§ 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this\narticle shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is\nplainly required by the context:\n 1. "Accumulated contributions." The sum of all the amounts deducted\nfrom the compensation of a member or contributed by him, standing to the\ncredit of his individual account in the annuity savings fund together\nwith regular interest and special interest, if any, thereon.\n 2. "Annual compensation."\n a. The salary or wages annually earnable by a member, including\nmaintenance, or any allowance in lieu thereof, received by the member.\n b. The compensation earnable and any allowance of expenses or\nmaintenance, or any allowance in lieu thereof, received by a member as a\ndelegate, officer or employee of the conventions to revise and amend the\nconstitution of the state in the years nineteen hundred thirty-eight or\nnineteen hundred sixty-seven or both.\n 3. "Annuity." The annual allowance for life, payable in monthly\ninstallments and derived from a member's accumulated contributions made\npursuant to this article.\n 4. "Annuity reserve." The present value of all payments to be made on\naccount of any annuity or benefit in lieu of any annuity granted as\nprovided in this article, computed upon the basis of regular interest\nand such mortality tables as shall be adopted by the comptroller.\n 5. "Beneficiary." Any person in receipt of a retirement allowance, or\nother benefit pursuant to this article.\n 6. "Comptroller." The comptroller of the state.\n 7. "Department." Any agency of an employer or any unit of government\nemploying persons who are or may be entitled to become members of the\nretirement system.\n 8. "Employer." The state, a participating employer, and any other unit\nof government or organization obligated or agreeing, under this article,\nto make contributions to the retirement system on behalf of its\nemployees.\n 9. "Final average salary."\n a. The average annual compensation of a member for credited government\nservice not exceeding his three years of credited government service\nimmediately preceding his date of retirement.\n b. In the case of a member having credit for three years or more of\nmember service, such term shall mean his highest average annual\ncompensation earned during any three consecutive years of member service\nfor which he is credited, provided that a member by written request,\nfiled with the comptroller prior to the effective date of retirement and\nin form satisfactory to the comptroller, may select any other period of\nthree consecutive years of member service for which he is credited.\n c. In the case of a member who:\n (1) Served as a supervisor of a town when such town was not a\nparticipating employer, and\n (2) Was paid for such services on a fee basis, and\n (3) Upon the town's subsequently becoming a participating employer,\nhas paid contributions to the retirement system with respect to salary\nreceived for prior county services,\nsuch term shall mean, at the option of such member, his average annual\ncompensation, including such fees and salary, earned by him during any\nthree consecutive years of service with such municipality selected by\nthe applicant prior to the date of his retirement.\n 10. "Fiscal year." Any year commencing April first and ending March\nthirty-first next following.\n 11. "Government service." Paid service as follows:\n a. Service as an officer or employee of an employer, including\nservice:\n (1) As a delegate, officer or employee of the conventions to revise\nand amend the constitution of the state in the years nineteen hundred\nthirty-eight or nineteen hundred sixty-seven or both, or\n (2) Rendered to a village which became a city on or before May\ntwenty-fourth, nineteen hundred twenty-three.\n b. Service as a public school teacher in the state rendered while\ncontributing to a local retirement system, subsequently absorbed by the\nstate teachers' retire
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