PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                              Ch. 353

(1)     The On or before January 1, 1997, the State Retirement Agency shall
report to the General Assembly on the total number of State employees who retire under
this Act; and and

(2)     The On or before October 15, 1996, and in the executive budget submission
for Fiscal Year 1998, the Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning shall report to the
budget committees and the Spending Affordability Committee of the General Assembly as to
each unit of State government:

(i) The number of employees and the salaries of the employees of the
unit who retire under this Act;

(ii) A list of the positions, position identification numbers, and the
salary and fringe benefits for the positions in the unit that are eliminated under this Act;

(iii) A schedule that lists the total number of positions for the unit as of
June 30, 1996, the total number of positions for the unit after the positions for that unit
are eliminated under this Act, and the number of positions eliminated under this Act; and

(iv) A list of the reductions in appropriations under this Act; and

(v) A list of the positions, position identification numbers, and the
salary and fringe benefits for the positions in the unit that are eliminated in the State
budget or by budget amendment after December 31, 1995 and before July 1, 1997
September 30, 1996; and

(3)     On or before August 1, 1997, the Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning
shall report to the budget committees and the Spending Affordability Committee of the General
Assembly as to each unit of State government, a list of the positions, position identification
numbers, and the salary and fringe benefits for the positions in the unit that are eliminated in
the State budget or by budget amendment after September 30, 1996 and before July 1, 1997.

SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, in recognition of the
additional administrative burden that may result from the number of State employees
who may retire under this Act, the State Retirement Agency may take an additional 60
days to process applications for retirement that are filed for retirement under this Act.
Except to the extent of a delay in the receipt of a benefit, a delay in processing an
application may not affect an applicant's right to a benefit.

SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That prior to July 1, 1996, the
Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning shall determine the departments and units of
the Executive Branch of State government that have more than 5% of their employees who
are eligible for the retirement incentive provided by paragraph (1) of Section 2 of this
Act. For those departments or units of the Executive Branch of State government
identified by the Department of Budget and Fiscal Planning as having more than 5% of
their employees eligible for the retirement incentive provided by paragraph (1) of Section
2 of this Act, the appointing authority of that department or unit of State government
may require up to 50% of the employees electing to retire under this Act to delay the
effective date of their retirement until no later than June 30, 1997. The appointing
authority of a department or unit of State government affected by this section shall notify
the Board of Trustees by September 15, 1996 of the employees whose retirement date will

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