Vermont § 1936 - Creditable service; military service
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§ 1936. Creditable service; military service
- (a) Each member shall receive membership service credit for all service rendered while
a member of the System since he or she became a member, or since he or she last became
a member in the event of a break in his or her membership. (b) [Repealed.] (c) Creditable service shall consist of membership service credit, any other service allowable
under this chapter, and service transferred under 3 V.S.A. § 495. (d) Credit shall also be granted for any period of absence from service due to any class
of military service of the United States approved by the Retirement Board, provided
the member returns to service as a teacher as defined under section 1931 of this title within 90 days after having become discharged or separated from military service,
as if such service had been service as a teacher. The earnable compensation of the
teacher at the time of entering such military service shall be deemed to be the earnable
compensation for the period of such service. (e) Credit shall also be granted for any period of absence from service in connection
with an approved workers’ compensation claim as a result of a work-related injury,
provided the employee provides evidence of the period covered by the approved workers’
compensation claim upon return to active service. The earnable compensation of the
employee at the time of entering the absence from service resulting from an approved
workers’ compensation claim or the wages plus all other wage replacement compensation
received while on the approved period of absence, whichever provides for the highest
total compensation, shall be deemed to be the earnable compensation for the period
of service. The total compensation under this subsection shall not exceed what the
earnable compensation would have been had the member not been injured. (Amended 1977, No. 53, §§ 1, 5, eff. April 23, 1977; 2001, No. 29, § 4; 2007, No. 13, § 26; 2017, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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