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5 ME Rev Stat § 17768 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS|Subchapter 4: CREDITABLE SERVICE|5 §17768. Service credit for teachers

 §17768. Service credit for teachers A member who is a teacher and who experiences a reduction in income from an extracurricular or cocurricular position due to circumstances related to coronavirus disease 2019, referred to in this section as "COVID-19," may purchase service credit for the period during which the extracurricular or cocurricular position was eliminated or otherwise unavailable under the following conditions.   [PL 2021, c. 225, §3 (NEW).]1.  Eligibility requirements.  A teacher may purchase service credit under this section only if:   A. During the 12 months preceding the start of the period of the service credit, the teacher received income from employment in an extracurricular or cocurricular position that was eliminated or otherwise unavailable during the period from January 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 due to circumstances related to COVID-19; and   [PL 2021, c. 225, §3 (NEW).]B. The teacher is in the final 3 years of service during the period from January 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021.   [PL 2021, c. 225, §3 (NEW).][PL 2021, c. 225, §3 (NEW).] 2.  Limit on service credit.  The additional service credit under this section may be purchased only for the period from January 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021.   [PL 2021, c. 225, §3 (NEW).] 3.  Payment.  A member purchasing service credit under this section must, before any retirement benefit becomes effective, pay into the Members' Contribution Fund by a single payment or annual direct payments to the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program 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 based on the additional service credit purchased under this section. Payments must be made as provided in section 17701, subsection 4.   If any retirement benefit becomes effective before the completion of the payment under this subsection, the member is entitled to the additional creditable service that the total amount of payments actually made, plus regular interest on those payments to the date the retirement benefit becomes effective, bears to the actuarial equivalent of the total portion of the retirement benefit based on the additional creditable service.   [PL 2021, c. 225, §3 (NEW).] 4.  Limitation on use of purchased service credit.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, service credit purchased under this section may be used only for the purpose of increasing the amount of a member's service retirement benefit by inclusion of the purchased service credit and may not be used to establish a member's qualification for a service retirement benefit.   [PL 2021, c. 225, §3 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2021, c. 225, §3 (NEW).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18051 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS|Subchapter 6: GROUP LIFE INSURANCE|5 §18051. Authorization

 §18051. Authorization The board, and only the board, may purchase for the retirement system, from one or more life insurance companies, a policy or policies of life insurance, as defined by Title 24-A, section 702.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).]1.  Procedure.  Proposals for the purchase of insurance may be solicited from one or more insurance companies on a competitive basis or an existing policy or policies may be renegotiated.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).] 2.  Licensed company.  Any policy or policies purchased shall be purchased from a company or companies licensed under the laws of this State.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18052 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS|Subchapter 6: GROUP LIFE INSURANCE|5 §18052. Nature of policy

 §18052. Nature of policy 1.  Limitation.  All provisions of a policy or policies purchased under section 18051 shall be subject to the limitations of Title 24-A, sections 2601 to 2628.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).] 2.  No reduction of benefits.  No provisions of a policy or policies purchased under section 18051 may reduce the benefits granted under this subchapter.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18053 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS|Subchapter 6: GROUP LIFE INSURANCE|5 §18053. Rules

 §18053. Rules The board may promulgate and publish, in accordance with chapter 375, subchapter II, whatever rules are necessary and proper to give effect to the intent, purposes and provisions of this subchapter.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18053-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS|Subchapter 6: GROUP LIFE INSURANCE|5 §18053-A. Funds

 §18053-A. Funds All assets in the group life insurance program may be combined for investment purposes. The assets attributable to employers of state employees, teachers, Legislators and judges who are participants in the group life insurance program may not be combined with the assets attributable to other group life insurance participants for benefit purposes. Premiums for retiree group life insurance coverage under section 18061, subsection 2, and interest and dividends attributable to those premiums, may not be used to provide benefits for participants who are not retirees.   [PL 2017, c. 88, §28 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 88, §28 (NEW).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18054 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS|Subchapter 6: GROUP LIFE INSURANCE|5 §18054. Administration

