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

 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17951, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1991, c. 469, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
2. Qualifying member. "Qualifying member" means a member in
service or a former member who is receiving a disability
retirement benefit. Beginning July 1, 1993, for purposes of
section 17953, subsection 1 1-A, "qualifying member" also means a
member not in service. For purposes of section 17953, subsection
5-B, "qualifying member" also means a member not in service who
has qualified for a service retirement benefit.

 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17952, as amended by PL 1989, c. 658, §1, is
further amended to read:

 
A If a qualifying member is not married, that member may
designate a beneficiary to receive benefits upon the qualifying
member's death by filing a written designation of beneficiary
with the executive director. The last designation of any
beneficiary revokes all previous designations. Except as
provided in subsection 3 and notwithstanding any other provision
of this article, if the qualifying member is married, the
beneficiary is the qualifying member's spouse.

 
1. Designation of more than one beneficiary. A If a member
is not married, that member may designate more than one person as
a beneficiary subject to the following limitations.

 
A. If more than one person is designated as a beneficiary
and:

 
(1) If one of the persons designated is eligible to
receive benefits under section 17953, subsection 3 and
the other persons designated are eligible to receive
benefits under section 17953, subsection 4, there is no
limit to the number of persons eligible to receive
benefits under section 17953, subsection 4 who may be
designated;

 
(2) If all of the persons designated are eligible to
receive benefits under section 17953, subsection 4,
there is no limit to the number of persons who may be
designated; or

 
(3) If all of the persons designated are eligible to
receive benefits under section 17953, subsection 5, no
more than 2 persons may be designated.

 
B. If the person designated as a beneficiary is the


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