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MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-309.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Funding|Section 21-309.1 - Employer Contributions -- Payment by Local Employers

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Local employee” has the meaning stated in § 21–304 of this subtitle.        (3)    “Local employer” has the meaning stated in § 21–304 of this subtitle.    (b)    On or before December 1 of each year, the Board of Trustees shall determine and certify the amounts payable by each local employer under § 21–304(b)(4) of this subtitle for the next fiscal year.    (c)    On or before October 1, January 1, April 1, and June 1 of each fiscal year, each local employer shall pay to the Board of Trustees 25% of the amount of the charges certified to the local employer by the Board of Trustees under subsection (b) of this section.    (d)    (1)    The Secretary of the Board of Trustees may allow a grace period not to exceed 10 calendar days for payment of the amounts certified under this section.        (2)    If a local employer does not pay the amounts required under this section within the time required, on notification by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees that a delinquency exists, the State Comptroller immediately:            (i)    shall withhold the delinquent amounts, including interest on the delinquent amounts at a rate of 7.75% a year, from any installment due the local employer from the General State School Fund; and            (ii)    shall pay to the Board of Trustees the delinquent amounts, including interest, withheld under this paragraph.    (e)    On receipt of the payments from each local employer or the State Comptroller, the Board of Trustees shall credit these amounts to the accumulation fund of the appropriate State system.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Funding|Section 21-310 - Employer Contributions -- Payment by Maryland Environmental Service

    (a)    Each year, the Board of Trustees shall certify to the Maryland Environmental Service the State’s normal contribution rate and the State’s accrued liability contribution rate and the amounts payable under § 21–307(f) of this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    The Maryland Environmental Service shall pay to the Board of Trustees the amount of the charges certified to the Maryland Environmental Service by the Board of Trustees under subsection (a) of this section.        (2)    Within 30 days after receiving the certification by the Board of Trustees, the Maryland Environmental Service shall pay that amount to the Board of Trustees.        (3)    If the Maryland Environmental Service does not pay the amounts certified under this section within the time required, it is liable for:            (i)    a penalty of 10% of the amount due; and            (ii)    interest on delinquent amounts at 10% a year until payment.        (4)    The Secretary of the Board of Trustees may allow a grace period for payment of the amounts certified under this section not to exceed 10 calendar days.        (5)    On notification by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees that a delinquency exists, the State Comptroller immediately shall exercise the right of setoff against any money due or coming due to the Maryland Environmental Service.    (c)    On receipt of the payments from the Maryland Environmental Service, the Board of Trustees shall credit these amounts to the accumulation fund of the appropriate State system.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Funding|Section 21-311 - Annuity Savings Funds

    (a)    The Board of Trustees shall credit to each member’s individual account in the annuity savings fund of the appropriate State system:        (1)    the member contributions of the member as provided in this Division II; and        (2)    regular interest on the accumulated contributions of the member as provided in this Division II.    (b)    From the annuity savings fund of the appropriate system, the Board of Trustees shall pay the accumulated contributions of a member or former member that, as provided in this Division II:        (1)    are withdrawn by the member or former member; or        (2)    if a member or former member dies, are paid to the member’s or former member’s estate or designated beneficiary.    (c)    When a member retires or a former member commences to receive a vested allowance, the Board of Trustees shall transfer the member’s or former member’s accumulated contributions from the annuity savings fund of the appropriate State system to the accumulation fund of that system.    (d)    (1)    If a former member is not eligible to receive a vested allowance under Title 29, Subtitle 3 of this article, when the former member’s membership ends, the Board of Trustees shall transfer the former member’s accumulated contributions from the annuity savings fund of the appropriate State system to the accumulation fund of that system.        (2)    If accumulated contributions of a former member are transferred to the accumulation fund under paragraph (1) of this subsection, at the request of the former member, the Board of Trustees shall return the accumulated contributions to the former member from the accumulation fund.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Funding|Section 21-312 - Member Contributions -- in General

    (a)    To determine the earnable compensation of a member in a payroll period, the Board of Trustees may deem that the rate of annual compensation payable to the member on the first day of the payroll period continues throughout the payroll period.    (b)    The Board of Trustees may omit member contributions for a period less than a full payroll period for an individual who was not a member on the first day of the payroll period.    (c)    To facilitate the making of member contributions, the Board of Trustees may modify the member contribution required of any member by an amount not exceeding 0.1% of the annual earnable compensation on the basis of which the member contribution is to be made.    (d)    (1)    The member contributions provided for under this Division II shall be made notwithstanding any resulting reduction in the actual compensation received below the minimum compensation provided for by law for a member.        (2)    Each member is deemed to agree to make the member contributions required by this Division II and to have received full compensation.        (3)    Except for the benefits provided under this Division II, payment of compensation less any member contribution is a complete discharge of all claims for services rendered by an employee during the time covered by the payment.    (e)    If a member does not make the member contributions required by this Division II, on retirement, the member’s retirement allowance shall be reduced by the actuarial equivalent of the missed accumulated contributions, including regular interest on those contributions at the statutory rate earned on member contributions in the member’s system, compounded annually.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Funding|Section 21-313 - Member Contributions -- Employer Pickup of Member Contributions

