§88-42  Membership generally.  Except asotherwise provided in this part, all employees of the Territory or any countyon July 1, 1945, shall be members of the system on that date, and all personswho thereafter enter or reenter the service of the State or any county shallbecome members at the time of their entry or reentry.

Per diem workers shall become eligible formembership on January 1, 1952, and all persons who are employed as per diemworkers after December 31, 1951, shall become members of the system.  Anyperson who was a per diem worker before January 1, 1952, so long as the personis employed as a per diem worker, shall not be required to become a member orto remain a member if the person has elected before October 2, 1953, towithdraw as a member.

Members of the legislature shall becomeeligible for membership on July 1, 1951.  Any member of the legislature inservice on July 1, 1951, or thereafter entering the legislature, shall become amember or elect to be excluded from membership in the system as provided insection 88-42.6. [L 1925, c 55, §3(1); am L 1927, c 223, §1; am imp L 1927, c251, §§1, 2, 5; am imp L 1929, c 190, §1; RL 1935, §7922; RL 1945, pt of §703;am L 1945, c 73, pt of §1(b); am L 1951, c 110, §1(b); am L 1953, c 37, §1(c);RL 1955, pt of §6-23; HRS §88-42; am L 1969, c 110, pt of §1; gen ch 1993; am L2008, c 47, §4]

 

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  A retired governmentemployee who accepts reemployment may not receive the retiree's retirementallowance during the retiree's reemployment period.  Att. Gen. Op. 66-26.