Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17802 – Eligibility for benefits
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17802
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Employee: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001Retirement: means termination of membership with a retirement allowance granted under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001 State employee: means any regular classified or unclassified officer or employee in a department, any employee of the Maine Community College System except those who make the election provided under Title 20?A, section 12722, any employee of the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf except as provided in Title 20?A, section 7407, subsection 3?A, any employee of the Maine Military Authority, any employee of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, any employee of the Maine Port Authority, any employee of the Efficiency Maine Trust who on June 30, 2009 is an employee of the Public Utilities Commission energy efficiency or renewable energy programs who elects to remain a state employee, any employee of the Efficiency Maine Trust who accepts employment with the Efficiency Maine Trust prior to July 1, 2010 who was a state employee immediately prior to accepting such employment who elects to remain a state employee and any employee transferred from the Division of Higher Education Services to the Finance Authority of Maine who elects to be treated as a state employee, but does not include:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001Teacher: includes a person who is on a one-year leave of absence from a position as a teacher and is participating in the education of prospective teachers by teaching and supervising students enrolled in college-level teacher preparation programs in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
Only members of the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program, their spouses, surviving spouses, children, dependent children, parents or beneficiaries are eligible to receive benefits from the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program. [PL 2007, c. 491, §146 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 491, §146 (AMD).