Section 28-304 – Transferred Service Credit
A member is entitled to eligibility service that equals: (1) the member’s service credit transferred from a retirement or pension system under Title 37 of this article; and (2) the member’s service credit transferred from a retirement or pension system on or before December 31, 2005.
Section 28-305 – Military Service Credit
A member is entitled to eligibility service equal to the military service credit granted under Title 38 of this article.
Section 28-306 – 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 28-306.1 – 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 […]
Section 28-307 – Purchase of Service Credit
(a) (1) In the year of retirement, a member may purchase service credit for eligibility service of up to 10 years for periods of employment for which the member: (i) would have been entitled to purchase service credit under the Employees’ Pension System; and (ii) is not otherwise entitled to service credit under the Local Fire and Police System. […]
Section 28-308 – Creditable Service
(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. (b) (1) This subsection does not apply to eligibility service that consists of: (i) service credit transferred from another retirement or […]
Section 28-301 – In General
A member of the Local Fire and Police System is entitled to: (1) eligibility service as provided in §§ 28-302 through 28-307 of this subtitle; and (2) creditable service as provided in § 28-308 of this subtitle.
Section 28-302 – Eligibility Service — Rules for Computation
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a member is entitled to eligibility service for periods of employment while a member of the Local Fire and Police System. (b) (1) If a member completes at least 500 hours of employment while a member in any fiscal year, the member is entitled to 1 year of eligibility service. […]
Section 28-303 – Break in Service Rules
(a) In this section, “break in service” means a period of separation from employment in a fiscal year after the one in which a member first becomes employed, if during that fiscal year the member does not complete more than 350 hours of employment while a member. (b) A former member is entitled to the eligibility service […]