§ 9-3-609 — Determination of years of service by board; credit for time spent in military service

(a) The board shall determine the total years of service
creditable to each employee in determining eligibility for
retirement under this article. It may require employees to file
detailed statements of all service as a state employee and to
give other necessary information as a condition to the receipt
of benefits.
(b) The board shall establish in appropriate rules and
regulations how much service in any year is the equivalent of
one (1) year of service, but in no case shall it allow credit
for more than one (1) year of service for all service rendered
within one (1) calendar year.
(c) Credit shall be allowed for any period of time after
commencement of participation in the retirement program which an
employee spends in active military or other emergency service of
the United States in accordance with rules adopted by the
retirement board, pursuant to the Uniformed Services Employment
and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.
(d) Effective May 27, 1983, if an employee receives a
partial or total disability benefit under this article and that
employee subsequently returns to service as a highway patrol,
criminal investigator, capitol police or game and fish employee,
service credit shall be allowed for the period during which the
employee received those benefits.