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 […]
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 […]
Section 23-306 – Eligibility Service — Approved Leaves of Absence
(a) A member is entitled to eligibility service during a leave of absence if the leave of absence: (1) is approved by the Board of Trustees under regulations that apply to all members similarly situated; and (2) is not otherwise recognized as eligibility service under this subtitle. (b) To receive service credit for a leave of absence described under […]
Section 23-306.1 – Eligibility Service — State Racing Commission
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member of the Employees’ Pension System who is an additional employee or agent of the State Racing Commission authorized by § 11-207 of the Business Regulation Article is entitled to eligibility service for any service on or after January 1, 1986 as an additional employee […]
Section 23-306.2 – Eligibility Service — Purchase of Service Credit by Members Subject to Contributory Pension Benefit or Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit
(a) A member who is subject to the contributory pension benefit, the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection, or the Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit may purchase service credit as provided in subsection (b) of this section for periods of employment described in subsection (c) of this section for which the member is not otherwise entitled. (b) (1) A member who […]
Section 23-306.3 – Eligibility Service — Receipt of Credit by Employees of Pension Systems
(a) This section applies to a member of the Employees’ Pension System or the Teachers’ Pension System who is subject to the contributory pension benefit or the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection. (b) A member who is subject to the contributory pension benefit is entitled to the eligibility service to which the member was entitled before the separation […]
Section 23-307 – Eligibility Service — Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Employees’ Pension System
(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in the year of retirement, a member of the Employees’ Pension System may purchase credit for eligibility service of up to 10 years for periods of employment described in paragraph (3) of this subsection for which the member is not otherwise entitled to service credit. (2) To […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]