An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning Optional Membership for Participating Local Districts in the Maine State Retirement System LR2559(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1810
Committee Amendment CA_A_H790 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §18251, 5 MRSA §18252, 5 MRSA §18252-A, 5 MRSA §18304, 5 MRSA §1830, 5 MRSA §18306, 5 MRSA §18358, 5 MRSA §18359, 5 MRSA §17703, 5 MRSA §17705

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~,, to H.P. 1332, L.D. 1810, Bill, "An 
Act 
To 
Amend 
the 
Laws 
Concerning 
Optional 
Membership 
for 
Participating Local 
Districts in the 
Maine 
State 
Retirement 
System" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'PART A 
Sec. A-I. 5 MRSA §18251, sub-§I, as amended by PL 1997, c. 
709, §2, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Compulsory membership. Membership is compulsory for all 
empleyees persons entering the service of a participating local 
district after the date of establishment for the participating 
local district, except as otherwise provided by subsection 6 
~; 
section 18201, subsection 3: 
seet:ieR-.J.~.!).2~--seGt:-.i-Gn--186§6-At or 
section 18256t-eF-seet:ieR-188Q1T-s~9seet:ieR-1T-paFa~Fapa-Q. 
Sec. A-2. 5 MRSA §18251, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1987, c. 
739, §§28 and 48, is repealed. 
Sec. A-3. 5 MRSA §18251, sub-§§3, 4 and 5 are enacted to read: 
3. 
Qptional 
membership. 
Membership 
in 
the 
retirement 
system is optional for the following employees of a participating 
local district: 
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A. 
A person in the 
seryice of 
a 
participating local 
" 
district on the date of establishment for that participating 
local district. 
Once such a person joins the retirement 
system, membership ceases to be optional for that person 
under this paragraph: 
B. 
An elected official or an official appointed for a fixed 
term. 
Special proyisions 
apply to certain officials as 
follows: 
(1) 
Membership of trustees of 
a 
water district is 
goyerned by Title 35-A. section 6410. subsection 8; 
(2) Membership of trustees of a sanitary district is 
goyerned by Title 38. section 1104; and 
(3) 
Membership of 
trustees of a 
sewer district is 
goyerned by Title 38. section 1252: 
C. 
A chief administratiye officer of a participating local 
district. whether appointed for a fixed term or appointed 
with tenure: and 
D. 
A person whose membership is optional under section 
18252. 18252-A or 18801. 
4. 
DelUed 
election 
of 
Il!elllbershiJ!. 
A 
person 
whose 
membership is optional and who elects not to join the retirement 
system when first eligible to do so may at any time apply for and 
be admitted to membership. except as proyided in section 18252. 
A. 
For 
an 
optional 
member 
described in subsection 3. 
paragraph B or C who began membership before January 1. 
1986. purchase of seryice credit for the period during which 
the person was eligible for membership but was not a member 
of the retirement system is goyerned by section 18305. 
B. 
For other optional members. purchase of seryice credit 
for the period during which the person was eligible for 
membership but was not a member of the retirement system is 
goyerned by section 18305-A. 
5. 
Reentr.y. 
A person whose membership is optional may 
reenter the retirement system at any time. subject to sections 
18252 and 18252-A. if applicable. 
A person who reenters the 
system 
may 
purchase seryice credit for 
the 
time 
served in 
eligible service as follows. 
A. 
If the person withdrew aCCumulated contributions at the 
time of withdrawal. the person. subject to any limitations 
set forth in section 18252-A. 
may repurchase that prior 
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service credit by repaying those contributions pursuant to 
section 18304. 
B. 
For the purchase of time for which the person was not a 
member: 
(1) 
For an optional member described in subsection 3, 
paragraph B or C who began membership before January 1, 
1986, purchase of service credit for the period during 
which the person was eligible for membership but was 
not a member of the retirement system is governed by 
section 18305: and 
( 2) 
For other optional members, purchase of service 
credit for 
the period during which the person was 
eligible for membership but was not a member of the 
retirement system is governed by section 18305-A. 
Sec. A·4. 5 MRSA §18252, as amended by PL 2003, c. 387, §6, 
is further amended to read: 
§18252. 
