"Member" means a person:
1. Who is employed by a participating public employer and who is contributing to the System; or
2. Who has previously been in the employ of a participating public employer and who has contributed to the System but who subsequently terminates such employment without withdrawing the person’s contributions.
[Part 2:181:1947; A 1949, 174; 1951, 269; 1951, 324] — (NRS A 1975, 1029)