Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 [10-11-26.2 NMSA 1978] of this act, to qualify for payment under state general member coverage plan 3, a member shall have one and one-half years of service credit earned under the general member coverage plan 3 subsequent to July 1, 1995.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 128, § 8.
ANNOTATIONSRetirement due to disability. — The requirement that an employee have one and one-half years earned service credit to qualify for payment under coverage plan 3 supplements the service credit requirements for normal requirement and does not apply to employees who apply for early retirement due to a disability. Garcia-Montoya v. Pub. Emps. Ret. Bd., 2006-NMCA-094, 140 N.M. 175, 140 P.3d 1124.