Membership in districts with Social Security coverage 
under Social Security Section 218 agreement 
AB-~p'lr&yee A person who is or would be covered by the 
United States Social Security Act as a result of employment by a 
participating local district having a so-called "Social Security 
Section 218 agreement" may elect to join, not to join, to cease 
contributions to or to withdraw from the retirement system under 
the following conditions. 
1. 
Hew employees. A new employee may join the retirement 
system at the beginning of employment or on any anniversary of 
the beginning of employment, so long as tae-empJeyee that person 
is still an employee of the participating local district and the 
district continues to be a participating local district. 
A. 
Purchase of service credit for the period during which 
the person was not a 
member of the retirement system is 
governed by section 18305-A. 
2. 
Employee who is participating member • 
AB-~pl-&yee A 
person who is a participating member of the retirement system may 
elect to cease contributions to the system and, at the-emp*eyee~6 
that person's discretion, may withdraw accumulated contributions 
in accordance with the-pFeeea~Fes-iB section 18306. 
3. 
Person who has previously ceased 
empleyee 
A 
person 
who 
has 
previously 
contributions 
to 
the 
retirement 
system, 
contributions. 
elected 
to 
whether 
or 
Ali 
cease 
not 
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accumulated contributions have 
been withdrawn, 
may 
choose to 
rejoin the system at any time under the following conditions. 
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B. 
The 
employer 
must still be 
a 
participating local 
district allowing new membership in the retirement system. 
C. 
Purchase of service credit for the period during which 
the person was not a member of the retirement system is 
governed 
by 
section 
18305-A. 
Repayment 
of 
withdrawn 
accumulated contributions is governed by section 18304. 
5. 
Limit on riqht to rejoin. 
The right of aa--empJ.eyee .9 
person to rejoin under subsection 3 is limited to one occurrence. 
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 
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 enti tIed to accumulate additional 
service credits during the period of time the person is 
restored to service. 
(2) 
When 
the person again retires, 
entitled to receive benefits computed 
the person is 
on the person's 
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entire creditable service and in accordance with the 
law in effect at the time. 
C. 
Upon being restored to service, the person must elect to 
have benefits either continued or terminated. 
If written 
notification of the person's election is not received by the 
executive director within 60 days of restoration to service, 
the person is deemed to have elected the provisions of 
paragraph A. 
The election, regardless of how it is made, is 
irrevocable during the period of restoration to services. 
Sec. A-5. 5 MRSA §18252-A, sub-§l, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
387, §7, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Membership. 
An 
employee 
of 
a 
participating 
local 
district that does not have a so-called "Social Security Section 
agreement" and that has a plan provided by the employer under 
section 18252-B may elect to be a member under the retirement 
system or to be covered under the plan provided by the employer 
in accordance with the following. 
A. 
AR--emp.l-sj'ee A person hired by a participating local 
district, or rehired following a break in service, after the 
date on which the employer provides a plan under section 
18252-B must elect at the time of hiring or rehiring whether 
to be a member under the retirement system or to be covered 
under a plan provided by the employer under section 18252-B. 
(1) 
If the elRp19j'ee person elects to be a member under 
the retirement system, the election is effective as of 
the date of hire or rehire. 
(a) 
AR--empl-Sj'se 
A person who elects to be 
a 
member of the retirement system may later elect to 
be covered under a plan provided by the employer 
under section 18252-B. 
The elRp19j'ee person who so 
elects 
may, 
at 
eRe--~lRp*eyee~s 
that 
person's 
discretion, withdraw accumulated contributions in 
accordance with appliea8*e-~~~~~~--~w-aRQ 
~~le--~fiQ--~~~~-~~--pFseea~~es section 
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(b) 
AR--~mp*syee 
A 
person 
who 
elects 
under 
division (a) to be covered under a plan provided 
by the employer under section 18252-B may later 
elect 
to 
again 
become 
a 
member 
under 
the 
retirement system, unless to so elect would have 
the effect of requiring the employer, without the 
employer's 
agreement, 
to 
make 
an 
employer 
contribution to both the retirement system and the 
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plan 
provided 
by 
the 
employer 
under 
section 
l8252-B. 
(c) 
Aa--emp~eyee 
A 
person 
who 
elects 
under 
division 
(b) 
to again become 
a 
member of the 
retirement system may 
ae~-~-~~~~~~£--eF 
piek-~p-~&~~~&a~~&&-~--~~~-£e~¥4€e--e~eei~ 
'9F-~~-peF1eQ-~~~~~-~he-~~-elee~ee 
ae~--t~-"--a-~--~aeeF 
in accordance with 
section l8305-A, purchase service credit for the 
period during which the person elected not to be a 
member 
of the retirement system. 
