Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17056 – Superior Court employees
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1. Transfer to state employee account. Notwithstanding sections 18202 and 18408, funds held by the retirement system to the credit of employees of any Superior Court who became employees of the State pursuant to Public Law 1975, chapters 383 and 408, shall be transferred on the records of the retirement system to the state employee account.
[PL 1989, c. 399, §1 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17056
- Actuary: means the individual or the organization designated by the board to be the technical advisor to the board under section 17107. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
- Creditable service: means a person's membership service, the person's prior service and service for which credit is allowable under sections 17755 and 17756; section 17760, subsection 3; section 18258; sections 18355 and 18356; and section 18360, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
- Employee: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Retirement: means termination of membership with a retirement allowance granted under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001 Retirement allowance: means the retirement payments to which a member is or may be entitled as provided in this Part. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001 Retirement system: means the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. 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 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
2. Vote.
[PL 1989, c. 399, §2 (RP).]
3. Creditable service. Creditable service shall be determined as follows.
A. Creditable service for employees described in subsection 1 shall be determined as if their service had been rendered as state employees. [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).]
B. Creditable service for former employees of any Superior Court who retired after July 1, 1976, shall be determined as if all their service had been rendered as state employees. [PL 1989, c. 399, §3 (AMD).]
[PL 1989, c. 399, §3 (AMD).]
4. Additional funds. If, after review by the actuary of the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program, it is determined that additional funds are required to finance in full the accrued retirement benefits for employees described in this section:
A. The actuary shall estimate the amount of additional funds necessary to provide full retirement benefits for the period before July 1, 1976; and [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).]
B. The counties shall provide funds necessary to fulfill this obligation from the retirement allowance funds of those counties. [PL 1989, c. 399, §4 (AMD).]
[PL 2007, c. 491, §69 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 399, §§1-5 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 491, §69 (AMD).