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MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 5 - Benefit Administration|Section 21-504 - Release of Retiree Information

    (a)    This section applies only to the:        (1)    Employees’ Pension System;        (2)    Employees’ Retirement System;        (3)    Teachers’ Pension System; and        (4)    Teachers’ Retirement System.    (b)    The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations to allow a public employee organization to obtain, for a reasonable fee, each year:        (1)    the name and last known address of each individual during the last year who became a retiree or commenced receiving a vested allowance;        (2)    the name and last known address of each retiree or former member receiving a vested allowance who died in the last year; and        (3)    any change in address in the last year of a retiree or former member receiving a vested allowance.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in § 21–128 of this title, before the release of a name, the Board of Trustees shall notify the individual of the provisions of this section.        (2)    If an individual notifies the Board of Trustees that the individual does not want the individual’s name or address released to an employee organization, the Board of Trustees may not release the name or address.    (d)    An employee organization may not release any information that it receives under this section.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 5 - Benefit Administration|Section 21-505 - Optional Defined Contribution System Participation; Exchange of Participating Employee Information

    The Board of Trustees and the State Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans shall exchange information about participating employees of the optional defined contribution system as necessary to administer the system.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 5 - Benefit Administration|Section 21-506 - Publication of Notice of Unclaimed Money Held by State Retirement System

    (a)    This section applies to a former member, retiree, or a beneficiary of a deceased former member or retiree of a State system who:        (1)    is entitled to a refund of accumulated contributions and has made no claim for those contributions; or        (2)    is currently eligible to receive a vested allowance and has not filed an application for the vested allowance.    (b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Retirement Agency may post the names of the individuals described in subsection (a) of this section and the names of the last participating employer of the former members or retirees on the State Retirement Agency’s Web site or otherwise publish the names of the individuals and employers for the purpose of notifying the individuals that they have unclaimed money held by the State Retirement Agency.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 6 - Eligible Rollover Distributions|Section 21-602 - Election of Eligible Rollover Distribution

    (a)    A participant may elect on the form the Board of Trustees requires to have all or any part of an eligible rollover distribution paid to an eligible retirement plan in a direct rollover.    (b)    (1)    If an eligible rollover distribution is payable to the designated spouse beneficiary of a member, former member, or retiree, the designated spouse beneficiary may elect to have all or any part of the eligible rollover distribution paid to an eligible retirement plan in a direct rollover.        (2)    (i)    A nonspouse designated beneficiary may roll over an eligible rollover distribution only to a traditional or Roth individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity established for the purpose of receiving the distribution.            (ii)    A traditional or Roth individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity established under this paragraph shall be treated as an inherited individual retirement account or annuity within the meaning of § 408(d)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.    (c)    A member who is eligible to participate in the plan administered by the supplemental plan under Title 35, Subtitle 5 of this article may elect to have all or any part of the eligible rollover distribution paid in a direct rollover to the plan in accordance with the regulations adopted by the supplemental plan.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 6 - Eligible Rollover Distributions|Section 21-603 - Regulations

    The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations that are necessary to carry out this subtitle and that are consistent with the requirements of § 401(a)(31) and any other applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations under those sections.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 6 - Eligible Rollover Distributions|Section 21-604 - Written Notice

    Within a reasonable time before making an eligible rollover distribution, the Board of Trustees shall provide written notices as required under § 402(f) of the Internal Revenue Code.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 7 - Forfeiture of Benefits|Section 21-701 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Domestic relations order” means an order issued in accordance with § 21–502(a)(2) of this title, § 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code, and regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees that assigns a benefit to a spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of a public employee in connection with a decree or order of alimony, child support, or divorce.    (c)    “Final adjudication” means adjudication by a trial court resulting in final disposition of all charges that constitute a qualifying crime.    (d)    “Public employee” means an individual who:        (1)    is employed in a position listed in § 21–702 of this subtitle; and        (2)    has been charged with a qualifying crime.    (e)    “Qualifying crime” means a felony:        (1)    that is committed in the course of a public employee’s duties and responsibilities;        (2)    that is committed through the use of the public employee’s authority derived from the position of employment; and        (3)    the commission of which results in, or is attempted to result in, gain, profit, or advantage for the public employee.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 7 - Forfeiture of Benefits|Section 21-702 - Applicability of Subtitle

