§ 5302 — Definitions

(a) “Credited service” shall mean, for any individual, service as defined in § 5501(e) of this title, except that the provisions contained in § 5501(e)(5), (8)-(11) of this title, requiring that the payment for service purchased under these subsections be made prior to the issuance of his or her pension check, may be waived by the State Pension Administrator for any individual for a period not to exceed 2 months if such waiver is deemed by the Pension Administrator to be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. This subsection shall be in effect retroactively as of February 1, 1991.

(b) “Employee” shall mean an individual who meets the definition of an employee as defined in § 5501(f) of this title which is in effect on February 1, 1991.

(c) For the purposes of this chapter, those individuals who must terminate employment on May 31, 1991, in accordance with § 5301(d)(2) of this title, will receive credited service for the month of June 1991 in determining their eligibility for the early retirement option provided by this chapter but that service will not be used in determining the amount of their pension benefits.

(d) The definitions contained in § 5501 (a)-(c), (f)-(i) of this title, which are in effect on February 1, 1991, shall apply to this chapter.

Legislative History

68 Del. Laws, c. 8, § 1 ; 68 Del. Laws, c. 290, §§ 58, 59 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1 ; 79 Del. Laws, c. 174, § 1