    (a)    In this section, “approved employer” means a participating employer who adopts a resolution and follows procedures as prescribed by the Board of Trustees for an employer pickup program in accordance with § 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.    (b)    The State or other approved employer of a member shall pick up, within the meaning of § 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, the member contributions required by this Division II.    (c)    The member contributions under subsection (b) of this section:        (1)    are designated as employee contributions to be picked up by the employing unit within the meaning of § 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and shall be treated as employer contributions in determining tax treatment under that section;        (2)    shall reduce the compensation of the member in an amount that equals the member contribution picked up by the employer;        (3)    may not be included as gross income of the member until the pickup amounts are distributed or made available to the member;        (4)    shall be paid by the State or other approved employer from the same source of funds that is used to pay compensation to the member; and        (5)    for purposes of this Division II, shall be treated in the same manner and to the same extent as member contributions made before establishment of the employer pickup program.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Funding|Section 21-314 - Member Contributions -- Duties of Participating Employers

    (a)    Each participating employer shall submit to the Board of Trustees a statement that shows the name, date of birth, occupational title, duties, compensation, length of service, and other information that the Board of Trustees requires regarding employees or former employees of the participating employer.    (b)    Each year the Board of Trustees shall certify the member contribution rates to the chief fiscal officer of each participating employer.    (c)    (1)    In this subsection, “compensation” means a member’s earnable compensation as provided in § 20–101 of this article and includes the amount earned by the member for all pay periods ending during a calendar year even if an amount is paid to the member after December 31 of the calendar year.        (2)    As each payroll is paid and in a manner that the Board of Trustees prescribes each participating employer shall:            (i)    certify to the Board of Trustees, and the proper fiscal officer of the participating employer shall pay to the Board of Trustees, the member contributions deducted from the compensation of each member employed by the participating employer or made under an employer pickup program; and            (ii)    submit to the State Retirement Agency supporting payroll data required by the State Retirement Agency in a format specified by the State Retirement Agency.    (d)    (1)    A participating employer that does not pay the member contributions certified under this section and submit the supporting payroll data to the Board of Trustees as each payroll is paid and in a manner prescribed by the Board of Trustees is liable for:            (i)    a penalty of 10% of the member contributions due;            (ii)    interest on delinquent member contributions at 10% a year until paid;            (iii)    a $250 penalty for each payroll for which the supporting data is not submitted; and            (iv)    interest on the penalty assessed under item (iii) of this paragraph at 10% per year if the penalty is not paid by the date certified by the State Retirement Agency.        (2)    The Secretary of the Board of Trustees may allow a grace period for payment of the amounts due or submission of supporting payroll data as required under this section not to exceed 10 working days.        (3)    On notification by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees that a delinquency exists, the State Comptroller immediately shall set off the delinquent amount against any money due or coming due to the delinquent participating employer.    (e)    On receipt of the payments from the participating employer, the Board of Trustees shall credit the amounts to the individual account of the member, from whose compensation the member contribution is made, in the annuity savings fund of the appropriate system.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 4 - Optional Forms of Allowance|Section 21-401 - Election

    (a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, instead of the basic allowance provided under the State system of a member, the member may elect a reduced allowance to be paid as one of the options under § 21–403 of this subtitle.        (2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies to a member of:            (i)    the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System or State Police Retirement System only if, at retirement, the member does not have a spouse; and            (ii)    the Judges’ Retirement System only if, at retirement, the member does not have a spouse or a child who is under the age of 26 years or is disabled.    (b)    To elect an optional form of allowance, a member shall:        (1)    complete the appropriate form that the Board of Trustees provides; and        (2)    file the form with the Board of Trustees before the first allowance payment normally becomes due.    (c)    A member who has elected an optional form of allowance may change the election only if the member notifies the Board of Trustees before the first allowance payment normally becomes due.    (d)    If a member dies before the effective date of retirement, the Board of Trustees shall pay the benefits payable on the member’s behalf as if the member had not elected an optional form of allowance.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 4 - Optional Forms of Allowance|Section 21-402 - Option Requirements

    (a)    Each optional form of allowance shall be the actuarial equivalent of the basic allowance under the State system of a member.    (b)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, for an optional form of allowance providing for payment to a designated beneficiary for life, the designated beneficiary must be an individual.        (2)    If the designated beneficiary is a minor or an individual with a disability, the allowance may be paid into a trust for the benefit of the individual.        (3)    A member who elects to receive a reduced optional allowance under § 21-403 of this subtitle may designate an individual other than the member’s child as the member’s designated beneficiary.    (c)    (1)    This subsection applies to a member who selects an optional form of allowance as provided in § 21-403(b) or (e) of this subtitle.        (2)    If a member designates a beneficiary other than the member’s spouse or disabled child as defined under § 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, a member may not designate a beneficiary who is more than 10 years younger than the member.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 4 - Optional Forms of Allowance|Section 21-404 - Change in Designated Beneficiary -- in General

