An Act Relatinq to Employees Whose Membership in the Maine State Retirement System is Optional Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. I. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2, 1fA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 180, §l, is repealed. Sec.2. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2, 1fA-l is enacted to read: 11.-1. A person who joins the retirement system under this subsection may purchase service credit for the period during which the person served as an elected official or official appointed for a fixed term but was not a member of the retirement system. Sec.3. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 2-A. Reentry. A person whose membership is optional and Page l-LR0755(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0672
Committee Amendment CA_A_S138 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §17652, 5 MRSA §17703, 5 MRSA §17704-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. 4 .. to S.P. 236, L.D. 672, Bill, "An 
Act To Allow Certain Employees of the Maine Technical College 
System To Amend Their Retirement System Election" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act Relatinq to Employees Whose Membership in the Maine State 
Retirement System is Optional' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. I. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2, 1fA, as amended by PL 1995, c. 
180, §l, is repealed. 
Sec.2. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2, 1fA-l is enacted to read: 
11.-1. 
A person who joins the retirement system under this 
subsection may purchase service credit for the period during 
which the person served as an elected official or official 
appointed for a 
fixed term but was not a 
member of the 
retirement system. 
Sec.3. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A. 
Reentry. 
A person whose membership is optional and 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,..,1/.. to S. P. 236, L . D. 672 
who becomes a member after having previously withdrawn from the 
retirement system may purchase service credit for the time served 
in 
eligible 
service 
as 
follows. 
If 
gualified 
under 
both 
paragraphs A and B. 
the person may purchase time under both 
paragraphs. 
A. 
If the person withdrew accumulated contributions at the 
time of withdrawal. the person may repurchase that prior 
service credit by repaying those contributions pursuant to 
section 17703. 
B. 
For the purchase of time for which the person was not a 
member. the person must pay the amount set forth in section 
17704-A. 
Sec.4. 5 MRSA §17652, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 
4. 
Limitation on election to join or re]01n retirement 
system. 
Notwithstanding any other law. confidential employees of 
the Maine Community College System who are not represented in a 
collective bargaining unit may join or rejoin the system under 
this section only upon the written authorization of the Board of 
Trustees of the Maine Community College System. 
The board of 
trustees shall authorize 
the 
person to 
)01n or 
re)01n 
the 
retirement system when the Maine Community College System Office 
or other Maine Community College System entity that employs the 
individual 
seeking 
to 
join 
or 
rejoin 
has 
identified 
and 
designated the funds necessary to pay for the cost of that 
person's joining or rejoining the retirement system. 
Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §17703, sub-§l-A, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 
325, is amended to read: 
I-A. 
Exception. 
In the case of an employee who has been 
laid off or an employee reentering the retirement system pursuant 
to section 17652. 
subsection 2-A, 
the repayment may be made 
immediately upon the date of restoration to membership and must 
be made before the date any retirement benefit becomes effective 
for the member. 
Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §17704-A, first" as enacted by PL 1995, c. 
180, §3, is amended to read: 
Ne~wi~Rs~aRaiR§-6e€~4eB-~~~~-~~~~r~~~-A-aRa 
see~ieR-...;J...+.+..()r-aR An elected official or an official appointed 
for a fixed term who began membership after December 31, 1985 may 
purchase service credit for the period during which that person 
elected not to be a 
member of the retirement system if the 
following requirements are met. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A" to S.P. 236, L.D. 672 
Sec. 7. 5 MRSA §17704-A, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 
180, §3, is repealed.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
replaces the bill. It provides that any 
employee whose membership in the Maine State Retirement System is 
optional, including confidential employees of the Maine Community 
College System, may purchase service credit for the time during 
which 
that 
person 
was 
eligible 
to 
be 
in 
the 
Maine 
State 
Retirement 
System but elected not to 
join the 
Maine 
State 
Retirement System. The employee would be required to pay the full 
actuarial cost of the service credit. 
It also clarifies the terms for an employee whose membership 
is optional to reenter the system after having earlier withdrawn. 
Finally, it provides that a confidential employee of the 
Maine Community College System whose membership is optional and 
who is not represented by a union may join or rejoin the Maine 
State Retirement System only when the funds necessary to pay the 
additional costs to the Maine Community College System have been 
identified and designated. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/08/03 ~ae. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD672 
An Act To Allow Certain Employees of the Maine Technical College 
System To Amend Their Retirement System Election 
LR0755(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Alnended by Committee Amendment it S -f 3~ 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
This bill will result in no additional cost to the Maine State Retirement System for the following reasons: I) 
employees who choose to purchase service credit for the period during which no contributions were paid to the 
retirement system are required to pay the actuarial equivalent of the retirement benefit; and 2) employees that opteQ 
out of the retirement system and withdrew their accumulated contributions received only the employee portion of the 
contributions and the interest that had accrued on those contributions. The employer contributions remained with the 
plan. 
Because this legislation provides that the employee may join or rejoin the Maine State Retirement System only when 
the funds necessary the pay the additional costs to the Maine CommWlity College System have been identified and 
designated, the Maine Community College System anticipates being able to absorb the additional cost of this measure 
within existing resources. 
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