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

 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17710, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 466, Pt. B,
§2, is amended to read:

 
1-A. After August 31, 1984. A law enforcement officer in the
Department of Marine Resources who was first employed in that
capacity after August 31, 1984 and who elects the retirement
option provided in section 17851, subsection 6-A shall contribute
to the retirement system or have pick-up contributions made by
the employer as provided in section 17852, subsection 6-A at a
rate of 7.5% of earnable compensation until the law enforcement
officer has completed 25 years of creditable service and at a
rate of 6.5% thereafter.

 
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17851, sub-§6-A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 769, §6, is
further amended to read:

 
6-A. Marine resources officers after August 31, 1984. Except
as provided in section 17851-A, a A law enforcement officer in
the Department of Marine Resources who was first employed in that
capacity after August 31, 1984 or who, if employed in that
capacity before August 31, 1984, ceased to be employed in that
capacity on or before that date and who subsequently became
reemployed in that capacity after that date qualifies for a
service retirement benefit upon reaching 55 years of age after
completing at least 25 years of creditable service in that
capacity if notice of election of the option and payment of
employee contributions and actuarial costs are made as provided
in section 17852, subsection 6-A.

 
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§1, ķA, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 769,
§11, is repealed.

 
Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§4, ķA, as repealed and replaced by PL
1999, c. 489, §14 and amended by c. 493, §9, is repealed and the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

 
A.__If all 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 B to H and after December 31, 1999 for employees
identified in subsection 1, paragraphs I to K or if service
credit was purchased by repayment of an earlier refund of
accumulated contributions for service after June 30, 1998 for
employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs B to H and after
December 31, 1999 for employees identified in subsection 1,
paragraphs I to K, in any one or a combination of the capacities
specified in subsection 1, or if service credit was purchased by
other


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