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For every three full years of service credit earned after June 30, 1998, the maximum upgrade cost is reduced by one year or 1 percent. For example, a person with 20 years of pre-1998 service who works six years after June 30, 1998, would pay an 18 percent upgrade charge instead of a 20 percent upgrade cost.
