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

n 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. (3) If the member has contributions and interest on deposit in the prior plan, the member may purchase credit for the full-time paid employment period represented by such contributions and interest by withdrawing these contributions and interest and rolling them over to the Retirement System, as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code and by the Board of Administration, to be credited as a partial payment towards the cost for purchasing this service as determined pursuant to Subsection (e). Partial payment may also be accomplished via a trustee-to-trustee transfer of funds as authorized elsewhere in this article. The remaining balance due under the purchase agreement shall be either deposited in a lump-sum or by payroll deduction as provided by Board rule pursuant to Subsection (f)(2). (4) If the member does not have contributions and interest on deposit in the prior plan of the Qualified Governmental Organization, the member may purchase credit for the full-time paid employment period as provided in Subsection (e). (5) Only a member who was on an active employment status immediately before and after taking a leave of absence for maternity reasons without pay shall be eligible to buy back credit for an uncompensated maternity leave. No member shall be permitted to purchase more than one (1) year of uncompensated maternity leave per pregnancy. (c) Application of Buy Back Credit. Purchased service credit shall count for all purposes under this chapter and Chapter 11, except that purchased service shall not count toward any period of time required to establish eligibility to retire for disability under Section 4.1080.8, nor toward any period of service as a contributing member of the Retirement System required to establish eligibility for service retirement under Section 4.1080.5 or deferred service retirement under Section 4.1080.6. (d) Application to Purchase Buy Back Credit.