2004 Minnesota Statutes

     352.271 Metropolitan Transit Commission-Transit 
  Operating Division employees; credit for military service. 

    Any employee of the Metropolitan Transit Commission 
 Operating Division who was on a leave of absence to enter 
 military service on July 1, 1978, who has not taken a refund of 
 employee contributions as authorized by article 12 of the 
 Metropolitan Transit Commission-Transit Operating Division 
 employees retirement fund document or section 352.22, 
 subdivision 2a, and who returns to service as an employee of the 
 Metropolitan Transit Commission-Transit Operating Division upon 
 discharge from military service as provided in section 192.262 
 is entitled to allowable service credit for the period of 
 military service.  If an employee has taken a refund of employee 
 contributions, and would otherwise be entitled to allowable 
 service credit under this section, the employee is entitled to 
 allowable service credit for the period of military service upon 
 repayment to the executive director of the system of the amount 
 refunded plus interest at an annual rate of 8.5 percent 
 compounded annually from the date on which the refund was taken 
 to the date of repayment.  No employee is entitled to allowable 
 service credit for any voluntary extensions of military service 
 at the instance of the employee beyond any initial period of 
 enlistment, induction, or call to active duty. 

    HIST: 1980 c 342 s 19; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1992 c 598 art 1 
 s 6