WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 6

SUBTITLE 3. SERVICE CREDIT.
28-301. IN GENERAL.

A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE SYSTEM IS ENTITLED TO:

(1)      ELIGIBILITY SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN §§ 28-302 THROUGH 28-307 OF
THIS SUBTITLE; AND

(2)      CREDITABLE SERVICE AS PROVIDED IN § 28-308 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language added for clarity.

Defined terms: "Creditable service" § 20-101
"Eligibility service" § 20-101
"Local Fire and Police System" § 20-101
"Member" § 20-101

28-302. ELIGIBILITY SERVICE — RULES FOR COMPUTATION.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, A MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO
ELIGIBILITY SERVICE FOR PERIODS OF EMPLOYMENT WHILE A MEMBER OF THE
LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE SYSTEM.

(B)      700-HOUR RULE.

(1)      IF A MEMBER COMPLETES AT LEAST 700 HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT
WHILE A MEMBER IN ANY FISCAL YEAR, THE MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO 1 YEAR OF
ELIGIBILITY SERVICE.

(2)      EXCEPT IN THE FIRST AND LAST FISCAL YEARS, A MEMBER MAY
NOT RECEIVE ANY ELIGIBILITY SERVICE FOR A FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE
MEMBER COMPLETES LESS THAN 700 HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT WHILE A MEMBER.

(3)      IN THE FIRST AND LAST FISCAL YEARS, IF A MEMBER COMPLETES
LESS THAN 700 HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT WHILE A MEMBER, THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES SHALL PRORATE THE ELIGIBILITY SERVICE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF
HOURS WORKED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 73B, § 10-212(a).

In subsection (a) of this section, the phrase "[s]ubject to subsection (b) of this
section" is added to clarify that, to receive eligibility service, a member must
satisfy the conditions stated in subsection (b).

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the former phrase "on or after the date
of membership in this pension system and before retirement" is deleted as
unnecessary in light of the reference to "periods of employment while a
member".

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