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LR 3251
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17851, sub-§4, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999,
c. 127, Pt. B, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its
place:

 
B.__Became a state police officer after August 31, 1984 and
completed 25 years of creditable service as a state police
officer.

 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 769,
§11, is repealed.

 
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§4, ¶B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 489, §14
and c. 493, §9, is repealed and the following enacted in its
place:

 
B.__Except as provided in paragraph D, if some part of the
member's creditable service in any one or a combination of
the capacities specified in subsection 1 was earned before
July 1, 1998 for employees identified in subsection 1,
paragraphs A to H and before January 1, 2000 for employees
identified in subsection 1, paragraphs I to K and some part
of the member's creditable service in any one or a
combination of the capacities specified in subsection 1 was
earned after June 30, 1998 for employees identified in
subsection 1, paragraphs A to H and after December 31, 1999
for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs I to K,
then the member's service retirement benefit must be
computed in segments and the amount of the member's service
retirement benefit is the sum of the segments.__The segments
must be computed as follows:

 
(1)__The segment or, if the member served in more than one of the
capacities specified in subsection 1 and the benefits related to
the capacities are not interchangeable under section 17856,
segments that reflect creditable service earned before July 1,
1998 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs A to H
and before January 1, 2000 for employees identified in subsection
1, paragraphs I to K or purchased by repayment of an earlier
refund of accumulated contributions for service before July 1,
1998 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs A to H
and before January 1, 2000 for employees identified in subsection
1, paragraphs I to K in a capacity or capacities specified in
subsection 1, or purchased by other than the repayment of a
refund and eligibility to make the purchase of the service
credit, including, but not limited to, service credit


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