An Act To Provide Equal Treatment for All Veterans in the Laws Governing the Maine State Retirement System
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0005
Committee: Labor
Sponsors: CAMPBELL, MILLS, ADAMS, CRAVEN, CROSTHWAITE, GERZOFSKY, MILLETT, PINGREE, TARDY, TREAT
Amends: 5 MRSA §17760

Legislative Document 
No.5 
H.P.6 
House of Representatives, December 15, 2006 
An Act To Provide Equal Treatment for All Veterans in the Laws 
Governing the Maine State Retirement System 
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 13, 2006. Referred to the Committee on 
Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 
Presented by Representative CAMPBELL of Newfield. 
Cosponsored by Senator MILLS of Somerset and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: ADAMS of Portland, CRAVEN of Lewiston, CROSTHWAITE of Ellsworth, 
GERZOFSKY of Brunswick, MILLETT of Waterford, PINGREE of North Haven, TARDY of 
Newport, TREAT of Farmingdale. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17760, sub-§3, ~A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 693, §3, is 
amended to read: 
A. 
A member may purchase service credit at the cost set forth in subsection 4 if the 
member has at least ~ 
.2. years of creditable service at the time of retirement, and the 
member makes payment as required under subsection 4 and the member:~ 
(1) 8egan mernbership prior to January 1, 197{i; 
(2) Served in the United States Arrned Forees during any federally recognized 
period of conflict; or 
(3) Was aw:arded an Arrned Forces Expeditioaary Medal, a Combat Actioa 
Ribboa, a Cornbat Infaatry 8adge or any other carnpaign or expeditioaary medal 
aftd the receipt of such a rnedal would allow the rnernber to be coasidered 
"prefereH6e eligible" uader 5 United States Code, Sectioa 2108(3)(A) or 
2108(3)(8). A rnernber described ia this subparagraph is eatitled to purchase 
service cresit at the cost set forth ia subsectioa 4 oaly if a cost subsisy for that 
rnember's sen<ice cresit has beea pais to the retirernent system as pro'lises ia 
subsectioa {i. 
Sec. 2. 5 MRS A §17760, sub-§3, ~C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 693, §3, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §17760, sub-§5, ~C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 693, §3, is 
amended to read: 
C. 
A person who purchases service credit under this subsection and who 
subsequently, without inclusion of the purchased service credit and prior to 
retirement, becomes qualified for service credit at the cost set forth in subsection 4 is 
entitled to purchase the service credit under section 17713, subsection 2 and to 
receive a refund of the amount paid under this subsection that exceeds the cost to 
purchase the service credit under section 17713. A person who would have been 
qualified to purchase service credit under subsection 4 prior to retirement if a timely 
appropriation had been made under former subsection 6 is entitled to a refund under 
this subsection even if the person becomes qualified after retirement. 
Sec. 4. 5 MRS A §17760, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 693, §3, is repealed. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows members of the Maine State Retirement System with at least 5 years 
of creditable service who served in the Armed Forces of the United States and received 
an honorable discharge to purchase service credit for the time spent in the armed forces at 
a subsidized cost, whether or not the military time was during a federally recognized 
period of conflict or the member was awarded a campaign or expeditionary medal. 
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