§ 36-9-26

(a) Members who are laid off for any reason and are not on leave without pay may purchase up to one years’ credit for retirement purposes; provided the member did not withdraw his or her retirement contributions while on layoff, and returns to active membership; provided, further, that the member purchases that credit upon his or her return to service from the layoff and pays into the retirement system the full actuarial cost as defined in § 36-8-1(10). (b) The retirement board shall fix and determine rules and regulations to govern the provisions of this section. History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 313, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 520, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 474, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 7, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 6; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 6.