Section 69 Return to Service 2

Paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of said section 8 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-

During the regular periodic evaluation required pursuant to this section, a member may request that, in addition to being evaluated for a return to their former position, the member be evaluated for a specific identified position in a retirement system other than the position from which they retired, including a position with a different employer or a position that would entitle the member to membership in a different retirement system. The evaluation shall be conducted in the same manner as all other examinations provided for in this section. If the member is found able to perform the essential duties of the identified position, the member shall be permitted to return to active service in said position and the member's pension provided for in section 6 or 7 shall cease upon the member's return to service.