 §18054. Administration 1.  Expenses.  All expenses of a group life insurance program shall be reimbursed from premium rate adjustments, dividends or interest earnings on reserves.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).] 2.  Report.  A report of the activities of the group life insurance program shall be published annually.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18055 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS|Subchapter 6: GROUP LIFE INSURANCE|5 §18055. Participation

 §18055. Participation 1.  Availability.  Except as provided in subsection 2 or 4, insurance purchased under section 18051 must be made available to the following persons:   A. Elective and appointive officers and employees of the State eligible for membership in the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program or the Legislative Retirement Program;   [PL 2007, c. 491, §179 (AMD).]B. Teachers eligible for membership in the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program;   [PL 2007, c. 491, §180 (AMD).]C. Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court and the Superior Court and Judges of the District Court and the Administrative Court; and   [PL 2001, c. 12, §4 (AMD).]D. Workers' compensation commissioners.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§5, 7 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 491, §§179, 180 (AMD).] 2.  Exception.  The board may, by rule, provide standards for inclusion or exclusion of employees on the basis of nature and type of employment or conditions. No employee or group of employees may be excluded solely on the basis of the hazardous nature of employment.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§5, 7 (NEW).] 3.  Employment with 2 employers.  Except as provided in section 18056, subsection 3, paragraph D and section 18656, subsection 3, paragraph D, a participant to whom coverage is available under subsection 1 or section 18655, subsection 1 may participate through employment with 2 or more employers.   [PL 2003, c. 485, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Retirees who return to service.  A retiree who is insured pursuant to section 18061, subsection 2 or 18661, subsection 2 and who returns to employment in a position in which the person would be eligible for coverage under subsection 1 is eligible for coverage under subsection 1 only if that person pays the cost of the coverage. This limitation applies regardless of whether similarly employed persons who are not retirees would be required to pay the cost. The board shall establish a method by which such persons may pay the costs of insurance coverage elected under this subsection, which may include basic and supplemental insurance.   [PL 2003, c. 485, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 42 (AMD). RR 1999, c. 2, §4 (COR). RR 1999, c. 2, §5 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 12, §4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 485, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 491, §§179, 180 (AMD).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18057 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS|Subchapter 6: GROUP LIFE INSURANCE|5 §18057. Payments on death

 §18057. Payments on death Any amount of group life insurance and group accidental death insurance in force on any employee at the date of the employee's death must be paid, upon the establishment of a valid claim, in the following order of precedence.   [PL 2009, c. 515, §1 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 515, §3 (AFF).]1.  Designated beneficiary.  First, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries whom the employee designated in writing, if the written designation was received in the retirement system office or postmarked before the employee's death.   [PL 1991, c. 480, §5 (AMD).] 2.  Widow or widower.  Second, if no beneficiary qualifies under subsection 1, to the widow or widower of the employee.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).] 2-A.  Executor or personal representative.  Third, if no one qualifies under subsection 1 or 2, to the employee's duly appointed executor or personal representative for distribution according to the provisions of a lawfully executed will. This subsection is applicable only if the retirement system is notified of the appointment of the executor or personal representative within 6 months of the date of death of the employee.   [PL 2009, c. 515, §1 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 515, §3 (AFF).] 3.  Children.  Fourth, if no one qualifies under subsection 1 , 2 or 2-A, to the child or children of the employee and descendants of deceased children by representation.   [PL 2009, c. 515, §1 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 515, §3 (AFF).] 4.  Parents.  Fifth, if no one qualifies under subsection 1, 2, 2-A or 3, to the surviving parent or parents of the employee.   [PL 2009, c. 515, §1 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 515, §3 (AFF).] 5.  Executor or conservator.   [PL 2009, c. 515, §1 (RP); PL 2009, c. 515, §3 (AFF).] 6.  Next of kin.  Sixth, if no one qualifies under subsection 1, 2, 2-A, 3 or 4, to other next of kin of the employee entitled under the laws of domicile of that employee at the time of the employee's death.   [PL 2009, c. 515, §1 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 515, §3 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 480, §5 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 515, §1 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 515, §3 (AFF).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18059 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS|Subchapter 6: GROUP LIFE INSURANCE|5 §18059. Payment of premiums

