Title 47, Chapter 6, Section 70.1
( 47-6-70.1)
Any member who served on active duty in the armed forces of the
United States during any period when a military draft was in effect
and who was honorably discharged from military service may receive
prior service credit under this chapter for such active duty
military service subject to the following conditions and
requirements: (1) This Code section shall apply only to those members who have
eight or more years of creditable service under this chapter; (2) Prior service credit for military service under this Code
section may be obtained under a ratio of one year of credit for
military service for each five years of creditable service, not
considering creditable service under this Code section, or, for
military service of less than a full year, under a ratio of credit
for one month of military service for each five months of
creditable service; (3) No prior service credit for military service may be obtained
under this Code section if credit for such military service has
been or may be obtained under any other provision of this chapter; (4) No prior service credit for military service may be obtained
under this Code section if such military service has been or may
be used in the determination of the member's eligibility for
retirement benefits or allowances under any other state retirement
or pension system, any retirement or pension system of a political
subdivision, or any federal retirement or pension program, except
social security and those retirement programs covered under Public
Law 810, 80th Congress, as amended; (5) The total amount of prior service credit for military service
may not exceed five years for all military service which is
creditable as prior service under this chapter; and (6) The member must pay to the board of trustees the regular
employee contribution of 7 1/2 percent of compensation based on
the compensation received by members of the General Assembly
during legislative sessions at the time the military service was
rendered plus interest on such employee contributions at the rate
of 7 percent per annum compounded annually from the time the
military service was rendered until the date of payment. |