Ch. 667                             MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                1391

provided the employer's contribution to the retirement system, when and as
payable, shall be made by the United States, or otherwise, and provided the State
shall not be responsible for payment of such employer's contribution. The term
"employee" also includes all the several classes of assessors, including supervisors
and assistants, for whom the State pays a portion of annual salary under the
provisions of the subtitle "State Department of Assessments and Taxation" in
Article 81 of this Code; but the term [["employees"]] "EMPLOYEE" does not
include any such assessor who is a member of a retirement or pension system
operated by a political subdivision of this State. The term "employee" also
includes regular and full-time staff members of the Commission to Revise the
Annotated Code and of any successor agency or agencies. In all cases of doubt, the
board of trustees, provided for in Section 11 of this article, shall determine whether
any person is an employee as defined in this article, irrespective of the method of
payment. THE TERM "EMPLOYEE" ALSO INCLUDES THOSE
"CONTRACTUAL SERVICE" EMPLOYEES OF THE MARYLAND
RACING COMMISSION WHO RECEIVE SALARY PAYMENTS FROM
THE STATE SUBJECT TO REIMBURSEMENT TO THE STATE BY
LICENSES OF THE RACING COMMISSION UNDER ARTICLE 78B OF
THE CODE, PROVIDED THAT THE EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION TO
THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, WHEN AND AS PAYABLE, SHALL BE
MADE BY THE MARYLAND RACING COMMISSION, AND PROVIDED
THAT THE STATE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF THE
EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 667
(Senate Bill 235)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3(5) of Article 73B of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972 Supplement), title "Pensions," subtitle
"In General," and to repeal Section 9(9) of said Article, title and subtitle and to
enact new Section 9(9) in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the section
repealed: [[amending the retirement law in order to clarify certain language
thereof, relating particularly to creditable service for certain members of the
Employees' Retirement System.]] to allow service credit in the State
Employees' Retirement System for State or local elected or appointed service
by certain members of the System and to provide for the contributions payable
for this service.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 3 (5) of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1972 Supplement), title "Pensions," subtitle "In General," be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and to repeal Section 9(9) of
said Article, title and subtitle and to enact new Section 9(9) in lieu thereof, to
stand in the place of the section repealed, and all to read as follows: