1. Creditable service. An employee of the federal employment service who became an employee of a state department before the federal employment service was returned to state control is entitled to service credit for prior service and membership service for the time the person was with the federal employment service, if the person makes up whatever contributions would have been made if the federal service had been state membership service, including interest at a rate, to be set by the board, not to exceed the regular interest by 5 or more percentage points beginning January 1, 1976, to the date of payment.

[PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17759

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
  • 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
  • Regular interest: means interest at the rate set from time to time by the board in accordance with section 17156. 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. Applicability. This section does not apply to any member who began membership on or after January 1, 1976.

    [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW).