Sec. 5-187c. Special deputy sheriffs appointed on or after July 1, 1999, and judicial marshals employed on or after December 1, 2000: Membership and credit.

      Sec. 5-187c. Special deputy sheriffs appointed on or after July 1, 1999, and judicial marshals employed on or after December 1, 2000: Membership and credit. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, each special deputy sheriff, appointed pursuant to section 6-43 on or after July 1, 1999, shall become a member of the state employees retirement system on the date of the appointment to office of such special deputy sheriff and vesting and credited service shall be calculated from the date of such appointment. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to and include each such special deputy sheriff otherwise included under this section who becomes employed as a judicial marshal in accordance with section 6-38i, provided in no event shall an employee receiving payments pursuant to section 5-164a or section 5-192v receive vesting or credited service under this section.

      (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, each person employed as a judicial marshal pursuant to section 6-32d or 6-32f, on or after December 1, 2000, shall become a member of the state employees retirement system on the date of such employment and vesting and credited service shall be calculated from the date of such employment, provided in no event shall an employee receiving payments pursuant to section 5-164a or section 5-192v receive vesting or credited service under this section.

      (P.A. 97-148, S. 7, 8; P.A. 00-99, S. 132, 154.)

      History: P.A. 97-148, Sec. 7 effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-99 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), made Subsec. (a) applicable to special deputy sheriffs appointed before July 1, 1999, who become employed as judicial marshals, added Subsec. (b) re persons employed as a judicial marshal on or after December 1, 2000, and provided that no employee receiving payments under Sec. 5-164a or Sec. 5-192v shall receive vesting or credits under this section, effective December 1, 2000.