New Member Retirement Contributions. The employee contribution rate shall be 50 percent of the “normal cost” rounded to the nearest quarter of 1 percent, as determined by PERS.
Retirement Contribution The State shall, as permitted by 5 M.R.S.A. §17702 §§s5 and 6, pay the cost of the 6.5% or 7.5% retirement contribution for employees in the following classifications. Corrections Firearms Instructor Oil & Hazardous Material Responder I Oil & Hazardous Material Responder II