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§ 457. Members
(a) Any person who was a member of either of the predecessor systems immediately preceding the date of establishment shall become a member of the retirement system as of the date of establishment.
(b) Any person who became an employee within the three year period prior to the date of establishment, but did not become a member of the Vermont employees' retirement system because he had not completed three consecutive years of service prior to the date of establishment, shall become a member as a condition of employment upon his completion of three consecutive years of service.
(c) Any person who becomes an employee after the date of establishment shall become a member as a condition of employment (1) upon the completion of three consecutive years of service in the case of those employees classified under section 455(a)(9)(A) of this title hired prior to July 1, 1978 and (2) upon employment in the case of those employees classified under (B) of subdivision (a)(9), and upon employment in the case of those employees classified under section 455(a)(9)(A) hired on or after July 1, 1978 except employees hired in a temporary capacity. No person shall join the system as a group E member after December 31, 1990.
(d) Should any group A, C, D or F member, in any period of five consecutive years after last becoming a member, be absent from service more than three years or should he withdraw his contributions, or become a beneficiary or die, he shall thereupon cease to be a member. However, the membership of any employee entering such classes of military or naval service of the United States as may be approved by resolution of the retirement board, shall be continued during such military or naval service if he does not withdraw his contributions, but no such member shall be considered in the service of the state for the purpose of the retirement system during such military or naval service, except as provided in section 458(e) of this title. (Added 1971, No. 231 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 1977, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1981, No. 41, § 4; 1989, No. 277 (Adj. Sess.), § 17g, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 1997, No. 89 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