The 
empleyee 
person 
may, 
in accordance with section 18304, 
repay contributions withdrawn under division (a) 
and 
may, 
as 
permitted 
under 
other 
relevant 
retirement 
system 
law, 
rule 
and policy, 
repay 
other refunded contributions. 
(d) 
Aa-empJ.eyee A person who, having elected to 
again become a member under the retirement system 
under division (c), later elects again not to be a 
member may not thereafter become a member under 
the retirement system while employed by the same 
participating local district. 
(2) 
Aa--emploeyee A person who elects to be covered 
under a plan provided by the employer under section 
l8252-B may later elect to become a member under the 
retirement system. 
(a) 
Membership service credit for aa--empleyee .e 
person JOl.nl.ng the retirement system under this 
subparagraph begins as of the effective date of 
first contributions or pick-up contributions to 
the 
retirement 
system 
following 
~Ae--empleyee~s 
that person's election under this subparagraph. 
(b) 
Aa-emp*9yee A person who joins the retirement 
system 
under 
this 
subparagraph 
may 
a9~---pay 
e9a~FiB~~ieas-~--he¥e--p~~ap-~~~~~~-maee 
9a-~--Feeeive-~-s9Fvie9-~~~--'eF--t~-peFige 
e~Fia4jJ-~~--t-be--emp19yee 
in accordance with 
section l8305-A, purchase service credit for the 
period during which the person elected not to be a 
member of the retirement system. 
(c) 
Aa-empJ.eyee A person who, having elected to 
become a member under the retirement system under 
this subparagraph, later elects again not to be a 
member may, at the employee's discretion, withdraw 
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accumulated 
contributions 
in 
accordance 
with 
applicable 
requirements 
of 
law 
and 
rule 
and 
retirement 
system 
procedures 
and 
may 
not 
thereafter become a member under the retirement 
system while employed by the same participating 
local district. 
B. 
An employee of the participating local district who is a 
member under the retirement system on the date on which the 
employer provides a plan under section l8252-B may elect to 
remain a member under the retirement system or to become 
covered under a plan provided by the employer under section 
l8252-B. 
(1) 
If ~Re-emp~eyee that person elects not to remain a 
member, the election is effective as of the first day 
of the month in which no contributions or pick-up 
contributions are made to the retirement system by 
~Re 
empleyee that person. 
AR-emp~eyee A person who elects 
not to remain a member may, at 
~Re--emp].e.Y'ee!.s .thll 
person's discretion, withdraw accumulated contributions 
in accordance with 
appliea9~e--l"-equ-k-ement.-s--ef--l-aw--aREl 
~~le-aREl-~e~i~emeR~-sys~em-p~eeeEl~~es section 18306. 
(2) 
AR-~eyee A person who elects not to remain a 
member under the retirement system may later elect to 
again become a member. 
(a) 
Membership service credit for 
aR-~eyee .Q 
person who elects to. again become a member under 
the 
retirement 
system 
under 
this 
subparagraph 
begins as of the effective date of the first 
contributions 
or 
pick-up 
contributions 
to 
the 
retirement system following 
~Be--emp~eY'ee!.s ~ 
person's election under this subparagraph. 
(b) 
AR---eRlfl~eyee 
A 
person 
who 
rejoins 
the 
retirement system under this subparagraph may 
Re~ 
pay--€e£~~~~~~eB£--~--~~-~&~r~&~~~&&--eF 
Feeeive-£e£~4€e-~~~~~~-~~-~r~-e~ri~-wRieR 
~Re-emp~eyee-~~~~~-~~~~-memgeF-~RQe~ ~ 
accordance with section 18305-A, purchase service 
credit for the period during which that person 
elected not be a member of the retirement system. 
The 
emp;!,eyee 
person 
may, 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 18304, repay contributions refunded under 
subparagraph (1), unless to so elect would have 
the effect of requiring the employer, without the 
employer's 
agreement, 
to 
make 
an 
employer 
contribution to both the retirement system and the 
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plan 
provided 
by 
the 
employer 
under 
section 
18252-B. 
