{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-17653","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §17653","heading":"Denial of membership rights","body":"(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL CONTINGENCY:  See PL 1991, 619, §18)\n1.  Board of trustees.  The board may deny membership to any class of employees whose compensation is set on any basis other than a per annum basis and that is not required by 26 CFR Part 31 to be covered by a public employee retirement system or the United States Social Security System.\n2.  Maine Community College System.  The Maine Community College System may deny membership to adjunct faculty members and part-time, seasonal or temporary employees.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM","CHAPTER 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS","SUBCHAPTER 2: MEMBERSHIP"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec17653-1.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"fb5f39a19715e9b1c8eeda9077aa28ca15047e1537a6b6fce4a45e776d66d678","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-17652","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-17653--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}