Section 22-402 – Early Service Retirement
(a) A member may retire with an early service retirement allowance if: (1) on or before the date of retirement, the member: (i) has at least 25 but less than 30 years of eligibility service; and (ii) is less than 60 years old; and (2) the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees stating the […]
Section 22-403 – Retirement After Termination of Membership
(a) This section applies to a former member who: (1) was eligible for a retirement allowance under § 22-401 or § 22-402 of this subtitle when the former member’s membership terminated; (2) did not submit a written application under § 22-401 or § 22-402 of this subtitle before membership terminated; and (3) has not withdrawn accumulated contributions. (b) (1) A former […]
Section 22-404 – Special Early Retirement
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Appointed official” means an individual appointed to a public office of the State who meets the legal criteria for an appointed official as determined by the Attorney General. (3) “Unclassified service of the State” means the unclassified service in the State Personnel Management System or a […]
Section 22-405 – Governor and Surviving Spouse
(a) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, if a Governor serves for at least: (1) one full term, the Governor is entitled to receive a retirement allowance equal to one–third of the annual salary received by the current Governor in office; or (2) two full terms, the Governor is entitled to receive a retirement allowance equal to […]
Section 22-406 – Effect of Employment of Individual — as Temporary or Contractual Employee
(a) In this section, “area of critical shortage” means an academic field identified by the State Department of Education in accordance with the provisions of § 18–703(g)(1) of the Education Article as having projected employment vacancies that substantially exceed projected qualified graduates. (b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, an individual who is receiving […]
Section 22-406.1 – Effect of Employment of Individual — Restoration of Membership in Retirement System
(a) Notwithstanding § 22-406 of this subtitle and Chapter 703 of the Acts of 1994, if a retiree of the Employees’ Retirement System who had an average final compensation of less than $10,000, retired from an elected position as an official of a participating governmental unit, retired with a service retirement allowance before July 1, 1994, […]
Section 22-407 – 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’ Retirement System at the time of appointment in item (1) of this subsection; or (ii) 1. has earned a vested allowance from the […]
Section 22-408 – 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.
Section 22-401 – Normal Service Retirement
(a) A member may retire with a normal service retirement allowance if: (1) on or before the date of retirement, the member: (i) has at least 30 years of eligibility service; or (ii) is at least 60 years old; and (2) the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees stating the date when the member […]