Section 31-115 – Interim or Supplemental Allowances
(a) A participating governmental unit may establish, by law, a separate additional program of interim or supplemental allowances for a class of employees. (b) A participating governmental unit shall fund any additional program of allowances separately from the funding for benefits provided under this Division II. (c) (1) On the written request of a participating governmental unit that desires […]
Section 31-116 – Contributory Pension Benefit
(a) On or before December 31, 2002, a participating governmental unit may elect to provide its employees with the contributory pension benefit under Title 23 of this article as provided in this section by submitting its election on a form provided by the State Retirement Agency. (b) (1) If a participating governmental unit elects to provide its employees […]
Section 31-116.1 – Alternate Contributory Pension Selection
(a) On or before June 30, 2007, a participating governmental unit may elect to provide its employees with the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection under Title 23, Subtitle 2, Part III of this article by submitting its election on a form provided by the State Retirement Agency. (b) An election by a participating governmental unit under this section […]
Section 31-116.2 – Application of Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit and Alternate Contributory Pension Benefit
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section applies to an individual who becomes an employee of a participating governmental unit on or after July 1, 2011. (2) This section does not apply to an individual who becomes an employee of: (i) a participating governmental unit that on July 1, 2011, is participating in […]
Section 31-106.1 – Eligible Employees of Maryland African American Museum Corporation
The only employees of the Maryland African American Museum Corporation who are eligible to participate in the Employees’ Pension System under this subtitle are the Executive Director and the regular full-time employees employed by the Maryland African American Museum Corporation under § 9-2604 of the State Government Article.
Section 31-112 – Benefits of Members
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an employee of a participating governmental unit who is a member of one of the employees’ systems is entitled to the benefits to which State employees are entitled under that system. (b) (1) An employee of a participating governmental unit that has elected to participate in: (i) the contributory pension benefit […]
Section 31-106.2 – Eligible Employees of St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Inc
The only employees of the St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Inc. who are eligible to participate in the employees’ systems under this subtitle are those employees who were members of the Employees’ Retirement System or the Employees’ Pension System as employees of the St. Mary’s County Nursing Home on January 17, 1996.
Section 31-113 – Effect of Participation
(a) This section applies only to a local plan that is a qualified plan under § 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and provides a defined benefit to its participants. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the operation of the local plan of an eligible governmental unit terminates on the effective date. (c) (1) An […]
Section 31-107 – Eligible Employees of University of Maryland Medical System Corporation
The only employees of the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation who are eligible to participate in the employees’ systems under this subtitle are employees who were: (1) members of an employees’ system; and (2) (i) employees of the University of Maryland on June 30, 1988, who became Medical System Corporation employees on or before July 1, 1988; […]
Section 31-114 – Duties of Fiscal Officer
The chief fiscal officer of each participating governmental unit shall: (1) submit to the Board of Trustees the information that the Board of Trustees requires; and (2) with respect to each employee of the participating governmental unit, cause to be performed the duties that would be performed by the head of a State unit employing members of […]