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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems › Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits › Section 23-408 - Service Credit for Members of the Judges' Retirement System

(a)    This section applies to an individual who:
(1)    is eligible for membership in the Judges’ Retirement System as provided in § 27–201(a) of this article; and
(2)    (i)    is receiving a service retirement allowance from the Employees’ Pension System at the time of appointment in item (1) of this subsection; or
(ii)    1.    has earned a vested allowance from the Employees’ Pension System; and
2.    begins receiving the vested allowance while serving as a judge described in item (1) of this subsection.
(b)    An individual described in subsection (a) of this section may elect to receive service credit in the Judges’ Retirement System.
(c)    (1)    An individual described in subsection (a) of this section who elects to receive service credit in the Judges’ Retirement System under subsection (b) of this section shall complete and file a form provided by the Board of Trustees directing the Board of Trustees to suspend the individual’s allowance while the individual is receiving service credit in the Judges’ Retirement System.
(2)    (i)    An individual shall file a form described in paragraph (1) of this subsection with the Board of Trustees:
1.    if the individual is receiving a service retirement allowance from the Employees’ Pension System prior to serving as a judge, at the time the individual becomes a member of the Judges’ Retirement System; or
2.    if the individual has earned a vested allowance from the Employees’ Pension System and becomes eligible to receive that allowance after the individual becomes a member of the Judges’ Retirement System, at the time the individual applies to receive the vested allowance.
(ii)    A temporary suspension under this subsection shall begin on the first day of the month following the month in which the Board of Trustees received the individual’s request to temporarily suspend the allowance.
(d)    An individual whose allowance is temporarily suspended under subsection (c) of this section is not subject to a reduction as provided in § 23–407 of this subtitle during the period the individual is serving as a judge.
(e)    (1)    On receiving satisfactory documentation that the individual is no longer serving as a judge, the Board of Trustees shall reinstate the individual’s allowance with accumulated cost–of–living adjustments from the date the allowance was temporarily suspended.
(2)    The individual’s allowance will be reinstated on the first day of the month following the month in which the individual ceased serving as a judge.
(f)    If an individual whose allowance is temporarily suspended dies while serving as a judge, the surviving spouse of the individual shall receive:
(1)    survivorship benefits as provided in § 27–403 of this article; and
(2)    if the surviving spouse is the individual’s designated beneficiary, the survivorship benefits selected by the individual at the time of retirement from the Employees’ Pension System.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 24-201 - Membership in the State Police Retirement System -- Scope

This subtitle applies only to:
(1)    a police employee as defined in § 2-101 of the Public Safety Article; and
(2)    a Maryland State Police cadet.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 24-205 - Contributions by Members

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member’s contribution rate is 8% of the member’s earnable compensation.
(b)    After 28 years of service as a member, a member does not make any further contributions.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 24-206 - Regular Interest

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, regular interest is payable on member contributions at the rate of 4% a year, compounded annually, until retirement or withdrawal of the accumulated contributions.
(b)    No further interest shall be paid on member contributions after membership ends if the former member is not eligible to receive a vested allowance under Title 29, Subtitle 3 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 24-207 - Termination of Membership

Membership ends if the member:
(1)    is separated from employment for more than 4 years;
(2)    withdraws the member’s accumulated contributions;
(3)    becomes a retiree;
(4)    dies; or
(5)    elects to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program established under § 24-401.1 of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 24-208 - Transfer of Members Between Systems -- State Police Retirement System

If an individual was a member of any one of the several systems on June 30, 2011, and without incurring a break in employment of more than 30 days, becomes a member of the State Police Retirement System on or after July 1, 2011, the individual:
(1)    shall be considered to be a new member of the State Police Retirement System as of the date the individual joins the system; and
(2)    is subject to the same requirements to which an individual who was a member of the State Police Retirement System on June 30, 2011, and remains a member on July 1, 2011, is subject.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 24-301 - In General

A member is entitled to:
(1)    eligibility service as provided in §§ 24-303 through 24-306 of this subtitle; and
(2)    creditable service as provided in § 24-307 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 24-302 - Service Credit -- Rules for Computation

