2005 Minnesota Statutes

     352.275 Uncredited military service credit purchase. 

    Subdivision 1.    Service credit purchase authorized.  A 
 state employee who has at least three years of allowable service 
 with the Minnesota State Retirement System and who performed 
 service in the United States armed forces before becoming a 
 state employee, or who failed to obtain service credit for a 
 military leave of absence under section 352.27, is entitled to 
 purchase allowable service credit for the initial period of 
 enlistment, induction, or call to active duty without any 
 voluntary extension by making payment under section 356.551 if 
 the employee has not purchased service credit from any other 
 Minnesota defined benefit public employee pension plan for the 
 same period of service. 

    Subd. 2.    Application and documentation.  An employee 
 who desires to purchase service credit under subdivision 1 must 
 apply with the executive director to make the purchase.  The 
 application must include all necessary documentation of the 
 employee's qualifications to make the purchase, signed written 
 permission to allow the executive director to request and 
 receive necessary verification of applicable facts and 
 eligibility requirements, and any other relevant information 
 that the executive director may require. 

    Subd. 3.    Service credit grant.  Allowable service 
 credit for the purchase period must be granted by the Minnesota 
 State Retirement System to the purchasing employee upon receipt 
 of the purchase payment amount.  Payment must be made before the 
 employee's effective date of retirement. 

    HIST: 2000 c 461 art 4 s 1; 2004 c 267 art 17 s 1; 2005 c 10 
 art 5 s 4 

*   NOTE:  This section, as added by Laws 2000, chapter 461, 
*article 4, section 1, is repealed effective May 16, 2006.  Laws 
*2000, chapter 461, article 4, section 4, paragraph (b); as 
*amended by Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 12, article 
*6, section 3; and Laws 2004, chapter 267, article 17, section 7.