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An Act Permitting Substitute Teachers To Opt Out of the Maine State Retirement System
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17601, sub-§2,  as enacted by PL 1985, c. 801, §§5 and 7, is amended to read:
 
2. Teachers.   Each superintendent or chief administrator of a public school shall submit the information set out in subsection 1 to the board for all teachers, except substitute teachers who elect not to become members of the retirement system pursuant to section 17652, subsection 6.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§6  is enacted to read:
 
6.  Substitute teachers.     Notwithstanding section 17651, membership in the retirement system is optional for substitute public school teachers.
 
SUMMARY
This bill makes membership in the Maine State Retirement System optional for substitute public school teachers.