Section 352.271 Metropolitan Transit Commission-Transit Operating Division Employees; Credit for Military Service - 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.

History:

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