WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 6

Defined terms: "Average final compensation" § 20-101
"Board of Trustees" § 20-101
"Medical board" § 20-101
"Normal retirement age" § 20-101
"Pension" § 20-101
"Retiree" § 20-101
"Retirement" § 20-101
"Retirement allowance" § 20-101

29-117. REEMPLOYMENT OF DISABILITY RETIREE.

(A)     SALARY LESS THAN AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION.

A DISABILITY RETIREE WHO IS REHIRED BY A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER AT A
SALARY LESS THAN THE RETIREE'S AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION AT
RETIREMENT:

(1)      IS ENTITLED TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE AN ALLOWANCE; BUT

(2)      MAY NOT BECOME A MEMBER AGAIN OF THE RETIREE'S FORMER
STATE SYSTEM UNTIL THE RETIREE'S SALARY AT LEAST EQUALS THAT AVERAGE
FINAL COMPENSATION.

(B)      SALARY EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION.

(1)      IF A RETIREE WITH A DISABILITY RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE WHO IS
UNDER NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE IS RESTORED TO EMPLOYMENT WITH A
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER WITH AN ANNUAL COMPENSATION THAT, BEFORE THE
RETIREE REACHES NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE, IS AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE
RETIREE'S AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION AT RETIREMENT:

(I)       THE RETIREE'S ALLOWANCE ENDS;

(II)     THE RETIREE AGAIN BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE
APPROPRIATE STATE SYSTEM;

(III)    PREVIOUS CREDITABLE SERVICE OR ELIGIBILITY SERVICE IS
RESTORED; AND

(IV)    ON SUBSEQUENT RETIREMENT, THE RETIREE WILL RECEIVE
ALL THE SERVICE CREDIT AS A MEMBER CREDITABLE TO THE MEMBER AT
RETIREMENT.

(2)      SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A RETIREE OF
THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, STATE
POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, OR THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS' RETIREMENT
SYSTEM SHALL MAKE MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS AT THE SAME RATE THE RETIREE
PAID BEFORE DISABILITY.

(C)      RESTORATION OF MEMBERSHIP AFTER AGE 50.

(1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A RETIREE OF:

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