(c) 
AIl-~eyee A person who, having elected to 
again become a member under the retirement system 
under this subparagraph, later elects again not to 
be a member may, at 
t.he-~eyee.!.s that person's 
discretion, withdraw accumulated contributions in 
accordance with app~iea9~e-~~~~~~--~w-aBa 
~Q~e--a~--~~~-~~--p~eeeaQ~es section 
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and may not thereafter become a member under 
the retirement system while employed by the same 
participating local district. 
~T--At.-Be-~~~~-~~~~~1eGt~~-~-9&-a-memge~ 
QBee~--&h&-~~~--~~-~BeeE--pa~~~aph-~-~--~-pay 
eeBt.Fi9Qt.ieB6-~--~~~~-eeRt.Fi9Qt.ieR6-~-~~~-6eFviee 
eFeeit.-ieE-aBy-~~~~4~~~~~y&&~k&&&&G-Re&-t.e 
ge-a-memge~T 
D. 
If the participating local district does not have a plan 
provided under section 18252-B, the employees do not have 
the elections provided under paragraphs A and B. 
Sec. A-6. 5 MRSA §18252-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 
709, §4, is amended to read: 
3. 
Exclusions. 
This section does not apply to employees of 
participating local districts who 
are employed in part-time, 
seasonal 
or 
temporary 
positions 
or 
to 
employees 
for 
whom 
membership in the retirement system is optional under seet.i:eB 
li~Qlr-6Q9Seet.ie&-6f section 18251, subsection ~f-~~-~S6&~f 
eF--e&Ot.-ion--18891T-~-i-on--lr--pa;c-aq.t'-aph--~ .l or denied under 
section 18256 or who are excluded from membership under section 
18201, subsection 3. 
Sec. A-7. 5 MRSA §18304, first 1(, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 
801, §§5 and 7, is amended to read: 
Any 
former 
member 
who 
withdrew 
his 
that 
person's 
contributions after termination of service or after withdrawing 
from the retirement system and who again becomes a member may 
repay his earlier contributions to the Members' Contribution Fund 
under the following conditions. 
Sec. A-8. 5 MRSA §18304, sub-§l, as amended by PL 1991, c. 
580, §14, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Time. 
The repayment may-~-~-maee-~~~--~-memge~ 
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af~eF--t-be--Qat.e-~:E--~-e£-t.-w--at:.,i-&fl--~e-~-6hi.~-aBEl must be made 
before the date any retirement benefit becomes effective for the 
member. 
Sec. A-9. 5 MRSA §1830S, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 
801, §§5 and 7, is amended to read: 
4. 
Exception. This section does not apply to aBy-memeeF-whe 
ee~iB6--memeeF&&~p--c:E-~r-~r--~~r-~--~-w~e--BaQT--iB 
aeeeFElaBee--wi~h a 
person whose membership in the retirement 
system is optionaL unless the person is described in section 
18251, 
elee~eEl--Be~--ee--eeeeme--a--memgeF--wheB--ii~6~--empleyed 
subsection 3. paragraph B or C and the person began membership 
before January 1, 1986. 
Sec. A-IO. 5 MRSA §1830S-A is enacted to read: 
§1830S-A. 
Back contributions for optional members 
A person whose membership is optional and who did not become 
a member on the date of first employment or who reentered the 
retirement system after having previously withdrawn may elect as 
permitted by section 18251. 
18252 
or 
18252-A. 
whichever 
is 
APplicable. to pay into the Members' Contribution Fund under the 
following conditions; 
1. 
Time. The payment must be made before the date any 
retirement benefit becomes effective for the member: 
2. 
MaDDer of P8,DI8nt. 
The payment must be made to the 
retirement system by a single direct payment or by annual direct 
payments made in accordance with section 18301, subsection 4: and 
3. Amount of pQDK!nt. The amount of payment must be the 
amount that. together with regular interest on that amount. is 
the actuarial equivalent. at the effective date of the retirement 
benefit. of the portion of the retirement benefit based on the 
additional creditable service. 
Additional 
amounts paid under 
this 
section 
become 
part 
of 
the 
member's 
accumulated 
contributions. 
Sec. A-II. 5 MRSA §18306, first 11, as amended by PL 1987. c. 
