(1) A member shall be granted additional service credit for uniformed service, as defined for reemployment right purposes under federal law, if:
Such member had membership in the association at the time the uniformed servicebegan;
Such member was discharged from uniformed service and returned from the leave ofabsence for uniformed service to membership;
The period of uniformed service is verified and is not already covered by associationservice credit upon return from uniformed service to membership; and
All service credit forfeited by a refund pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51405 is purchased.
Uniformed service credit shall be limited to a maximum of five years.
Death or any disability arising from uniformed service shall be excluded as a basisfor disability retirement benefits or survivor benefits pursuant to the plan.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to DPS members.
Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1059, § 1, effective July 1. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 264, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2009: (4) added, (SB 09-282), ch. 288, p. 1344, § 28, effective January 1, 2010.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-113, 24-51-124, and 24-51-216 as they existed prior to 1987. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.