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MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-307.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 23-307.1 - Contributory Pension Benefit -- Employees' Pension System

    (a)    This section applies only to a former member, member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of the Employees’ Pension System who, while a member, was an employee of a participating governmental unit that elected the contributory pension benefit for its employees under § 31-116 of this article.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a member who is subject to the contributory pension benefit under Subtitle 2, Part II of this title may purchase credit for eligibility service for the period of employment from July 1, 1998, through the effective date of election of the member’s participating employer, by paying to the Board of Trustees:        (1)    on or before June 30, 2003, the amount the member would have been required to contribute for that period of employment; or        (2)    on or after July 1, 2003, the amount the member would have been required to contribute for that period of employment plus regular interest compounded annually.    (c)    If the member fails to make the payment as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the Board of Trustees shall reduce actuarially the allowance payable to a former member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of a deceased member, former member, or retiree.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-307.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 23-307.2 - Frederick County Members

    (a)    This section applies only to a former member, member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of the Employees’ Pension System who, while a member, was an employee of Frederick County.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a member who is subject to the contributory pension benefit under Subtitle 2, Part II of this title may purchase credit for eligibility service for the period of employment from July 1, 1998, through July 1, 2000, by paying to the Board of Trustees:        (1)    on or before June 30, 2001, the amount the member would have been required to contribute for that period of employment; or        (2)    on or after July 1, 2001, the amount the member would have been required to contribute for that period of employment plus regular interest compounded annually.    (c)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a member who is subject to the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection under Subtitle 2, Part III of this title may purchase credit for eligibility service for the period of employment from July 1, 2006, through July 1, 2007, by paying to the Board of Trustees:        (1)    on or before June 30, 2008, the amount the member would have been required to contribute for that period of employment; or        (2)    on or after July 1, 2008, the amount the member would have been required to contribute for that period of employment plus regular interest compounded annually.    (d)    If the member fails to make the payment as provided under subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the Board of Trustees shall reduce actuarially the allowance payable to a former member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of a deceased member, former member, or retiree.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-307.3 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 23-307.3 - Purchase of Service Credit by 40-Year State Employees

    (a)    (1)    A member of the Employees’ Pension System who as of July 1, 2001, has been employed by the State for at least 40 years on a full-time or part-time basis may purchase credit for eligibility service of up to 10 years for which the member is not otherwise entitled to service credit.        (2)    This section does not apply to:            (i)    an employee of a participating governmental unit or a former participating governmental unit that has withdrawn; or            (ii)    any period of employment during which an individual participated in the optional retirement program.    (b)    (1)    A member who purchases service credit under this section shall:            (i)    complete a claim for the service credit and file it with the Board of Trustees on the form that the Board of Trustees provides; and            (ii)    pay to the Board of Trustees the member contributions the member would have made for the period of employment for which service credit is being purchased plus regular interest to the date of payment.        (2)    A member may pay the amount required by paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection on an installment basis by contributing at least 2% of earnable compensation per year with the appropriate final adjustments being made in the year the member retires.        (3)    A member may pay for service credit purchased under this section at any time before retirement.    (c)    (1)    A member who purchases service credit under this section may not purchase more than a total of 10 years of service credit for periods of employment with the State.        (2)    For service credit purchased under this section, a year or a part of a year of employment equals 1 year of service credit.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-307.4 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 23-307.4 - Purchase of Service Credit by Former Employees of Private Vendors of Child Support Enforcement Services in Baltimore City

    (a)    This section applies only to a member of the Employees’ Pension System who:        (1)    was an employee of the State prior to November 1, 1996;        (2)    as of November 1, 1996 was employed by a private vendor to provide child support enforcement services in Baltimore City; and        (3)    resumed employment with the State as of November 1, 2002.    (b)    A member described in subsection (a) of this section shall receive service credit for the time the member was employed by a private vendor to provide child support enforcement services in Baltimore City prior to July 1, 1998.    (c)    (1)    A member described in subsection (a) of this section is entitled to receive service credit for the time the member was employed by a private vendor to provide child support enforcement services in Baltimore City from July 1, 1998 through October 31, 2002.        (2)    Prior to retirement, and subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, a member who receives service credit under this subsection shall deposit in the annuity savings fund or other corresponding fund an amount of money equal to the contribution payments that the member would have paid had the member been a State employee, including regular interest on the contributions at the rate of 5% per year compounded annually.        (3)    On retirement, the member’s retirement allowance shall be reduced by the actuarial equivalent of the amount determined under paragraph (2) of this subsection if the member elects not to deposit this amount in the annuity savings or other corresponding fund.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-307.5 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 23-307.5 - Alternate Contributory Pension Selection -- Purchase of Service Credit

