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P.&S. L. 1943, c. 94. P.&S. L. 1945, c. 51. P.&S. L. 1947, c. 128.

5.15--Special Recess Pension and Retirement Committee. Created by R. 1945, c. 102.

Duties--consider and investigate the necessity, possibility and desirability or merging pension and retirement laws under one classification to be administered by one board.

Members--1 Senator appointed by President if Senate, 1 Representative appointed by Speaker of the House, 1 representing the Teachers' Retirement Board appointed by Commissioner of Education, , 1 representing State Employees' Retirement Board appointed by chairman of the board, 1 representing Maine Teachers' Association appointed by its secretary, 1 State Employee who is a member of the retirement system and who shall be appointed by President of Maine State Employees' Association, and 1 appointed by the Governor.

Legislative History:

R. 1945, c. 102.

5.16-- Maine State Retirement System

See State Employees' Retirement System of the State of Maine: 5.12.

5.17-- Commissioner of Finance and Administration.

See Commissioner of Finance: 5.09.

5.18--Recess Committee to Study State Retirement Law and Social Security. Created by R. 1953, c. 82.

Duties--study the Maine state retirement law and its application to all covered employees; authorize and supervise an examination of the plan by an outside independent actuary; study the application of the benefits of the federal social security act to the members of the state retirement system; and look to the desirability of integrating social security with the state plan or supplementing the state plan with social security.

Members--1 Senator appointed by President of Senate, 2 Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, 3 members of board of trustees of Maine State Retirement System, the consulting actuary of the system, 1 representative of

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