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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE
Second Special Session of the 121st

PART A

     Sec. A-1. 5 MRSA §18251, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 709, §2, is further amended to read:

     1. Compulsory membership. Membership is compulsory for all employees persons entering the service of a participating local district after the date of establishment for the participating local district, except as otherwise provided by subsection 2 3; section 18201, subsection 3; section 18252; section 18252-A; or section 18256; or section 18801, subsection 1, paragraph D.

     Sec. A-2. 5 MRSA §18251, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1987, c. 739, §§28 and 48, is repealed.

     Sec. A-3. 5 MRSA §18251, sub-§§3, 4 and 5 are enacted to read:

     3. Optional membership. Membership in the retirement system is optional for the following employees of a participating local district:

     4. Delayed election of membership. A person whose membership is optional and who elects not to join the retirement system when first eligible to do so may at any time apply for and be admitted to membership, except as provided in section 18252.

     5. Reentry. A person whose membership is optional may reenter the retirement system at any time, subject to sections 18252 and 18252-A, if applicable. A person who reenters the system may purchase service credit for the time served in eligible service as follows.

     Sec. A-4. 5 MRSA §18252, as amended by PL 2003, c. 387, §6, is further amended to read:

§18252.    Membership in districts with Social Security coverage under Social Security Section 218 agreement

     An employee A person 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 employment or on any anniversary of the beginning of employment, so long as the employee that person is still an employee of the participating local district and the district continues to be a participating local district.

     2. Employee who is participating member. An employee A person who is a participating member of the retirement system may elect to cease contributions to the system and, at the employee's that person's discretion, may withdraw accumulated contributions in accordance with the procedures in section 18306.

     3. Person who has previously ceased contributions. An employee A person who has previously elected to cease contributions to the retirement system, whether or not accumulated contributions have been withdrawn, may choose to rejoin the system at any time under the following conditions.

     5. Limit on right to rejoin. The right of an employee a person to rejoin under subsection 3 is limited to one occurrence.

     6. Restoration to service. If any person who is the recipient of a service retirement benefit is covered by the United States Social Security Act upon being restored to service, continuation of that person's benefit is governed by the following.

     Sec. A-5. 5 MRSA §18252-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2003, c. 387, §7, is further amended to read:

     1. Membership. An employee of a participating local district that does not have a so-called "Social Security Section 218 agreement" and that has a plan provided by the employer under section 18252-B may elect to be a member under the retirement system or to be covered under the plan provided by the employer in accordance with the following.

     Sec. A-6. 5 MRSA §18252-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 709, §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

     3. Exclusions. This section does not apply to employees of participating local districts:

     Sec. A-7. 5 MRSA §18304, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 801, §§5 and 7, is amended to read:

     Any former member who withdrew his that person's contributions after termination of service or after withdrawing from the retirement system and who again becomes a member may repay his earlier contributions to the Members' Contribution Fund under the following conditions.

     Sec. A-8. 5 MRSA §18304, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 580, §14, is further amended to read:

     1. Time. The repayment may not be made until the member has accumulated at least 2 continuous years of creditable service after the date of restoration to membership and must be made before the date any retirement benefit becomes effective for the member.

     Sec. A-9. 5 MRSA §18305, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 801, §§5 and 7, is amended to read:

     4. Exception. This section does not apply to any member who begins membership after December 31, 1985, and who had, in accordance with a person whose membership in the retirement system is optional, unless the person is described in section 18251, elected not to become a member when first employed subsection 3, paragraph B or C and the person began membership before January 1, 1986.

     Sec. A-10. 5 MRSA §18305-A is enacted to read:

§18305-A.    Back contributions for optional members

     A person whose membership is optional and who did not become a member on the date of first employment or who reentered the retirement system after having previously withdrawn may elect as permitted by section 18251, 18252 or 18252-A, whichever is applicable, to pay into the Members' Contribution Fund under the following conditions:

     1. Time. The payment must be made before the date any retirement benefit becomes effective for the member;

     2. Manner of payment. The payment must be made to the retirement system by a single direct payment or by annual direct payments made in accordance with section 18301, subsection 4; and

     3. Amount of payment. The amount of payment must be the amount that, together with regular interest on that amount, is the actuarial equivalent, at the effective date of the retirement benefit, of the portion of the retirement benefit based on the additional creditable service. Additional amounts paid under this section become part of the member's accumulated contributions.

     Sec. A-11. 5 MRSA §18306, first ¶, as amended by PL 1987, c. 739, §§36 and 48, is further amended to read:

     If the service of any member has terminated, except by death or retirement under this Part, or if an optional member withdraws from the retirement system or if an employee of a district which that withdraws from participation under section 18203 wishes to have accumulated contributions refunded, the member or employee shall must be paid the amount of accumulated contributions under the following conditions.

     Sec. A-12. 5 MRSA §18358, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1987, c. 739, §§41 and 48, is further amended to read:

     2. Optional members joining or rejoining system. A person who joins the retirement system under section 18251, subsection 2, paragraph D, after December 31, 1985 18252 or 18252-A:

     Sec. A-13. 5 MRSA §18359, as amended by PL 1987, c. 823, §§7 and 8, is repealed.

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