(a)    Subject to subsections (b) and (c) 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)    A member is entitled to receive 1 month of service credit for employment for a month or a part of a month if a member contribution is made in that month.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 24-303 - Eligibility Service -- Types

Eligibility service for a member consists of service credit:
(1)    for employment as a member;
(2)    regained under § 24-304 of this subtitle by a member who redeposits accumulated contributions previously withdrawn;
(3)    transferred from a retirement or pension system under Title 37 of this article;
(4)    for military service as provided in Title 38 of this article; or
(5)    purchased under this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 24-304 - Eligibility Service -- Redeposit of Accumulated Contributions

(a)    A member who previously terminated membership and withdrew accumulated contributions from either the State Police Retirement System, the Employees’ Retirement System, or the Teachers’ Retirement System may receive service credit for the period of employment during the previous membership if the member redeposits in a single payment the withdrawn accumulated contributions plus regular interest to the date of redeposit.
(b)    If a member receives service credit under this section, the member may not retire within 3 years from the date the member enters or reenters the State Police Retirement System.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 24-304.1 - Eligibility Service -- 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)    (1)    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.
(2)    For good cause shown, the Executive Director, in the Executive Director’s sole discretion, may extend the time period to purchase service credit under paragraph (1) of this subsection if:
(i)    the purchased service credit would allow the member to meet the eligibility service requirements to apply for an ordinary disability retirement under § 29–105(a) of this article; and
(ii)    the member completes the purchase of the service credit before the earlier of:
1.    4 years after the expiration of the leave of absence; or
2.    the date membership ends.
(3)    The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations to carry out this subsection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 24-305 - Purchase of Service Credit at Member's Cost

(a)    A member may purchase service credit as provided in subsection (b) of this section:
(1)    for a period of employment when the member was on an employer-approved leave of absence not exceeding 2 years that has qualified for purchase under regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees; or
(2)    when membership was mandatory but for which member contributions were not made.
(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 in a single payment 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 for service credit purchased under this section at any time before retirement.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 24-306 - Purchase of Service Credit by Payment of Full Cost

(a)    A member may purchase service credit as provided in this section for periods of employment described in subsection (c) of this section for which the member is not otherwise entitled to service credit.
(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 an amount equal to the annuity reserve and pension reserve required to fund the additional allowance.
(2)    The member shall pay for service credit purchased under this section in a single payment at retirement.
(c)    A member may purchase service credit for a period of employment not exceeding 10 years for:
(1)    federal service; or
(2)    out-of-state service with a political subdivision.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 24-307 - Creditable Service

Creditable service on which the allowance of a member is based consists of:
(1)    eligibility service; and
(2)    credit for unused sick leave as provided in § 20-206 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits › Section 24-401 - Service Retirement

(a)    (1)    (i)    This paragraph applies to an individual who is a member on or before June 30, 2011.
(ii)    A member may retire with a normal service retirement allowance if:
1.    on or before the date of retirement, the member:
A.    has at least 22 years of eligibility service; or
B.    is at least 50 years old; and
2.    the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees, on the form that the Board of Trustees provides, stating the date when the member desires to retire.
(2)    (i)    This paragraph applies to an individual who becomes a member on or after July 1, 2011.
(ii)    A member may retire with a normal service retirement allowance if:
1.    on or before the date of retirement, the member:
A.    has at least 25 years of eligibility service; or
B.    is at least 50 years old; and
2.    the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees, on the form that the Board of Trustees provides, stating the date when the member desires to retire.
(b)    (1)    Subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, the Secretary of State Police may order a member who is at least 50 years old to retire on the first day of the month after the member is notified of the Secretary’s order.
(2)    Before approving the Secretary’s order, the Board of Trustees shall give the member at least 30 days’ notice and an opportunity to be heard.
(c)    Except for the Secretary of State Police, a member shall retire with a normal service retirement allowance not later than the first day of the month after the member becomes 60 years old.
(d)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, on retirement under this section, a member is entitled to receive a normal service retirement allowance that equals 2.55% of the member’s average final compensation multiplied by each year of the member’s years of creditable service.
(2)    A member’s normal service retirement allowance may not exceed 71.4% of the member’s average final compensation.
(3)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on retirement under this section, if a member’s annuity is greater than the member’s normal service retirement allowance calculated under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the member’s normal service retirement allowance shall equal the member’s annuity.
(e)    Subject to §§ 29–401, 29–402, and 29–403 of this article, a retiree, or a beneficiary of a retiree, who retires on or before June 30, 1999 with a service retirement allowance, shall receive an annual retirement allowance adjustment as of July 1, 1999, as follows:
(1)    for a retiree who has been retired not more than 5 years, $1,200;
(2)    for a retiree who has been retired more than 5 years but not more than 10 years, $1,500;
(3)    for a retiree who has been retired more than 10 years but not more than 15 years, $1,800; and
(4)    for a retiree who has been retired more than 15 years, $2,100.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits › Section 24-402 - Retirement After Termination of Membership

