Maine § 5 §17930 Reduction in amount of benefit

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §17930 — Reduction in amount of benefit

Maine § 5 §17930

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 §17930 (2026).

Text

1.Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, "adjusted final compensation" means the rate of pay of the person immediately before termination and becoming the recipient of a disability retirement benefit adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as has been received under section 17806.

2.Compensation from employment not covered by this article. If any person who is the recipient of a disability retirement benefit receives compensation in any year from engaging in any gainful activity or from employment with an employer whose employees are not covered by this article or chapter 425, subchapter 5, article 3‑A that exceeds the greater of $20,000 in calendar year 2000 or in any subsequent year that amount as cumulatively increased by the same percentage ad

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1.
Definition.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, "adjusted final compensation" means the rate of pay of the person immediately before termination and becoming the recipient of a disability retirement benefit adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as has been received under section 17806.
2.
Compensation from employment not covered by this article.
If any person who is the recipient of a disability retirement benefit receives compensation in any year from engaging in any gainful activity or from employment with an employer whose employees are not covered by this article or chapter 425, subchapter 5, article 3‑A that exceeds the greater of $20,000 in calendar year 2000 or in any subsequent year that amount as cumulatively increased by the same percentage adjustments granted under section 17806, or the difference between the person's disability retirement benefit for that year and the person's average final compensation at the time that the person became a recipient of a disability retirement benefit, increased by the same percentage adjustments as have been granted by section 17806:
3.
Compensation from employment covered by this article.
If any person who is the recipient of a disability retirement benefit is reemployed by that person's prior employer or any other employer whose employees are covered by this article or chapter 425, subchapter V, article 3‑A, and if the total of the person's disability benefit for any year and the person's total earnable compensation for that year exceeds the adjusted final compensation:
4.
Disability payments under other laws.
The reduction of disability retirement benefits because of disability benefits received under other laws is governed as follows.

Legislative History

PL 1989, c. 409, §§8,12 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §E11 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §E47 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 443, §2 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 443, §7 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 491, §178 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 277, §§26, 27 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 277, §45 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 548, §31 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 548, §45 (REV). PL 2025, c. 221, §§27, 28 (AMD).