Section 411-104-2 - APPLICABILITY1.General Statement. The provisions of this Chapter must be applied when computing average final compensation for a state employee or teacher member whose total membership period as a state/teacher member exceeds 1 year of creditable service subject to the following conditions:A. For teacher members paid on a contract year basis, regular earnings are subject to the cap limitations when paid on a contract year basis after June 30, 1993 in accordance with(1) an individual employment contract executed after June 30, 1993 or(2) a collective bargaining agreement, including an addendum or amendment to a previous collective bargaining agreement, effective after June 30, 1993 unless the collective bargaining agreement was executed or ratified in its final form by final vote of one party to the agreement before July 1, 1993 or as a result of other action by the governing body of a school administrative unit before July 1, 1993.B. For teacher members not paid under an individual employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, regular earnings are subject to the cap limitations when paid after June 30, 1993.C. For all state employee members, regular earnings are subject to the cap limitations when paid to state employees on or after July 1, 1995.D. The excess increases determined in accordance with this Chapter must be excluded from the member's earnable compensation for purposes of determining the AFC unless the cost of the additional actuarial liability arising from the excess increase is paid by the employer as provided in 5 M.R.S.A. §17154.94-411 C.M.R. ch. 104, § 2