Ch. 6

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 73B, § 10-201(f).

The reference to the "Maryland Police Training Commission" is substituted
for the former reference to the "Commissioner" because there is no
Commissioner, only a Commission.

(F) LOCAL PENSION SYSTEM.

(i) "LOCAL PENSION SYSTEM" MEANS A RETIREMENT OR PENSION
SYSTEM OF AN ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL UNIT.

(2) "LOCAL PENSION SYSTEM" INCLUDES THE EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE EMPLOYEES' PENSION SYSTEM IF THE ELIGIBLE
GOVERNMENTAL UNIT PARTICIPATES UNDER SUBTITLE 1 OF THIS TITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 73B § 10-201(g).           

          The former reference to "the time of election by the municipal corporation to

participate in" the Local Fire and Police System is deleted as unnecessary
because the time that the governmental unit has a retirement or pension
system is irrelevant under this subtitle;

Defined terms: "Eligible governmental unit" § 31-201

"Employees' Pension System" § 20-101                                     

"Employees' Retirement System" § 20-101

31-202. ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS.

SUBJECT TO § 31-203 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE GOVERNMENTAL UNITS THAT ARE
ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE SYSTEM ARE:

(1)      COUNTIES; AND

(2)      MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 73B, § 10-201(h).

Although former Art. 73B, § 10-201(h) was a definition of "[m]unicipal
corporation", it is revised here as a substantive prohibition to clarify its effect.
Former Art. 73B, § 10-201(h) served to limit participation under this subtitle
to counties and municipal corporations. The approach of this revision also
avoids the problem of defining a "municipal corporation" as a "county".

The phrase "[s]ubject to § 31-203 of this subtitle" is added for clarity.

The former reference to the "defin[ition] in Article 23A, § 9 of the Code" is
deleted to conform to other revised articles that do not define the term or
include a cross-reference to Art. 23A, and as unnecessary because the term
"municipal corporation" is being used in this subtitle only as used in Art. 23A,
§ 9 of the Code so no longer is there confusion in the use of the term.

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