(a) Ineligible employees. An ineligible part-time employee or an ineligible temporary employee who becomes either a permanent full-time employee or a permanent part-time employee who works at least 50% of the amount of time specified for the position shall begin to earn actual plan service from the date the employee becomes a participant.
(b) Permanent part-time employees. For any participant who has been a participant as a permanent part-time employee, the employee's part-time service earned after February 25, 2002, shall be prorated, based on scheduled hours divided by 2,080 hours per year, for the purpose of determining credited service for the amount of the pension benefit, but not for the purpose of determining credited service for the normal retirement date or the early retirement date.
(c) Rate of pay. For any participant who has been a participant as a permanent part-time employee, the employee's rate of pay for any year shall be converted to a full-time equivalent for the year, based upon the employee's rate of pay for the year divided by the ratio determined under subsection (b) for the year, for the purpose of determining the employee's annual basic pay for the period of part-time service.
(d) Part-time service prior to February 25, 2002. For any employee who is a participant as of February 25, 2002, in no event will the application of the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) reduce the participant's pension benefit from what the pension benefit would have been without prorating credited service and annual basic pay for part-time service prior to February 25, 2002.
(1985 Code, Art. 7, § 3-206) (Bill No. 90-01; Bill No. 86-16)