Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17001, sub-§42, ¶A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. D, §4, is amended to read:

A. Any employee of a public school who fills any position that the Department of Education requires be filled by a person who holds the appropriate certification or license required for that position and:

(1) Holds appropriate certification from the Department of Education, including an employee whose duties include, in addition to those for which certification is required, either the setup, maintenance or upgrading of a school computer system the use of which is to assist in the introduction of new learning to students or providing school faculty orientation and training related to use of the computer system for educational purposes; or

(2) Holds an appropriate license issued to a professional employee by a licensing agency of the State;

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17857, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. CC, §11, is repealed.

Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §18252, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 677, §§2 and 3, is amended to read:

6. Restoration to service. If any person who is the recipient of a service retirement benefit is covered by the United States Social Security Act upon being restored to service, continuation of that person's benefit is not subject to section 18457, but is governed by the following.

A. The person may elect to have the service retirement benefit continued during the period of time the person is restored to service and the person may not accumulate any additional service credits.

B. The person may elect to have the service retirement benefit terminated, again become a member of the retirement system and begin contributing at the current rate.

(1) The person is entitled to accumulate additional service credits during the period of time the person is restored to service.