Except as provided in section 51-295a, the Chief Public Defender, the Deputy Chief Public Defender, and each public defender, assistant public defender and deputy assistant public defender shall be included under the provisions of chapters 65 and 66, regarding retirement and disability of state employees. Each such person shall receive retirement credit in accordance with the provisions of section 5-190a for each year or portion thereof for which retirement contributions are paid when serving as Chief Public Defender, Deputy Chief Public Defender, public defender, assistant public defender, deputy assistant public defender, state's attorney, assistant state's attorney or prosecutor or assistant prosecutor in the Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas or in the Circuit Court.

(P.A. 74-317, S. 6, 14; P.A. 76-436, S. 578, 681; P.A. 82-248, S. 148; 82-280; P.A. 84-421, S. 3, 4; P.A. 85-475, S. 2, 3; P.A. 86-348, S. 4, 8.)

History: P.A. 76-436 applied provisions to deputy assistant public defenders, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-248 rephrased provisions but made no substantive changes; P.A. 82-280 deleted the prohibition on persons who were not serving as public defenders on October 1, 1974 from continuing to serve as public defenders after age 65; P.A. 84-421 excluded from provisions of section any public defender included in provisions of Sec. 51-295a and Sec. 51-49, effective July 1, 1985; P.A. 85-475 deleted provisions re retirement credit for chief public defender, deputy chief public defender, public defenders not included in Secs. 51-295a and 51-49, assistant public defenders and deputy assistant public defenders, and added provision that such individuals shall receive retirement credit in accordance with Sec. 5-190a; P.A. 86-348 deleted exclusion from provisions of section of any public defender included in provisions of Sec. 51-295a and Sec. 51-49 and substituted reference to provisions of Sec. 51-295, and provided retirement credit for service as chief public defender, deputy chief public defender or deputy assistant public defender.