Section 24-207 – Termination of Membership
Membership ends if the member: (1) is separated from employment for more than 4 years; (2) withdraws the member’s accumulated contributions; (3) becomes a retiree; (4) dies; or (5) elects to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program established under § 24-401.1 of this title.
Section 23-403 – Retirement After Termination of Membership
(a) This section applies to a former member who: (1) was eligible for a retirement allowance under § 23-401 or § 23-402 of this subtitle when the former member’s membership terminated; (2) did not submit a written application under § 23-401 or § 23-402 of this subtitle before membership terminated; and (3) has not withdrawn the former member’s accumulated […]
Section 23-404 – 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 Office of the Attorney General. (3) “Unclassified service of the State” means the unclassified service in the State Personnel Management […]
Section 23-405 – Additional Contributions
(a) When a member of the Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement System transfers on or before December 31, 2004, to the Employees’ Pension System or the Teachers’ Pension System, the Board of Trustees shall allocate any amounts transferred from the Annuity Savings Fund as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. (b) (1) This […]
Section 23-406 – Reduction of Allowance When Accumulated Contributions Are Not Repaid
(a) The Board of Trustees shall reduce a member’s allowance if the member: (1) received any accumulated contributions, other than additional contributions, in connection with a prior separation from employment; (2) is credited with prior eligibility service; and (3) does not repay, with interest to the date of retirement, the amount received. (b) A reduction under subsection (a) of this […]
Section 23-407 – 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 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 […]
Section 23-307.4 – Purchase of Service Credit by Former Employees of Private Vendors of Child Support Enforcement Services in Baltimore City
(a) This section applies only to a member of the Employees’ Pension System who: (1) was an employee of the State prior to November 1, 1996; (2) as of November 1, 1996 was employed by a private vendor to provide child support enforcement services in Baltimore City; and (3) resumed employment with the State as of November 1, 2002. […]
Section 23-301 – In General
A member of the Employees’ Pension System or Teachers’ Pension System is entitled to: (1) eligibility service as provided in §§ 23-302 through 23-308 of this subtitle; and (2) creditable service as provided in § 23-309 of this subtitle.