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Chapter 352
Section 352.275
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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.
History: 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NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 2000, chapter 461, article 4, section 1, is repealed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, 2007. Laws 2000, chapter 461, article 4, section 4, paragraph (b); as amended
by Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 12, article 6, section 3; Laws 2004, chapter 267,
article 17, section 7; Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 4, section 10; and Laws 2005, First Special
Session chapter 8, article 2, section 4.
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.
History: 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, 2007. Laws 2000, chapter 461, article 4, section 4, paragraph (b); as amended
by Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 12, article 6, section 3; Laws 2004, chapter 267,
article 17, section 7; Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 4, section 10; and Laws 2005, First Special
Session chapter 8, article 2, section 4.
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