CHAPTER 324

S.P. 514 - L.D. 1535

An Act To Authorize Certain Former Members of the Maine

State Retirement System To Rejoin the Maine State

Retirement System

Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas, with the passage of Public Law 2001, chapter 442, several retirees who would otherwise be eligible to return to state service and rejoin the retirement system are precluded from joining the system; and

Whereas, this legislation must be enacted as an emergency measure in order to correct a hardship created by this result; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

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

Sec. 1. PL 2001, c. 442, §6 is enacted to read:

*Sec. 6. Application; benefit recipient option. A recipient of a service retirement benefit from the Maine State Retirement System who returned to covered employment under the retirement system in a position that would otherwise be covered by the