Maine § 5 §17906 Reduction in amount of benefit

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §17906 — Reduction in amount of benefit

Maine § 5 §17906

Title 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

Part 20STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Ch. 423STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 5 §17906 (2026).

Text

1.Excess compensation. If the compensation received from engaging in any gainful occupation by a beneficiary of a disability retirement benefit exceeds $20,000 in calendar year 2000 or in any subsequent calendar year exceeds that amount as cumulatively increased by the same percentage adjustments granted under section 17806:

2.Disability payments under other laws. The reduction of disability retirement benefits because of disability benefits received under other laws is governed as follows.

3.Restoration to service. If any recipient of a disability retirement benefit is restored to service and if the total of the recipient's monthly retirement benefit for any year and the recipient's total earnable compensation for that year exceeds the recipient's average final compensation at retireme

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1.
Excess compensation.
If the compensation received from engaging in any gainful occupation by a beneficiary of a disability retirement benefit exceeds $20,000 in calendar year 2000 or in any subsequent calendar year exceeds that amount as cumulatively increased by the same percentage adjustments granted under section 17806:
2.
Disability payments under other laws.
The reduction of disability retirement benefits because of disability benefits received under other laws is governed as follows.
3.
Restoration to service.
If any recipient of a disability retirement benefit is restored to service and if the total of the recipient's monthly retirement benefit for any year and the recipient's total earnable compensation for that year exceeds the recipient's average final compensation at retirement, increased by the same percentage adjustments as have been received under section 17806, the excess must be deducted from the disability retirement benefit payments during the next calendar year.

Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 458, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 560, §1 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 78, §3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §§E8-10 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §E47 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 443, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 443, §7 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 491, §176 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 548, §§29, 30 (AMD). RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. B, §124 (COR). PL 2025, c. 270, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 270, §5 (AFF).