 §18059. Payment of premiums Payment of premiums for group life insurance shall be on the basis determined by the board to be actuarially sufficient to pay anticipated claims.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18060 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS|Subchapter 6: GROUP LIFE INSURANCE|5 §18060. Review of insurance program (REPEALED)

 §18060. Review of insurance program (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 88, §29 (RP).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18101 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS|Subchapter 7: LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE|5 §18101. Long-term disability insurance coverage authorized

 §18101. Long-term disability insurance coverage authorized The board may offer long-term disability insurance coverage to members through their employer and may contract with one or more insurance companies to provide this coverage.   [PL 2017, c. 378, §1 (NEW).]1.  Premiums.  All premiums and any other amounts due to an insurance company or other 3rd party in connection with coverage under this subchapter must be borne by the covered person, the covered person's employer or both the covered person and the covered person's employer.   [PL 2017, c. 378, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Rules.  The board may adopt rules to implement this subchapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2017, c. 378, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 378, §1 (NEW).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18200 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 425: PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|5 §18200. Name, establishment and purpose

 §18200. Name, establishment and purpose There is established the Participating Local District Retirement Program as a governmental qualified defined benefit plan pursuant to Sections 401(a) and 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code and such other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and United States Treasury regulations and other guidance as are applicable, which has the powers and privileges of a corporation.   [PL 2009, c. 474, §26 (AMD).]The purpose of the Participating Local District Retirement Program is to provide retirement allowances and other benefits under this chapter for employees of participating local districts.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §181 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 491, §181 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 474, §26 (AMD).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18202 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 425: PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|5 §18202. Adoption of amendments to laws

 §18202. Adoption of amendments to laws 1.  Adoption optional.  A participating local district may adopt any or all of the amendments to this Part by filing with the board a duly certified copy of the vote of the body which would be entitled to approve participation under section 18201, setting forth the amendments to this Part which are to be adopted by that district.   A. A participating local district may elect to retain any or all of the provisions of the retirement law that the district adopted at the time of the original contract and including any changes adopted or selected by the district after that time.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§5, 7 (NEW).]B. The participating local district may request a valuation to determine the cost of any amendments. The cost of the valuation shall be assessed to and paid by the participating local district.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§5, 7 (NEW).][PL 1985, c. 801, §§5, 7 (NEW).] 2.  Effectiveness of amendments.  Any amendments to this Part enacted by the Legislature, which could grant benefits to employees of participating local districts, shall be effective only if the district elects to adopt the benefits and agrees to pay into the retirement system required costs as developed by the actuary.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§5, 7 (NEW).] 3.  Application.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1 and 2, the amendments made to the Participating Local District Retirement Program disability plans to meet the requirements of the federal Older Workers Benefit Protection Act apply to each participating local district without adoption by the district.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §183 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 887, §11 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 491, §183 (AMD).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18203 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 425: PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|5 §18203. Withdrawal of district from participation

 §18203. Withdrawal of district from participation A participating local district may withdraw from further participation in the Participating Local District Retirement Program under the terms and conditions of this section.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §184 (AMD).]1.  Procedure.  Withdrawal from participation is accomplished by filing with the board a duly certified copy of the vote of the body which would be entitled to approve participation under section 18201.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§5, 7 (NEW).] 2.  Effective date.  The withdrawal shall become effective on the last day of the month following the month in which the certified notice is received by the board.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§5, 7 (NEW).] 3.  Amendments.  A participating local district that has withdrawn from participation in the Participating Local District Retirement Program may adopt any provision of this Part and amend its plan to reflect adoption of that provision, whether the provision took effect before or after the effective date of the district's withdrawal. A participating local district withdrawing under this section may not amend its retirement plan except in accordance with this subsection, and any such amendment is effective only with respect to employees of the district who remained in the Participating Local District Retirement Program at the time of the district's withdrawal.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §185 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 256, §22 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 273, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 491, §§184, 185 (AMD).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18203-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 425: PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|5 §18203-A. Resumption of participation after withdrawal

