An Act To Provide Funding To Allow Veterans Who Received Certain Combat Medals To Purchase Subsidized Service Time towards Their Retirement Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. Funding for veterans who received combat or expeditionary medals to purchase subsidized time toward retirement. Funds appropriated from the General Fund pursuant to this Act must be used by the Maine State Retirement System to enable persons who were eligible under Public Law 2003, chapter 693 in calendar year 2004, as determined by the Maine State Retirement System's report on subsidy for military service purchases dated February 15, 2005 and issued pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 17760, subsection 6, paragraph A, to purchase military service credit toward retirement at a subsidized rate. Page l-LR1495(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0350
Committee Amendment CA_A_H32 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 263, L.D. 
350, Bill, 
in the 
Act 
To 
Provide Equal Treatment for All Veterans 
Governing the Maine State Retirement System" 
"An 
Laws 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Provide Funding To Allow Veterans Who Received Certain 
Combat Medals To Purchase Subsidized Service Time towards Their 
Retirement' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. Funding for veterans who received combat or expeditionary 
medals 
to 
purchase subsidized 
time 
toward 
retirement. 
Funds 
appropriated from the General Fund pursuant to this Act must be 
used by the Maine State Retirement System to enable persons who 
were eligible under Public Law 2003, chapter 693 in calendar year 
2004, as determined by the Maine State Retirement System's report 
on subsidy for military service purchases dated February 15, 2005 
and issued pursuant to the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, 
section 17760, subsection 6, paragraph A, 
to purchase military 
service credit toward retirement at a subsidized rate. 
Page l-LR1495(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
, 
~ 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 
"to H.P. 263, L.D. 350 
Sec. 
2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
The 
following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, (BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE) MAINE STATE 
Retirement System - Subsidized Military Service Credit 
Initiative: 
Provides one-time funds to subsidize the purchase of 
military service credit for the members who applied and were 
determined to be eligible to purchase service credit for calendar 
year 2004 pursuant to Public Law 2003, chapter 693. 
General Fund 
A1l Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2005-06 
$197,937 
$197,937 
2006-01 
$0 
$0' 
This 
amendment 
replaces 
the 
bill. 
The 
amendment 
appropriates funds to the Maine State Retirement System for the 
purposes of Public Law 
2003, chapter 693, which enables veterans 
who received certain combat or expeditionary medals to purchase 
military service credit toward retirement at a subsidized rate. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/04/05 frCt~C 
LD350 
LR 1495(02) 
An Act To Provide Equal Treatment for All Veterans in the Laws Governing the Maine State 
Retirement System 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
Projections 
2007-08 
Projections 
2008-09 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$197,937 
$0 
$197,937 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $197,937 to the Maine State Retirement System to 
subsidize the purchase of military service credit for those members who, during calendar year 2004, applied and were 
determined to be eligible to purchase service credit at the subsidized rate. Because this legislation is not an 
emergency, the General Fund appropriation included in this fiscal note is based on an effective date of October 1, 
2005. 
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