    (a)    This section applies only to a former member, member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of the Employees’ Pension System who, while a member, was an employee of a participating governmental unit that elected the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection for its employees under § 31-116.1 of this article.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a member who is subject to the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection under Subtitle 2, Part III of this title may purchase credit for eligibility service for the period of employment from July 1, 2006, through the effective date of election of the member’s participating employer, by paying to the Board of Trustees:        (1)    on or before June 30, 2007, the amount the member would have been required to contribute for that period of employment; or        (2)    on or after July 1, 2007, the amount the member would have been required to contribute for that period of employment plus regular interest compounded annually.    (c)    If the member fails to make the payment as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the Board of Trustees shall reduce actuarially the allowance payable to a former member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of a deceased member, former member, or retiree.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 23-308 - Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Teachers' Pension System

    (a)    In the year of retirement, a member of the Teachers’ Pension System may purchase credit for eligibility service for periods of employment described in subsection (f) of this section for which the member is not otherwise entitled to service credit.    (b)    Except as provided in § 23–308.2 of this subtitle, to purchase service credit under this section, a member must:        (1)    complete and file a claim for the service credit with the Board of Trustees on the form that the Board of Trustees provides; and        (2)    pay to the Board of Trustees an amount equal to the annuity reserve and pension reserve required to fund the additional allowance.    (c)    A member may pay the amount required by subsection (b) of this section by transferring, on written request to the Board of Trustees, any prior contributions to a voluntary retirement benefit, less any costs of administering that benefit.    (d)    A member who elects to make payments under subsection (c) of this section and who retires before completing the payments required to purchase this service credit:        (1)    is entitled to receive the service credit purchased before the date of retirement; or        (2)    may pay at the time of retirement the amount necessary to receive full credit.    (e)    The surviving spouse of a member who elects to make payments under subsection (c) of this section may pay for the appropriate final adjustment if:        (1)    the member dies while actively employed as a member; and        (2)    the deceased member’s service qualifies for a death benefit under § 29–206 of this article.    (f)    A member may only purchase service credit under this section for employment:        (1)    with an out–of–state public school;        (2)    with the federal government;        (3)    with a nonpublic school;        (4)    with a political subdivision;        (5)    as a postsecondary teacher;        (6)    with the State;        (7)    with a public school as a teacher; or        (8)    as a Baltimore City teacher on or before December 31, 1970, on verified leave of absence of not more than 2 years that is similar in all respects to leaves of absence approved by the Board of Trustees.    (g)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the total amount of service credit in the Teachers’ Retirement System or Teachers’ Pension System that a member may purchase under this section and § 23–308.2 of this subtitle may not exceed 10 years.        (2)    A member who purchases service credit under this subsection may not purchase more than 5 years of service credit in the Teachers’ Pension System for employment as a postsecondary school teacher.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-308.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 23-308.1 - Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Employees' Retirement System or Teachers' Retirement System

    (a)    This section applies only to a former member, member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of the Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement System who is subject to the Selection C (Combination Formula) as provided in § 22-221 of this article and to Subtitle 2, Part II of this title.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a member who is subject to the contributory pension benefit under Subtitle 2, Part II of this title may purchase credit for eligibility service for the period of employment from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999, or, if an employee of a participating governmental unit, from July 1, 1998 through the effective date of election of the member’s participating employer, by paying to the Board of Trustees:        (1)    on or before June 30, 2000, the amount the member would have been required to contribute for that period of employment; or        (2)    on or after July 1, 2000, the amount the member would have been required to contribute for that period of employment plus regular interest compounded annually.    (c)    If the member fails to make the payment as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the Board of Trustees shall reduce actuarially the allowance payable to a former member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of a deceased member, former member, or retiree.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-308.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 23-308.2 - Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Teachers' Retirement System or Teachers' Pension System

    (a)    For periods of employment as a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Pension System for which the member is not otherwise entitled to service credit, a member of the Teachers’ Pension System may purchase credit for eligibility service as provided in this section.    (b)    The total amount of service credit in the Teachers’ Retirement System or Teachers’ Pension System that a member may purchase under this section and § 23-308 of this subtitle may not exceed 10 years.    (c)    A member who purchases service credit under this section may not purchase service credit for any period of employment during which the member participated in the optional retirement program.    (d)    To purchase service credit under this section, a member must:        (1)    complete a claim for the service credit and file it with the Board of Trustees on the form that the Board of Trustees provides; and        (2)    pay to the Board of Trustees an amount equal to one-half of the annuity reserve and one-half of the pension reserve required to fund the additional allowance.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 23-309 - Creditable Service -- in General