(a)    This section applies to a former member who:
(1)    was eligible for a retirement allowance under § 24-401 of this subtitle when the former member’s membership terminated;
(2)    did not submit a written application under § 24-401 of this subtitle before membership terminated; and
(3)    has not withdrawn accumulated contributions.
(b)    (1)    A former member described in subsection (a) of this section may retire with a retirement allowance under § 24-401 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits › Section 24-403 - Survivor Benefits

(a)    This section applies only to a retiree who has retired with a service retirement allowance or a disability retirement allowance or a former member who has retired with a deferred vested allowance.
(b)    On the death of a retiree or former member, the Board of Trustees shall pay 80% of the retiree’s retirement allowance:
(1)    to the surviving spouse; or
(2)    if there is no surviving spouse or if the surviving spouse dies, to any children of the deceased retiree who are under 18 years of age or disabled, as defined under § 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, if the Board of Trustees pays an allowance to more than one child, the Board of Trustees shall divide the allowance among the children in a manner that provides for payments to continue until:
(i)    each child has died; or
(ii)    each child becomes 18 years old.
(2)    Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, a surviving child who is disabled shall continue to receive an allowance under paragraph (1) of this subsection past the age of 18 years, if the child continues to be disabled.
(3)    (i)    If a surviving child receiving an allowance under paragraph (1) of this subsection is disabled, as defined under § 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Board of Trustees shall pay to the disabled surviving child an allowance equal to the total of the allowances paid under paragraph (1) of this subsection after:
1.    all other nondisabled surviving children have died; or
2.    the youngest nondisabled surviving child becomes 18 years old.
(ii)    If more than one surviving child is disabled, as defined under § 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, the allowance payable under this paragraph shall be divided equally among the disabled children.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits › Section 24-405 - Effect of Employment of Individual

(a)    Subject to subsection (c) of this section, and except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, an individual who is receiving a service retirement allowance or a vested allowance may accept employment with a participating employer on a permanent, contractual, or temporary basis if the individual immediately notifies the Board of Trustees:
(1)    of the individual’s intention to accept the employment; and
(2)    of the compensation that the individual will receive.
(b)    An individual who accepts employment on a permanent or contractual basis is not subject to a reduction to the individual’s allowance.
(c)    (1)    (i)    For purposes of this section, employment is not on a temporary basis if, in any 12–month period, an individual works:
1.    full time for more than 6 months; or
2.    part time for the equivalent of more than 6 months of full–time work.
(ii)    An individual may accept employment under this section on a temporary basis only if the employment is not in a regularly allocated position.
(2)    The allowance of an individual who accepts employment on a temporary basis is subject to a reduction as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(3)    The Board of Trustees shall reduce the allowance of an individual who accepts employment on a temporary basis by the amount by which the sum of the individual’s initial annual basic allowance and the individual’s annual compensation exceeds the average final compensation used to compute the basic allowance.
(4)    (i)    Any reduction taken to an allowance under paragraph (3) of this subsection may not reduce the allowance to an amount less than the required deduction for the individual’s monthly State–approved medical insurance premiums.
(ii)    The Board of Trustees shall recover from the individual any difference between the reduction required under paragraph (3) of this subsection and the reduction taken under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
(5)    Paragraph (2) of this subsection does not apply to:
(i)    an individual who has been retired for 5 years, beginning on January 1, after the date the individual retires; or
(ii)    an individual who participates in the Deferred Retirement Option Program established under § 24–401.1 of this subtitle.
(d)    A retiree who is receiving a service retirement allowance under this title may not be employed by the State or other participating employer on a permanent, temporary, or contractual basis within 45 days of the date the retiree retired.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 24 - State Police Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits › Section 24-406 - Other Benefits

