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An Act to Allow Federal Civil Service to Count for Purposes of Maine Public Employees Retirement System Benefits

An Act to Allow Federal Civil Service to Count for Purposes of Maine Public Employees Retirement System Benefits

Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Matthew Harrington
Last action
2025-06-09
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Allow Federal Civil Service to Count for Purposes of Maine Public Employees Retirement System Benefits

An Act to Allow Federal Civil Service to Count for Purposes of Maine Public Employees Retirement System Benefits Sponsor: Senator Matthew Harrington Reference committee: Labor Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Allow Federal Civil Service to Count for Purposes of Maine Public Employees Retirement System Benefits Sponsor: Senator Matthew Harrington Reference committee: Labor Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2026(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2026(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1025 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3LABOR 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-09 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-02 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-29 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-22 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Labor.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Allow Federal Civil Service to Count for Purposes of Maine Public Employees Retirement System Benefits
Sponsor:
Senator Matthew Harrington
Reference committee:
Labor
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2026(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 443 - L.D. 1025
An Act to Allow Federal Civil Service to Count for Purposes of Maine Public
Employees Retirement System Benefits
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §17759-A is enacted to read:
§17759-A. Nonmilitary public employee of the United States Government service
1. Service before becoming member. Notwithstanding section 17759, a member
who served as a nonmilitary public employee of the United States Government service
before becoming a member is entitled under this subsection to purchase service credit for
the period of time that the member served as a nonmilitary public employee of the United
States Government service by complying with the applicable provisions of subsection 2.
Service credit purchased under this section is limited to 5 years.
2. Members qualified for credit at actuarial cost. A member qualified under
subsection 1 to purchase service credit at the cost set forth in this subsection is entitled to
service credit if the member pays 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 creditable service.
A. Payment must be made before any retirement benefit becomes effective for that
member.
B. Payment may be made to the retirement system by a single direct payment or by
annual direct payments in accordance with section 17701, subsection 4.
Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §18364 is enacted to read:
§18364. Nonmilitary public employee of the United States Government service
1. Service before becoming member. A member who served as a nonmilitary public
employee of the United States Government before becoming a member is entitled under
this subsection to purchase service credit for the period of time that the member served as
a nonmilitary public employee of the United States Government by complying with the
applicable provisions of subsection 2. Service credit purchased under this section is limited
to 5 years.
APPROVED
JUNE 9, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
206
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR2026(03)
2. Members qualified for credit at actuarial cost. A member qualified under
subsection 1 to purchase service credit at the cost set forth in this subsection is entitled to
service credit if the member pays 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 creditable service.
A. Payment must be made before any retirement benefit becomes effective for that
member.
B. Payment may be made to the retirement system by a single direct payment or by
annual direct payments in accordance with section 18301, subsection 4.