agreement

An employee who is or would be covered by the United States Social Security Act as a result of employment by a participating local district having a so-called "Social Security Section 218 agreement" may elect to join, not to join, to cease contributions to or to withdraw from the retirement system under the following conditions.

1. New employees. A new employee may join the retirement system at the beginning of his employment or on any anniversary of the beginning of his employment, so long as he the employee is still an employee of the participating local district and the district continues to be a participating local district.