An Act To Expand the 1998 Special Retirement Plan To Include Employees Who Work for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1746
Committee Amendment CA_A_S424 (Senate)
Amends: 5 MRSA §17851-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" /'1 "to S.P. 601, L.D. 1746, "An Act To Expand the 
1998 Special Retirement Plan To Include Employees Who Work for the Office of Chief 
Medical Examiner" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph R in the 2nd line (page 1, line 37 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "who elect to participate in the 1998 Special Plan" 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 2 in the 8th line (page 2, line 8 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "after June 30, 2022 for employees" and inserting the following: 
'any employee' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§3, ,A, as amended by PL 2021, c. 474, §7, is 
further amended by amending subparagraph (1) to read: 
(1) Service credit purchased by repayment of an earlier refund of accumulated 
contributions following termination of service is included only to the extent that 
time to which the refund relates was served after June 30, 1998 and before 
September 1, 2002 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs A and B; 
after June 30, 1998 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs C to H; 
after December 31, 1999 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs I to 
K; after June 30, 2020 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraphs N to P; 
and after September 30, 2021 for employees identified in subsection 1, paragraph 
Q in any one or a combination of the capacities specified in subsection 1. Service 
credit may be purchased for service by an employee identified in subsection 1, 
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paragraphs L aH:d~ M and R regardless of when performed; and' 
Amend the bill in section 7 in paragraph Bin the first line (page 3, line 28 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "and" and inserting the following: 'aH:d~' 
Amend the bill in section 7 in paragraph Bin the first line (page 3, line 28 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "F" the following: 'and G' 
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Amend the bill by inserting after section 7 the following: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 4 "to S.P. 601, L.D. 1746 ( 'S-L( LL~ 
'Sec. 8. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§4, 1G is enacted to read: 
G. The service retirement benefit of a member to whom subsection 1, paragraph R 
applies and who qualifies for service retirement benefits under subsection 2 must be 
computed under section 17852, subsection 1, paragraph A on the basis of all of the 
member's creditable service in the capacity specified in subsection 1, paragraph R, 
regardless of when that creditable service was earned, except that for a member 1 
qualifying under subsection 2, paragraph B: 
(1) If the member had 10 years of service on July 1, 1993, the benefit must be 
reduced as provided in section 17852, subsection 3, paragraphs A and B for each 
year the member's age precedes 55 years of age; or 
(2) If the member had fewer than 10 years of creditable service on July 1, 1993, 
the benefit must be reduced by 6% for each year that the member's age precedes 
years of age.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 9 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 9. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
Chief Medical Examiner - Office of 0412 
Initiative: Provides funds for the prospective costs for employees in the employment of the 
Office of Chief Medical Examiner within the Department of the Attorney General to 
participate in the 1998 Special Plan. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Chief Medical Examiner - Office of 0412 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$35,787 
$35,787 
Initiative: Allocates funds for the prospective costs for employees in the employment of 
the Office of Chief Medical Examiner within the Department of the Attorney General to 
participate in the 1998 Special Plan. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
Personal Services 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2022-23 
$1,403 
$1,403 
2022-23 
$35,787 
$1,403 
$37,190 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A-" to S.P. 601, L.D. 1746 ( S- L-{ z...,G\} 
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 
Retirement System - Retirement Allowance Fund 0085 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for the increase in the unfunded actuarial liability as a 
result of allowing service retirement benefits for employees employed in the Office of 
Chief Medical Examiner within the Department of the Attorney General earned under the 
regular state employee and teacher plan to be calculated under the 1998 Special Plan. 
GENERAL FUND 
2021-22 
2022-23 
All Other 
$0 
$457,818 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$457,818 
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, MAINE PUBLIC 
EMPLOYEES 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2021-22 
2022-23 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
$457,818 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$457,818 
SECTION TOTALS 
2021-22 
2022-23 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
$493,605 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0 
$1,403 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$495,008 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the election that employees in the Office of Chief Medical 
Examiner within the Department of the Attorney General must make to participate in the 
1998 Special Plan of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. It also provides that 
the service retirement benefit for an employee in the office must be computed on the basis 
of all of the member's creditable service, regardless of when that service was earned. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/08/22 ;:!;Pac:.. 
LD 1746 
LR 2123(02) 
An Act To Expand the 1998 Special Retirement Plan To Include Employees Who Work for the Office 
of Chief Medical Examiner 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''jd.' ( 3-t.\'L~ 
Committee: Labor and Housing 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2021-22 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2022-23 
$493,605 
$493,605 
$1,403 
Projections 
FY 2023-24 
$36,932 
$36,932 
$1,448 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
$38,114 
$38,114 
$1,494 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $493,605 and Federal Expenditures Fund allocations of $1,403 in 
fiscal year 2022-23 for the costs of allowing employees of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner to participate in the 
1998 Special Plan. Of these amounts, a one-time General Fund appropriation of $457,818 in fiscal year 2022-23 is 
provided to the Retirement System - Retirement Allowance Fund within the Maine Public Employees Retirement 
System for the unfunded actuarial liability created as a result of allowing service retirement benefits for these 
employees earned under the regular state employee and teacher plan to be calculated under the 1998 Special Plan. 
Additionally, a General Fund appropriation of $35,787 and a Federal Expenditures Fund allocation of $1,403 in fiscal 
year 2022-23 is provided to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner within the Department of the Attorney General for 
the prospective costs of moving the positions to the 1998 Special Plan 
LR2123(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1