    (a)    This section does not apply to the Judges’ Retirement System.    (b)    To change a designated beneficiary, a retiree shall:        (1)    complete the appropriate form that the Board of Trustees provides; and        (2)    file the form with the Board of Trustees.    (c)    Subject to subsections (d) and (e) of this section, if a retiree changes a designated beneficiary, the Board of Trustees shall recompute the allowance for the election based on the value of the balance in the retiree’s annuity reserve and pension reserve when the change is made.    (d)    (1)    This subsection applies only to a retiree who elected the optional form of allowance payable under § 21–403(b) (Option 2), § 21–403(c) (Option 3), § 21–403(e) (Option 5), or § 21–403(f) (Option 6) of this subtitle.        (2)    A retiree may rescind a request to change the designated beneficiary and restore the retiree’s prior designation of beneficiary by sending written notice to the State Retirement Agency that is received by the State Retirement Agency before the second allowance payment normally becomes due after the change of beneficiary.        (3)    A retiree who rescinds a change of designated beneficiary in a timely manner under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall receive, after the rescission, the allowance payable prior to the change of designated beneficiary, without retroactive adjustment of any allowance payment made while the rescinded designation of beneficiary was in effect.    (e)    (1)    This subsection applies to a retiree if:            (i)    the retiree elected the optional form of allowance payable under § 21–403(e) (Option 5) or § 21–403(f) (Option 6) of this subtitle;            (ii)    the retiree’s designated beneficiary dies before the retiree; and            (iii)    after the death of the designated beneficiary, the retiree elects to change the designated beneficiary.        (2)    The Board of Trustees shall recompute the reduced allowance payable to a retiree and the retiree’s new designated beneficiary using:            (i)    the retiree’s basic allowance at the time of the new beneficiary designation;            (ii)    the retiree’s age at the time of the new beneficiary designation; and            (iii)    the age of the new designated beneficiary.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 4 - Optional Forms of Allowance|Section 21-405 - Change in Designated Beneficiary -- Prohibited for Retirees of Judges' Retirement System

    A retiree of the Judges’ Retirement System who has elected an optional form of an allowance under this subtitle may not change the designated beneficiary.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 4 - Optional Forms of Allowance|Section 21-406 - Final Payment

    (a)    (1)    If a designated beneficiary who is receiving payments for life dies on or before the 15th day of a month, the Board of Trustees may not pay any portion of the designated beneficiary’s allowance to the designated beneficiary’s estate for the month in which the death occurs.        (2)    If a designated beneficiary who is receiving payments for life dies on or after the 16th day of a month, the Board of Trustees shall pay to the designated beneficiary’s estate the entire allowance due to the designated beneficiary for the month in which the death occurs.    (b)    (1)    If a retiree dies on or before the 15th day of a month, the Board of Trustees may not pay any portion of the retiree’s allowance to the designated beneficiary or the retiree’s estate for the month in which the death occurs.        (2)    If a retiree dies on or after the 16th day of a month, the Board of Trustees shall pay the entire allowance due to the retiree for the month in which the death occurs:            (i)    to the designated beneficiary; or            (ii)    if there is no designated beneficiary, to the retiree’s estate.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 5 - Benefit Administration|Section 21-501 - Deductions From Allowance

    (a)    A retiree may elect to have the Board of Trustees deduct from the retiree’s allowance and pay for the retiree:        (1)    dues for an employee organization;        (2)    payments to the State Employees’ Credit Union of Maryland, Inc.;        (3)    all or part of a premium for:            (i)    insurance offered through an employee organization; or            (ii)    State-approved medical insurance for retirees; or        (4)    any other deduction that the Board of Trustees allows by regulation, in the interest of members or retirees.    (b)    (1)    A retiree who participates in medical insurance offered through a county may elect to have the Board of Trustees deduct from the retiree’s allowance and pay to the county all or part of the premium for locally approved medical insurance.        (2)    Except for payments in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, the State system or any unit of the State is not responsible for paying for medical insurance offered through a county.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 5 - Benefit Administration|Section 21-502 - Exemptions From Execution; Permissible Assignments

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not attach, execute, garnish, or otherwise seize any current or future benefit under this Division II or any money in a fund created under this Division II.        (2)    In accordance with regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees, a court of competent jurisdiction may expressly order that a benefit under this Division II be assigned in a decree or order of alimony, child support, or divorce, or in a court–approved property settlement incident to a court decree or order.        (3)    A court of competent jurisdiction may expressly order that a benefit under this Division II be assigned to a spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent when an order of benefit forfeiture is issued in accordance with § 21–704 of this title.    (b)    An assignment under this section only applies to benefits paid after the Board of Trustees receives:        (1)    written notice of the court decree or order; and        (2)    any additional information that the Board of Trustees requires.    (c)    The Board of Trustees is not liable for an improper payment to a person because the Board of Trustees did not receive written notice of a court decree or order.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 5 - Benefit Administration|Section 21-503 - Retirement Counseling

    The Board of Trustees shall offer counseling about retirement benefits:         (1)    to the members, former members, and retirees of each State system; and        (2)    if a member, former member, or retiree consents, to an immediate family member.