    (a)    This subtitle applies to an individual who:        (1)    is a member, former member, or retiree of the Employees’ Retirement System or the Employees’ Pension System; and        (2)    has earned creditable service while employed as:            (i)    the Attorney General of the State;            (ii)    the Comptroller of the State;            (iii)    the Governor of the State;            (iv)    the Lieutenant Governor of the State;            (v)    the Secretary of State; or            (vi)    the Treasurer of the State.    (b)    This subtitle does not apply to any service earned before January 9, 2019.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 7 - Forfeiture of Benefits|Section 21-703 - When Benefits Subject to Forfeiture

    (a)    Benefits under this Division II of this article payable to a public employee are subject to forfeiture in whole or in part in accordance with this subtitle if the public employee is found guilty of, pleads guilty to, or enters a plea of nolo contendere to a qualifying crime.    (b)    (1)    Benefits under this Division II may not be forfeited or reduced if the Internal Revenue Service determines that the forfeiture or reduction will negatively affect or invalidate the tax qualified status of any of the several systems.        (2)    If the Internal Revenue Service determines that the application of this subtitle would negatively affect or invalidate the tax qualified status of any of the several systems, any forfeiture of benefits that took place before the Internal Revenue Service’s determination shall be reversed in accordance with § 21–707 of this subtitle to the extent necessary to comply with the determination.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 7 - Forfeiture of Benefits|Section 21-705 - Retirement of Employee Before Order Issued

    (a)    If a public employee has retired before a forfeiture order is issued under § 21–704 of this subtitle, the Board of Trustees may recover from the public employee the amount of benefits paid to the public employee before the order.    (b)    The recovery under subsection (a) of this section is limited to an amount equal to the benefits that would have been forfeited had the forfeiture order been issued before the public employee began receiving any benefits as a retiree.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 7 - Forfeiture of Benefits|Section 21-706 - Application for Retirement

    (a)    This section applies to a public employee who is not a retiree.    (b)    Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a public employee may submit an application for retirement.    (c)    If a public employee is eligible to apply for a retirement allowance, a public employee’s application for retirement benefits:        (1)    shall be considered submitted on the first day of the month after it is properly completed and submitted to the State Retirement Agency; and        (2)    may not be processed by the State Retirement Agency unless and until the final adjudication of the charge that does not result in conviction.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-707 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 7 - Forfeiture of Benefits|Section 21-707 - Effect of Order Reversing or Overturning Conviction

    (a)    (1)    On receipt of an order that reverses or overturns a conviction of a public employee, the court that issued a forfeiture order under § 21–704 of this subtitle shall rescind the forfeiture order and order the Board of Trustees to pay any benefits that are payable under this Division II of this article to the public employee.        (2)    When a court rescinds a forfeiture order under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the court shall also rescind any domestic relations order entered in accordance with § 21–704(f) of this subtitle.    (b)    If a conviction of a public employee who was a retiree before the date of conviction is overturned:        (1)    the public employee’s benefits shall be restored back to the date the benefit payments ceased;        (2)    the public employee’s allowance shall:            (i)    be paid beginning the month after the State Retirement Agency is notified that the conviction is overturned; and            (ii)    include any cost–of–living adjustments that would have been made in the time between the conviction and the time benefit payments are restored; and        (3)    benefit payments that would have been made during the time from the date of conviction to the date the conviction is overturned shall be made to the public employee, less any payments made in accordance with a domestic relations order directing payment of benefits to a spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent.    (c)    If a conviction of a public employee who was not a retiree before the date of conviction is overturned, the public employee may receive benefits in accordance with this Division II of this article.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-708 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 7 - Forfeiture of Benefits|Section 21-708 - Return of Accumulated Contributions

    (a)    A public employee subject to a forfeiture order issued under § 21–704 of this subtitle is entitled to a return of the individual’s accumulated contributions on request under § 29–501 of this article.    (b)    The public employee’s accumulated contributions shall be reduced by an amount equal to any benefit payments received by the public employee that would have been subject to forfeiture and have not been recovered by the Board of Trustees under § 21–705 of this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  21-709 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System|Subtitle 7 - Forfeiture of Benefits|Section 21-709 - Regulations

    The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations to implement this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  22-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 22 - Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems|Subtitle 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 22-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Selection A (Additional member contributions)” means the retirement selection described in § 22-219 of this title.    (c)    “Selection B (Limited cost-of-living adjustment)” means the retirement selection described in § 22-220 of this title.    (d)    “Selection C (Combination formula)” means the retirement selection described in § 22-221 of this title.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  22-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 22 - Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems|Subtitle 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 22-102 - Scope of Title

    This title applies to:         (1)    the Employees’ Retirement System; and        (2)    the Teachers’ Retirement System.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  22-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 22 - Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 22-301 - In General

