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

tinuous 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. Subject to any applicable limitations under federal law, a member is eligible to buy back credit for periods of full-time service with other governmental entities and to buy back credit for periods of uncompensated maternity leave on the following terms and conditions: (1) Members are not allowed to buy back credit for periods of service from a governmental entity which provides reciprocal benefits with LACERS and for which that member would be entitled to those reciprocal benefits pursuant to Section 4.1096. For purposes of the previous sentence, a member shall be treated as entitled to reciprocal benefits even if the member will not receive such benefits solely due to the member’s withdrawal of member contributions and interest from the prior plan, unless such withdrawal occurred prior to the member’s date of hire by the City. (2) Members may not buy back credit for periods of service for which they are currently eligible or will become eligible to receive a retirement benefit from a prior plan provided, however, that to the extent required by federal law, periods of service in the United States military reserve may be purchased even if the Member is eligible to receive a retirement benefit from the prior plan. The Member must obtain certification from the governmental entity or its public retirement system showing the full-time paid employment periods and further certifying that the member is not eligible and will not be eligible for retirement benefits for that service. Such certification must be sufficient to satisfy the Board of Administration that the service qualifies for purchase as provided in this section. Service in the Armed Forces of the United States may be certified by an official discharge document issued by said Armed Forces showing the character of the Member’s service and the Member’s dates of service in said Armed Forces.