| An Act Relating to Employees Whose Membership in the Maine |
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| State Retirement System is Optional |
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| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2, ķA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 180, §1, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2, ķA-1 is enacted to read: |
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| A-1.__A person who joins the retirement system under this | subsection may purchase service credit for the period during | which the person served as an elected official or official | appointed for a fixed term but was not a member of the | retirement system. |
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| | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 2-A.__Reentry.__A person whose membership is optional and who | becomes a member after having previously withdrawn from the | retirement system may purchase service credit for the time served | in eligible service as follows. If qualified under both | paragraphs A and B, the person may purchase time under both | paragraphs. |
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| A.__If the person withdrew accumulated contributions at the | time of withdrawal, the person may repurchase that prior | service credit by repaying those contributions pursuant to | section 17703. |
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