Sec. 4.1080.20. Buy Back Program for Governmental Service and Periods of Uncompensated Maternity Leave from City Service.

Sec. 4.1080.20. Buy Back Program for Governmental Service and Periods of Uncompensated Maternity Leave from City Service. (a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this subsection unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context: Buy Back. Purchase by a member of service credit for periods of eligible service with other governmental entities or purchase by a member of service credit for uncompensated maternity leave. Full-time Service. A minimum of six (6) months of uninterrupted service with an eligible governmental entity, excluding part-time service. Governmental Entity. The United States Government, including its territories; Indian tribal governments, including subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities of Indian tribal governments, in accordance with Internal Revenue Code section 414(d); any agency of the United States Government; the United States Postal Service; any branch of the United States military service; any State or political subdivision thereof; any local government or special district within any State in the United States; and shall exclude non-governmental agencies supported by government contracts or grants and any prior service with the City of Los Angeles. Government Service Buy Back Program or GSB. The method for the buy back of service credit set forth in this section. Military Service. Full-time service in the Armed Forces of the United States, for which no retirement benefit is or will be payable to the member. To qualify as military service, the character of the member’s service in the Armed Forces of the United States must have been “Honorable.” Prior Plan. A retirement plan of a governmental entity in which the member was a participant during full-time service. Uncompensated Maternity Leave. A leave of absence from City Service taken for maternity reasons without pay, for which the member did not otherwise receive service credit. Such periods of uncompensated maternity leave shall not be subject to any continuous months requirement, nor shall such periods be rounded down to the nearest whole month, but purchases may be restricted to whole biweekly payroll periods. Such leave shall be a minimum of one (1) month and a maximum of twelve (12) months with respect to any one (1) pregnancy. (b) Eligibility.