Court Opinion

ID: 9675535
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 04:56:45.224516+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:16:35.324756
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*777Cynar, P.J.
(dissenting). In a February 3, 1975, letter opinion to Norvel Hansen, the Attorney General stated:
"A member of the Public School Employees Retirement System cannot earn service credit pursuant to MCLA 38.214; MSA 15.893(14) unless he or she returns to public school employment 'within 24 months from the date of his honorable discharge or relief from active duty from such armed service.’ Thus, a member is not entitled to such service credit until he or she first enters, and then honorably leaves, active duty in the armed services.
"Further, MCLA 38.214; MSA 15.893(14) grants service credit only 'for time spent in such armed service.’ Since such 'time’ ends when the member is honorably discharged from active duty, it must, to be consistent, begin when the member enters active duty.
"It is, therefore my opinion that a member is not entitled to military service credit under MCLA 38.214; MSA 15.893(14) until he or she enters active duty in the Armed Forces.”
I find this analysis more persuasive and adopt it as my own. Therefore, I would affirm the decision of the trial judge.