(a)    A member may be entitled to benefits under Title 29 of this article other than, or in addition to, the service retirement benefits provided under this subtitle.
(b)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to an individual receiving a service retirement allowance or a vested allowance from the State Police Retirement System who is:
(i)    serving as a sheriff or State’s Attorney for a county that is a participating governmental unit; or
(ii)    elected or appointed to the General Assembly and eligible to enroll in the Legislative Pension Plan.
(2)    A member is not entitled to receive a pension or retirement allowance from another pension or retirement system supported wholly or in part by the State.
(c)    An individual receiving a service retirement allowance or a vested allowance from the State Police Retirement System who is elected or appointed to the General Assembly and eligible to join the Legislative Pension Plan, may only receive an additional retirement allowance from the Legislative Pension Plan.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System › Subtitle 1 - General Provisions › Section 25-102 - Legislative Policy

Except as otherwise provided in this title, the administration, management, and funding of the benefits for members of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System are the same as those for the Employees’ Retirement System.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 25-202 - Membership as a Condition of Employment

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual described in § 25–201(a) of this subtitle is a member of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System as a condition of employment.
(b)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, membership in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System is optional for an individual described in § 25–201 of this subtitle who was employed by a participating governmental unit as a local detention center officer on the effective date of participation on or after July 1, 2006, but before July 1, 2017, for that participating governmental unit and who elects membership within 6 months of the effective date of participation.
(2)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, membership in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System is optional for an individual:
(i)    described in § 25–201 of this subtitle who was employed by a participating governmental unit as a local detention center officer on the effective date of participation on or after July 1, 2017, for that participating governmental unit; and
(ii)    who elects membership before the effective date of participation.
(3)    To elect to be a member of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System, an individual shall file a written application with the State Retirement Agency on a form that the State Retirement Agency provides.
(4)    (i)    An election to join the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System under this subsection is a one–time, irrevocable election.
(ii)    If an individual does not elect membership during the applicable period specified under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, the individual may not subsequently become a member of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 25-203.1 - Transfer From Employees' Pension System or Employees' Retirement System

For members who transfer from the Employees’ Pension System or the Employees’ Retirement System, the Board of Trustees shall transfer to the accumulation fund of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System the employer contributions that were made to the Employees’ Pension System or the Employees’ Retirement System on behalf of those members who transferred, plus the interest earned on those contributions through the date of transfer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 25-204 - Regular Interest

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, regular interest is payable on member contributions at the rate of 4% a year, compounded annually, until retirement or withdrawal of the accumulated contributions.
(b)    No further interest shall be paid on member contributions after membership ends if the former member is not eligible to receive a vested allowance under Title 29, Subtitle 3 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 25-205 - Termination of Membership

Membership ends if the member:
(1)    is separated from employment for more than 4 years;
(2)    withdraws the member’s accumulated contributions;
(3)    becomes a retiree; or
(4)    dies.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 25-206 - Transfer of Employer Contributions From Local Pension System

(a)    For members who transfer from a local pension system, the local pension system shall transfer to the Board of Trustees the employer contributions that were made to the local pension system on behalf of those members who transferred, plus the interest earned on those contributions through the date of transfer.
(b)    The Board of Trustees shall deposit any funds transferred under subsection (a) of this section in the accumulation fund of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System.