Section 29-205 – Election of Allowance — Retirement Systems and Local Fire and Police Transferees
(a) This section applies to an individual who died while employed as a member: (1) (i) of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System; (ii) of the Employees’ Retirement System; (iii) of the Local Fire and Police System, if the member had transferred from the Employees’ Retirement System; or (iv) of the Teachers’ Retirement System; and (2) (i) who was eligible to retire; or (ii) who […]
Section 29-206 – Election of Allowance — Pension Systems
(a) This section applies to an individual who died while employed as a member: (1) (i) of the Employees’ Pension System; (ii) of the Teachers’ Pension System; or (iii) of the Local Fire and Police System, if the member had not transferred from the Employees’ Retirement System; and (2) (i) who was eligible to retire; (ii) who had at least 25 years of […]
Section 29-207 – Death Benefit for Former Members
If a former member who is eligible for a vested allowance dies before payment of the vested allowance starts, the Board of Trustees, after receiving proof of death, shall pay the former member’s accumulated contributions to: (1) the designated beneficiary; or (2) if there is no designated beneficiary, the former member’s estate.
Section 29-101 – Scope of Subtitle
This subtitle does not apply to the Judges’ Retirement System.
Section 29-102 – Disability Retirement Application Procedure — Generally
Before the Board of Trustees grants a retirement allowance for a disability, an application must be completed and submitted to the Board of Trustees in accordance with §§ 29-103 and 29-104 of this subtitle.
Section 29-103 – Disability Retirement Application Procedure — Who May Submit Application
(a) Subject to § 29–104 of this subtitle, an application for disability retirement may be submitted: (1) by a member; (2) by a former member; (3) by a surviving beneficiary of a deceased member; or (4) for a member, as provided in subsections (b) through (d) of this section. (b) (1) This subsection does not apply to members of: (i) the State Police […]
Section 29-104 – Disability Retirement Application Procedure — Limitations on Filing for Disability
(a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section and subject to subsection (e) of this section, an application for disability retirement must be submitted before the date membership ends. (b) (1) This subsection applies only to an application for an ordinary or accidental disability retirement allowance filed by a member of the Employees’ Pension […]
Section 29-105 – Ordinary Disability Retirement — Eligibility
(a) The Board of Trustees shall grant an ordinary disability retirement allowance to a member if: (1) the member has at least 5 years of eligibility service; and (2) the medical board certifies that: (i) the member is mentally or physically incapacitated for the further performance of the normal duties of the member’s position; (ii) the incapacity is likely to […]
Section 29-106 – Ordinary Disability Retirement — Allowance for Employees’, Teachers’, and Correctional Officers’ Retirement Systems
(a) This section applies only to members of: (1) the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System; (2) the Employees’ Retirement System; and (3) the Teachers’ Retirement System. (b) An ordinary disability retirement allowance equals the greater of: (1) a normal service retirement allowance; or (2) the amount computed under subsection (c) or (d) of this section. (c) If a member is at least normal retirement […]
Section 29-107 – Ordinary Disability Retirement — Allowance for State Police Retirement System
(a) This section applies only to members of the State Police Retirement System. (b) An ordinary disability retirement allowance equals the greater of: (1) a normal service retirement allowance; or (2) 35% of the member’s average final compensation.