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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
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