    (a)    For the purpose of computing benefits under this title, creditable service consists of:        (1)    eligibility service as adjusted under subsection (b) of this section; and        (2)    credit for unused sick leave as provided in § 20-206 of this article and § 23-310 of this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to eligibility service that consists of:            (i)    service credit transferred from another retirement or pension system;            (ii)    military service credit granted under Title 38 of this article; or            (iii)    service credit purchased under this subtitle.        (2)    The Board of Trustees shall adjust a member’s eligibility service as provided in this subsection.        (3)    (i)    The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations to determine for any fiscal year the amount of creditable service that equals the eligibility service for a member who has completed less than the normal hours of employment for the member’s position.            (ii)    The normal hours of employment for a position equals the minimum number of hours to be completed by a full-time employee serving in the member’s position.            (iii)    The creditable service recognized for a fiscal year may not be less than the eligibility service for the member multiplied by a fraction not to exceed 1 that has:                1.    as its numerator, the number of hours of employment as a member that the member has completed during that year; and                2.    as its denominator, the normal number of hours of employment for the member’s position.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 23-310 - Treatment of Unused Sick Leave as Creditable Service

    The Board of Trustees shall treat a member’s credit for unused sick leave as creditable service on or after July 1, 1998, if at the time of retirement, the member is:        (1)    subject to the contributory pension benefit or the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection; and        (2)    entitled to service credit for unused sick leave under § 20–206 of this article.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits|Section 23-401 - Normal Service Retirement

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, a member may retire with a normal service retirement allowance if:        (1)    the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees stating the date when the member desires to retire; and        (2)    on or before the date of retirement, the member:            (i)    has at least 30 years of eligibility service;            (ii)    has a combined total of at least 30 years of eligibility service from the Employees’ Pension System, the Teachers’ Pension System, the Employees’ Retirement System, or the Teachers’ Retirement System; or            (iii)    has attained the age and the years of eligibility service as follows:
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits|Section 23-402 - Early Service Retirement

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member may retire with an early service retirement allowance if:        (1)    the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees stating the date when the member desires to retire; and        (2)    on or before the date of retirement, the member:            (i)    has at least 15 years but less than 30 years of eligibility service; and            (ii)    is at least 55 but less than 62 years old.    (b)    A member who begins membership on or after July 1, 2011, may retire with an early service retirement allowance if:        (1)    the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees stating the date when the member desires to retire; and        (2)    on or before the date of retirement, the member:            (i)    has at least 15 years of eligibility service; and            (ii)    is at least 60 but less than 65 years old.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on retirement under this section, a member is entitled to receive an early service retirement allowance that equals the normal service retirement allowance under § 23–401 of this subtitle, reduced by 0.5% for each month that the member’s early retirement date precedes the date the member will be 62 years old.        (2)    On retirement under this section, a member who begins membership on or after July 1, 2011, is entitled to receive an early service retirement allowance that equals the normal service retirement allowance to which the member would otherwise be entitled under § 23–401 of this subtitle, reduced by 0.5% for each month that the member’s early retirement date precedes the date the member will be 65 years old.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits|Section 23-403 - Retirement After Termination of Membership

    (a)    This section applies to a former member who:        (1)    was eligible for a retirement allowance under § 23-401 or § 23-402 of this subtitle when the former member’s membership terminated;        (2)    did not submit a written application under § 23-401 or § 23-402 of this subtitle before membership terminated; and        (3)    has not withdrawn the former member’s accumulated contributions, if any.    (b)    (1)    A former member described in subsection (a) of this section may retire with a retirement allowance under § 23-401 or § 23-402 of this subtitle on the first day of the month after the Board of Trustees receives a written application for retirement from the former member.        (2)    A former member who retires under this section may not receive benefits for the period before the former member submitted a completed application for retirement to the Board of Trustees.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits|Section 23-406 - Reduction of Allowance When Accumulated Contributions Are Not Repaid

    (a)    The Board of Trustees shall reduce a member’s allowance if the member:        (1)    received any accumulated contributions, other than additional contributions, in connection with a prior separation from employment;        (2)    is credited with prior eligibility service; and        (3)    does not repay, with interest to the date of retirement, the amount received.    (b)    A reduction under subsection (a) of this section shall equal the actuarial equivalent of the amount, including interest, that is not repaid.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits|Section 23-409 - Other Benefits

    A member may be entitled to benefits under Title 29 of this article other than, or in addition to, the benefits provided under this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 5 - Retirees, Former Vested Members, Deferred Vested Retirees, and Surviving Beneficiaries of the Local Fire and Police System|Section 23-501 - Continuation of Benefits

    (a)    This section applies to an individual who is a former vested member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of a deceased member, former vested member, or retiree, who, on or after June 30, 2005, is required to become a former vested member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of a deceased member, former vested member, or retiree of the Employees’ Pension System as provided under § 21-306(f) or (g) of this article.    (b)    An individual described under subsection (a) of this section shall continue to receive benefits in accordance with the provisions of Title 28 of this article.