An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0947
Committee Amendment CA_A_H313 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 650, LD. 947, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws To Ensure Equity in the Judicial Retirement Program" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 3 by striking out all of paragraph A (page I, 
lines 8 to 29 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
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'A. Any member who has not withdrawn that member's accumulated contributions 
with the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program may, upon appointment as 
a judge, have that member's State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program 
contributions and membership service transferred to that member's account with the 
Judicial Retirement Program and all creditable service resulting from membership in 
the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program is creditable service in the 
Judicial Retirement Program. 
All funds in the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program contributed by the 
employer on account of employment are transferred to the Judicial Retirement 
Program and must be used to liquidate the liability incurred by reason of that 
member's previous employment. The State shall make such contributions, from time 
to time, as may be necessary to provide the benefits under the Judicial Retirement 
Program for the member as have accrued to the member by reason of the member's 
previous employment and may accrue to the member by reason of membership in the 
Judicial Retirement Program. 
A-I. Any member who has not withdrawn that member's accumulated contributions 
with the Legislative Retirement Program may, upon appointment as a judge, elect to 
have that member's Legislative Retirement Program contributions and membership 
service transferred to that member's account with the Judicial Retirement Program 
and have all creditable service resulting from membership in the Legislative 
Retirement Program count as creditable service in the Judicial Retirement Program. 
The member must pay an 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 that results from inclusion of the creditable service in 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMIITEE AMENDMENT 4" to H.P. 650, L.D. 947 
the Legislative Retirement Program as creditable service in the Judicial Retirement 
Program. 
All funds in the Legislative Retirement Program contributed by the employer on 
account of the member's previous membership in the Legislative Retirement Program 
are transferred to the Judicial Retirement Program and must be used to liquidate the 
liability incurred by reason of that member's previous membership.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that, upon appointment as a judge, a member of the 
Legislative Retirement Program may transfer accumulated contributions and membership 
to the Judicial Retirement Program only if that member pays the' full actuarial costs 
associated with including the transferred service as service in the Judicial Retirement 
Program. This amendment deletes any changes proposed in the bill concerning members 
of the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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LD947 
LR 1856(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws To Ensure Equity in the Judicial Retirement Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committ~e Amendment 'A' 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No State fiscal impact 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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Because this legislation requires that the full actuarial costs associated with a member of the Legislative Retirement 
Program transferring accumulated contributions and membership to the Judicial Retirement Program be borne by the 
member, there is no fiscal impact to the State. 
LR 1856(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1