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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 22. Public Schools § 22-11-23.1. Retirement eligibility; initial membership on or after July 1, 2010

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. A member who initially became a member on or after July 1, 2010, or a member who was a member at any time prior to that date and had, before that date, been refunded all member contributions pursuant to Subsection A of Section 22-11-15 NMSA 1978, shall be eligible for retirement benefits pursuant to the Educational Retirement Act when:

(1) the member is any age and has thirty or more years of earned service credit;

(2) the member is at least sixty-seven years of age and has five or more years of earned service credit; or

(3) the sum of the member's age and years of earned service credit equals at least eighty; provided that a member who retires pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the benefit reductions provided in Subsection H of Section 22-11-30 NMSA 1978.

B. A member shall be subject to the provisions of this section as they existed at the beginning of the member's last cumulated four quarters of earned service credit, regardless of later amendment.

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