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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.

Section 23-302 – Eligibility Service — Rules for Computation

    (a)    Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a member is entitled to eligibility service for periods of employment while a member of the Employees’ Pension System or the Teachers’ Pension System.     (b)    The Board of Trustees may not allow more than 1 year of service credit for a calendar year.     (c)    (1)    If a member […]

Section 23-303 – Eligibility Service — 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)    (1)    This section applies to a member of the Employees’ […]

Section 23-303.1 – Eligibility Service — Employees’ or Teachers’ Pension Systems

    (a)    This section applies to a member of the Employees’ Pension System or Teachers’ Pension System who has prior service in a part of the Employees’ Pension System or Teachers’ Pension System that is subject to a different rate of benefit accrual.     (b)    A member who is subject to the contributory pension benefit, Alternate Contributory Pension Selection, […]

Section 23-304 – Eligibility Service — 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;         (2)    for a member who has transferred to the Employees’ Pension System from the Employees’ Retirement System or to the Teachers’ Pension System from the Teachers’ Retirement System, the member’s […]

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 […]

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 23-307.5 – Alternate Contributory Pension Selection — Purchase of Service Credit

    (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 Alternate Contributory Pension Selection for its employees under § 31-116.1 of this article.     (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, […]

Section 23-308 – Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Teachers’ Pension System

    (a)    In the year of retirement, a member of the Teachers’ Pension System may purchase credit for eligibility service for periods of employment described in subsection (f) of this section for which the member is not otherwise entitled to service credit.     (b)    Except as provided in § 23–308.2 of this subtitle, to purchase service credit under this […]

Section 23-308.1 – Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Employees’ Retirement System or Teachers’ Retirement System

    (a)    This section applies only to a former member, member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of the Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement System who is subject to the Selection C (Combination Formula) as provided in § 22-221 of this article and to Subtitle 2, Part II of this title.     (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) […]

Section 23-308.2 – Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Teachers’ Retirement System or Teachers’ Pension System

    (a)    For periods of employment as a member of the Teachers’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Pension System for which the member is not otherwise entitled to service credit, a member of the Teachers’ Pension System may purchase credit for eligibility service as provided in this section.     (b)    The total amount of service credit in the Teachers’ […]