739, §§36 and 48, is further amended to read: 
If the service of any member has terminated, except by death 
or retirement under this Part, or if an optional member withdraws 
from the retirement system or if an employee of a district whieh 
that withdraws from participation under section 18203 wishes to 
have accumulated contributions refunded, the member or employee 
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be paid the amount of accumulated contributions under 
the following conditions. 
Sec. A-12. 5 MRSA §18358, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1987, c. 
739, §§41 and 48, is further amended to read: 
2. 
Optional members joining or rejoining system. A person 
who joins the retirement system under section 18251, S1:lBSeeta.9R 
6T-pa~a~~aph-PT-aEte~-PeeemBe~-6lT-l98i 18252 or 18252-A: 
A. 
May-~-~~a&~i&~&~&&-e£-~~~-eeBtFiB1:lti9RS 
maQe-~--t.-he--emp.aeye-F--&&-~---£-e€-e.a.o¥.-aBy Receives service 
credit for the period during which the person elected not to 
be a member of the retirement system only if payments are 
made pursuant to section 18305 or 18305-A; and 
B. 
Begins 
effective 
to 
accrue 
date 
of 
membership 
service credit 
first 
contributions 
or 
contributions to the retirement system. 
on 
the 
pick-up 
Sec. A-13. 5 MRSA §18359, as amended by PL 1987, c. 823, §§7 
and 8, is repealed. 
PARTB 
Sec. B-1. 5 MRSA §17703, sub-§I, as amended by PL 1991, c. 
580, §5, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Time. 
The repayment 
lRay-~--he--maQe--unt.-i~--t:fte.-lRemBe~ 
has-aee1:llR1:l.ateQ-a~-~~-~~~~~~~-e~eQi&a&1e-se~yiee 
aEte~-~-Qa~e-~~-~.es-t-&£-at.,i~-t.&-~-&hi-p--aBQ must be made 
before the date any retirement benefit becomes effective for the 
member. 
Sec. B-2. 5 MRSA §17703, sub-§l-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
261, §5, is repealed. 
Sec. B-3. 5 MRSA §17705, first" as repealed and replaced by 
PL 1987, c. 256, §6, is amended to read: 
If the service of any member has terminated, except by death 
or by retirement under this Part, 
or if an optional member 
withdraws from the retirement system. the member shall I!l.Y.§..t be 
paid the amount of his the member' s 
accumulated contributions, 
under the following conditions. • 
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SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
replaces 
the 
bill. 
It 
makes 
the 
law 
regarding purchase of service credit for optional members the 
same for participating local district optional members as it is 
for 
optional 
members 
in 
the 
other 
retirement 
programs 
administered by the Maine State Retirement System. 
Any optional member may purchase service credit for service 
rendered to the participating local district during which the 
person elected not to be a member of the Maine State Retirement 
System. 
Persons who can purchase that credit under current law 
by paying missed contributions plus interest continue to be able 
to purchase credit at that cost. 
Other optional members must pay 
the actuarial value of the service credit being purchased. 
The amendment also makes clear that optional members who 
withdraw from the Maine State Retirement System may withdrew 
their accumulated contributions, regardless of whether they have 
terminated employment. 
If those members later rejoin the Maine 
State Retirement System, they may repurchase service credit by 
repaying 
their 
accumulated 
contributions 
plus 
interest. 
The 
amendment deletes the 2-year waiting period before persons may 
repay withdrawn contributions. 
The 
amendment 
also 
amends 
the 
law 
governing the 
state 
employee and teacher plan to delete the 2-year waiting period 
before withdrawn contributions may be repaid, to make that plan 
consistent with the participating local district plan. 
It also 
clarifies 
that 
optional 
members 
may 
withdraw 
accumulated 
contributions when they withdraw from the plan, regardless of 
whether they have terminated employment. 
The amendment also changes many references from "employee" 
to "person" to be consistent with newer sections of law without 
making any substantive change in law. 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03119/04 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1810 
An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning Optional Membership for 
Participating Local Districts in the Maine State Retirement System 
LR2559(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No cost to state or participating local districts 
This bill allows those optional members currently prevented from purchasing service credit for periods of non-
membership in a participating local district to purchase those credits by paying the full actuarial cost. There is no cost 
to the employer or the plan. Permitting a member to repay withdrawn contributions immediately upon rejoining the 
Maine State Retirement System rather than having to wait two years does not create a cost to employers or the plan. 
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