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13 such a copy, it shall im m ediately cause the copy to be posted on a b u lletin board or in some other conspicuous place in or near its headquarters. (3) W henever the board deems such a proposed rule to be of such length or other nature that it cannot feasib ly be publicized by such delivery and posting, in lieu th ere o f a sum m ary o f it shall be delivered and posted in the m anner and w ithin the tim e required above for copies o f proposed rules. (4) There shall likew ise be posted a no tice that at a sp ecifically designated tim e and place at least 15 days after the delivery a hearing on the rule is to be held, at w hich all parties interested in it shall h ave an op p ortunity to be heard and after w hich the board m ay adopt it in the form in w hich it is origin ally proposed or w ith w hatever am endm ents the board deems necessary to m ake in it as a result o f the hearing. (5) A copy o f the rule, in the form in w hich the board fin a lly prom ulgates it, shall be file d w ith the secretary of state in accordance w ith the law regarding the f il ing of adm inistrative orders of state agen- cies. Section 7. The system shall be adm inis tered, su b ject to the lim itations of this act and the budget prescribed b y the board, by the execu tive secretary provided fo r by this act and b y a sta ff w hich the board authorizes and w hich the execu tive secre tary appoints. The execu tive secretary shall hold th at position durong the discretion o f the board and the m em bers o f the sta ff shall hold their respective positions during the discretion of the execu tive secretary. N o m em ber of the sta ff m ay be rem oved fro m it, how ever, in a m anner contrary to the laws of the state regarding c iv il service. The execu tive secretary shall fu rn ish such bond as is required b y the board. Section 8. N o person m ay becom e a m em ber of the system unless he is in the ser vice o f a p u b lic em ployer. A ll p u b lic em ployers shall participate in, and their em ployes shall be m em bers of, the system , excep t as follow s: (1) A n em ploye who is a m em ber of, or eligible for m em bership in, a retirem ent system established b y a public em ployer prior to the tim e this act takes e ffe ct or who is a m em ber of, or eligible to m em ber ship in, an association established pursuant to chapter 24, title 111, O . C . L . A ., as am ended, m ay not becom e a m em ber of the system established b y this act u n til the previously established system or the sys tem o f the association is integrated w ith the system established b y this act pursuant to the procedure provided b y this act. A s a m em ber of the system established b y this act he shall receive no credit for service during such tim e as he heretofore excluded or hereafter excludes h im self from the p re viou sly established system or from the as sociation, and shall receive only such credit fo r service during the tim e he is a m em ber of the previously established system or of the association as the contract of in tegra tion provides. (2) E x ce p t school districts, a p olitical subdivision w hich em ploys few er th an fiv e em ployes each o f whose positions norm ally requires m ore than 600 hours of service per year m ay participate in the system only b y follow ing the procedure b y w hich a p u b lic em ployer com ing into existence after M ay 1, 1946, m ay becom e a p articipant in the system. (3) E x ce p t school districts, a p o litical subdivision w hich em ploys fiv e em ployes or m ore each o f whose positions norm ally requires 600 hours o f service per year m ay, through its governing body, n o tify the board in w riting, not later than M ay 1, 1946, that it elects to exclu de its em ployes from the system , in w hich event none o f its em ployes m ay becom e a m em ber o f the system u n til it participates in the sys tem . (4) E x ce p t as this act provides otherw ise w ith reference to volunteer fire -fig h te rs, no em ploye whose position norm ally re quires less than 600 hours o f service per year m ay becom e a m em ber o f the system . (5) N o inm ate o f a state institution and no person enrolled K fu ll-tim e in a state in stitution p rin cip ally fo r purposes o f tra in ing, even though he receives com pensation fo r services perform ed fo r the institution, m ay becom e a m em ber of the system . (6) A person holding an elective o ffice or an appointive o ffice w ith a fix e d term m ay becom e a m em ber o f the system only b y givin g the board w ritten notice o f his desire to do so w ithin 30 days after he takes the o ffice or, in the event that he takes the o ffice before this act takes e f fe ct, w ithin 30 days after Ju ly 1, 1946, or, in the event th at he is not eligib le to b e come a m em ber o f the system at the tim e he takes the o ffice , w ithin 30 days a fter he becom es so eligible. _ (7) A public em ployer w hich is excluded under paragraph (2) o f this section or w hich comes into existence after M ay 1, 1946, or w hich, under au th ority o f this act, is excluded or excludes its em ployes from the system , m ay request the board to m ake a study and estim ate of the cost of in clu d ing it and its eligible em ployes, other th an volunteer fire -fig h te rs, in the system , w hich the board shall thereupon cause to be m ade and the cost o f w hich the em ployer shall bear. Upon com pletion of the study and estim ate the em ployer m ay app ly for adm ission to the system , w hereupon it shall begin to participate therein and its eligib le em ployes other than volunteer fire -fig h te rs shall becom e m em bers o f the system . (8) A p u b lic em ployer em ploying v o lu n teer fire -fig h te rs m ay app ly to the board at any tim e for them to becom e m em bers o f the system . U pon receivin g the ap p lica tion the board shall f ix a w age at w h ich, for purposes o f this act only, th ey shall be considered to be em ployed and w hich shall be the basis fo r com puting the am ounts o f the contributions w hich th ey p ay into, and o f the benefits w hich th ey and their dependents receive from , the fu n d ; and if the w age so fix e d is satisfac tory to the em ployer, shall include the fire -fig h te rs in the system . (9) In the event th at an em ploye enters the service o f a p u b lic em ployer w hich is p articipating in or later begins to p a rtici pate in the system and in the event th at at the tim e he enters that service or at the tim e that the em ployer begins to p artici pate in the system he has already com m enced to purchase a retirem ent annu nity, i f the em ployer deems the an n u ity ade quate fo r the purposes o f this act it m ay enter into an* agreem ent w ith him and the board pursuant to w hich he m ay be e x em pted fro m the scope o f this act and the em ployer, in lieu of the contributions w hich it w ould otherw ise m ake to the fu n d on (Continued on Page 27)