 §18203-A. Resumption of participation after withdrawal The board may establish by rule the conditions under which a local district that has withdrawn from participation in the Participating Local District Retirement Program may again contract for participation of its employees in that program under this chapter or under chapter 427.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §186 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 580, §11 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 491, §186 (AMD).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18204 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 425: PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS|Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|5 §18204. Chief fiscal officer

 §18204. Chief fiscal officer The chief fiscal officer of a participating local district shall, in order to assist in the administration of the Participating Local District Retirement Program:   [PL 2007, c. 491, §187 (AMD).]1.  Information.  Submit to the board whatever information about the employees of the participating local district the board prescribes; and   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).] 2.  Duties.  Cause to be performed whatever duties, with respect to the employees of the participating local district, that the board prescribes.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§ 5, 7 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 491, §187 (AMD).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18252-C (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 425: PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS|Subchapter 2: MEMBERSHIP|5 §18252-C. Delayed election of membership; annual open enrollment

 §18252-C. Delayed election of membership; annual open enrollment Employees who were eligible to participate in the Participating Local District Retirement Program under section 18251, subsection 3, section 18252 and section 18252‑A, subsection 1 at the beginning of employment but did not join may do so as governed by this section.   [PL 2021, c. 286, §5 (NEW).]1.  Delayed election of membership.  An employee who was first eligible to participate in the Participating Local District Retirement Program who elects not to join the Participating Local District Retirement Program at the beginning of that employee's employment may become a member at any time up to and including that employee's 5th‑year employment anniversary with that employer pursuant to subsection 2.   [PL 2021, c. 286, §5 (NEW).] 2.  Annual open enrollment period.  An employee under this section may elect to join the Participating Local District Retirement Program through an annual open enrollment period from September 1st to November 1st, beginning in 2022.   [PL 2021, c. 286, §5 (NEW).] 3.  Creditable service granted.  An employee who elects to join the Participating Local District Retirement Program under this section is entitled to creditable service as governed by section 18358.   [PL 2021, c. 286, §5 (NEW).] 4.  Member contributions.  Member contributions for an employee that joins the Participating Local District Retirement Program under this section are not pick-up contributions.   [PL 2021, c. 286, §5 (NEW).] 5.  Rules.  The board may adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2021, c. 286, §5 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2021, c. 286, §5 (NEW).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18254-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 425: PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS|Subchapter 2: MEMBERSHIP|5 §18254-A. Effect of district's resumption of participation after withdrawal

 §18254-A. Effect of district's resumption of participation after withdrawal The board may establish by rule the effect on employees of a local district that resumes participation in the Participating Local District Retirement Program after having withdrawn from participation.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §207 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 580, §13 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 491, §207 (AMD).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18255 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 425: PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS|Subchapter 2: MEMBERSHIP|5 §18255. Disbanded or dissolved local district

 §18255. Disbanded or dissolved local district If, for any reason, any participating local district ceases to be an employing unit eligible for inclusion in the Participating Local District Retirement Program, the membership of its employees ceases except to the extent of any benefits that may be provided by the funds that have been established under the retirement system for that district.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §208 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 491, §208 (AMD).
5 ME Rev Stat § 18256 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES|Part 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM|Chapter 425: PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS|Subchapter 2: MEMBERSHIP|5 §18256. Denial of membership rights (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL CONTINGENCY: See PL 1991, c. 619, §18)

 §18256. Denial of membership rights (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL CONTINGENCY: See PL 1991, c. 619, §18)The board may, in its discretion, deny the right to become a member to any class of employees who are serving on a temporary basis or whose compensation is set on any basis other than a per annum basis.   [PL 1985, c. 801, §§5, 7 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 801, §§5, 7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 619, §13 (RPR). PL 1991, c. 619, §18 (AFF).