1. Employee in service when district participation begins. Any employee who is in service on the date when participation of the local district begins and who elects to join the Participating Local District Retirement Program after that date is entitled to:
A. Service credit for prior service for the periods of previous service certified by the participating local district as creditable prior service rendered to that district for which the participating local district makes contributions; and [PL 1987, c. 256, §29 (AMD).]
B. Service credit for all membership service for which contributions are paid into the Participating Local District Retirement Program by the member or picked up by the employer. [PL 2007, c. 491, §228 (AMD).]

[PL 2007, c. 491, §228 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 18358

  • Employee: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
  • Local district: means :
    • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
  • Member: means any person included in the membership of a retirement program of the retirement system, as provided in chapter 423, subchapter 2, or chapter 425, subchapter 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
  • Membership service: means service rendered while a member of a retirement program of the retirement system on account of which contributions are made and for which credit is allowable under chapter 423, subchapter 4 or chapter 425, subchapter 4. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
  • Participating local district: means a local district that has approved the participation of its employees in the Participating Local District Retirement Program of the retirement system under section 18201. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
  • Pick-up contributions: means member contributions to the retirement system which are assumed and paid by the employer through a reduction of members' salaries for services rendered, in accordance with the United States Internal Revenue Code, Section 414(h), in lieu of employee contributions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
  • Prior service: means service rendered before the date of establishment of the retirement system as set forth in section 17101. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
  • Retirement: means termination of membership with a retirement allowance granted under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
  • Service: means service as an employee for which compensation was paid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
  • Service credit: means credit received for creditable service as defined under subsection 10. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
    • 2. Optional members joining the Participating Local District Retirement Program. A person who joins the Participating Local District Retirement Program under section 18251, 18252 or 18252?A begins to accrue membership service credit on the effective date of first contributions or pick-up contributions to the program.
    A. [PL 2009, c. 474, §43 (RP).]
    B. [PL 2009, c. 474, §43 (RP).]

    [PL 2009, c. 474, §43 (RPR).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 256, §29 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 739, §§40,41,48 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 630, §A12 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 491, §§228, 229 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 474, §43 (AMD).
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