§ 3-7-22. Membership service credit.

(a)

Each member shall receive membership service credit for service rendered while a member of the System, or after he or she last became a member in the event of a break in his or her membership.

(b)

Each member shall receive membership service credit for any period he or she is on service-connected total disability retirement. All members who have been retired before, and all members who are retired on or after. July 7, 2003. on account of service-connected partial disability pursuant to Section 3-7-29 shall receive membership service credit for any period they are on service-connected partial disability retirement.

(c)

Each member shall be allowed membership service credit for accrued unused sick leave upon making application for retirement, at the rate of one month of credit for each 172 hours of accrued unused sick leave: and pro rata credit shall be allowed for each fraction thereof. In determining average final compensation, the member's accrued unused sick leave at the time of retirement may, at the option of the member, be substituted for an equivalent period of creditable service as if the member had continued to work at his or her final salary during the period of his or her accrued unused sick leave.

(d)

Each member shall receive membership service credit for military leave, provided he or she returns to full employment within 90 days of discharge and such discharge is other than dishonorable. (20-81-3; 36-88-3; 8-03-3; 33-03-3; 4-16-3.)