eated 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 later of the member’s date of hire by the City or December 20, 1996. (3) Only a member performing City Service as defined in Section 4.1001 shall be eligible to execute a buy back agreement. (4) For purposes of this section, the date of a withdrawal shall be deemed to be the date of receipt of the proceeds of the withdrawal by the member or other designated recipient. (5) Uncompensated Maternity Leave. 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 such leave of absence. (c) Application of Buy Back Credit. The service credit purchased under this section shall be treated the same as service credit under LACERS, except that it shall not be taken into account for establishing the minimum five-year service requirement for service retirement, disability retirement or vested retirement. (d) Minimum Periods of Purchase. A member electing to buy back credit for previous service with other governmental entities or for periods of uncompensated maternity leave shall file with the Board of Administration a written application identifying the time periods and agencies for which credit is to be purchased, and shall submit proof acceptable to the Board of Administration establishing the fact of such other service with another governmental entity or such uncompensated maternity leave. Buy back credit for one or more periods of full-time service with another governmental entity prior to entrance or re-entrance into the Retirement System may be purchased, except, however, such purchase shall be limited to not less than six (6) months of uninterrupted service from a single entity. The six-month minimum requirement does not apply to the uncompensated maternity leave. (e) Agreement with the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System - Buy Back Methods. A member electing to buy back credit described herein shall enter into a written agreement with the Retirement System. Such agreement shall specify the amount to be paid for the purchase of this service credit.