    A member of the Employees’ Retirement System or Teachers’ Retirement System is entitled to:         (1)    eligibility service as provided in §§ 22-303 through 22-307 of this subtitle; and        (2)    creditable service as provided in § 22-308 of this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  22-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 22 - Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 22-302 - Service Credit -- Rules for Computation

    (a)    Subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this section, the Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations that specify the period of employment in a year that is equal to 1 year of service credit.    (b)    The Board of Trustees may not allow more than 1 year of service credit for a calendar year.    (c)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section or § 22-304(c)(2) of this subtitle, a member is entitled to receive:        (1)    1 year of service credit for:            (i)    employment for the normal working time in a year for the member’s position; or            (ii)    regular part-time employment for a calendar year; and        (2)    1 month of service credit for employment for a month or a part of a month if a member contribution is made in the month.    (d)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a member of the Employees’ Retirement System who is an elected or appointed official is entitled to receive 1 year of service credit for each 12-month period during which the member holds the office.        (2)    Except for an official of a participating governmental unit, an appointed official who is appointed on or after July 1, 1979, is not entitled to receive service credit if the normal working time for the position is less than 130 days per year.        (3)    An elected or appointed official who purchases service credit under § 22-307 of this subtitle, is entitled to receive 1 year of service credit for a part of a year of employment if the part of the year is at least equal to the number of days of the regular session of the General Assembly for the year for which the service credit is requested.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  22-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 22 - Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 22-303 - Service Credit -- Types of Service Credit

    Eligibility service for a member of the Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement System consists of service credit:         (1)    for employment as a member;        (2)    transferred from a retirement or pension system under Title 37 of this article or Title 31, Subtitle 1 of this article;        (3)    for military service, as provided in Title 38 of this article;        (4)    purchased under this subtitle; and        (5)    that equals, for a member who has transferred between the Employees’ Retirement System and the Teachers’ Retirement System, the member’s eligibility service recognized under the previous system through the date before the member became a member of the current system.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  22-303.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 22 - Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 22-303.1 - Service Credit -- Purchase by Member Separated From Employment Prohibited; Leave of Absence Exception

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member may not purchase service credit under this title if the member is separated from employment.    (b)    A member who is separated from employment may purchase service credit under this title for a leave of absence approved by the Board of Trustees under regulations that apply to all members, if the member purchases the service credit within 60 days after the expiration of the leave of absence.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  22-305.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 22 - Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 22-305.1 - Purchase of Service Credit by Payment of Full Cost -- 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’ Retirement 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)    (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 prior to October 31, 2002.        (2)    Prior to the member’s date of 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 4% 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. §  22-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 22 - Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 22-306 - Purchase of Service Credit by Payment of Full Cost -- Service Credit for Elected or Appointed Officials

    (a)    An elected or appointed official who elected to become a member of the Employees’ Retirement System may receive service credit for previous service as an official with the State or a participating governmental unit including service as an official before the establishment of the Employees’ Retirement System.    (b)    To receive service credit for previous service, an elected or appointed official shall complete a claim for the service credit and file it with the Board of Trustees on a form the Board of Trustees provides.    (c)    (1)    On receiving a claim for service credit for service as an official with a participating governmental unit, the Board of Trustees shall:            (i)    verify the previous service and the amount of service credit to which the member is entitled;            (ii)    compute the amount due from the participating governmental unit because of the claim; and            (iii)    submit a statement to the participating governmental unit for that amount.        (2)    The computation made under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection shall be based on the compensation actually received by the official from the participating governmental unit during the period for which service credit is to be granted.        (3)    A participating governmental unit that receives a statement from the Board of Trustees shall pay the amount immediately to the Board of Trustees or place it in the next budget for prompt payment when that budget becomes effective.    (d)    On receiving a claim for service credit for service as an official with the State, the Board of Trustees shall:        (1)    compute the amount due from the State; and        (2)    include in the State budget for the next fiscal year an appropriation for the amount due from the State.    (e)    (1)    An official who receives service credit under this section:            (i)    shall pay to the Board of Trustees in a single payment, within the period determined by the Board of Trustees, the member contributions, plus regular interest, that the official would have paid had the official been a member of the Employees’ Retirement System; or            (ii)    subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, may waive the payment of any part of the member contributions plus regular interest.        (2)    If an official who receives credit under this section waives payment of any contributions or interest, the Board of Trustees shall reduce the official’s allowance by the actuarial equivalent of those contributions, plus interest to the date of retirement, that the official had not paid.