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Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following:
‘Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §17851-A, sub-§1, ¶I, as amended by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. FF, §1, is further amended to read:
 
I. EmployeesOther than those employees described in paragraph E, employees of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Administrative and Financial Services on January 1, 2000 or hired thereafter, other than those described in paragraph E, who are employed in a correctional facility, as defined in Title 34-A, section 1001;, or those whose duties involve contact with prisoners, probationers, parolees or juvenile offenders or any person employed as the supervisor of those employees. Those employees of the Department of Corrections on January 3, 2006 whose positions were transferred to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services remain eligible for the 1998 Special Retirement Plan as long as they are assigned to work in a correctional facility, as defined in Title 34-A, section 1001, or their duties involve contact with prisoners, probationers, parolees or juvenile offenders. An employee of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services hired after January 3, 2006 to replace an employee whose position was transferred and who remained eligible for the 1998 Special Retirement Plan is also eligible for the plan as long as that employee is assigned to work in a correctional facility, as defined in Title 34-A, section 1001, and that employee's duties involve contact with prisoners, probationers, parolees or juvenile offenders;’
Amend the bill by inserting after section 11 the following:
‘Sec. 12. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
RETIREMENT SYSTEM, MAINE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
 
Retirement System - Retirement Allowance Fund 0085
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funds for the increase in the unfunded actuarial liability as a result of allowing the service retirement benefits for certain corrections employees and capitol police officers earned under the regular state employee and teacher plan to be calculated under the 1998 Special Plan.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$2,284,245	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,284,245	$0	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment clarifies a cross-reference and adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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