1394                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 769

CHAPTER 769
(House Bill 342)

AN ACT temporarily to waive the provisions of Section 31 of Article
88B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title
"State Police", in order to provide that certain employees of the
Department of Maryland State Police and/or the Department of
Motor Vehicles who are members of or who contribute to the
Pension Fund of the Maryland State Police shall be continued in
State service by their appointing authorities, after such members
reach the age of 64 years, until they have served respectively in
State service for a period of six calendar quarters after July 1,
1956, or the minimum number of calendar quarters for the purpose
of making them eligible to qualify for minimum Social Security
benefits; and providing for the expiration of this Act.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 31 of Article 88B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "State Police", (which requires an employee
of the Department of Maryland State Police and/or the Department
of Motor Vehicles who is a member of or who contributes to the
Pension Fund of the Maryland State Police and who has attained the
age of 64 shall be retired forthwith) is temporarily waived in order
to provide that any such member in service, who was at least 62 years
and 6 months of age, and less than 64 years of age as of July 1, 1956,
shall be continued in State service by his appointing authority after
such member reaches the age of 64 years, until such member has

served six calendar quarters in State service after July 1, 1956, or

until he has served the minimum number of calendar quarters for
him to qualify for minimum Social Security benefits; but in no event
shall such extended employment in State service continue beyond
January 1, 1958. OCTOBER 1, 1960. Such a continuation in State
employment is solely for the purpose of allowing the member in
service to qualify for minimum Social Security benefits and is not to
be construed as repealing or affecting in any manner any other re-
quirement as to attendance, satisfactory performance, or other work-
ing or employment requirements concerning State employees.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall expire auto-
matically and with no further action required by the General
Assembly of Maryland, on January 1, 1958. OCTOBER 1, 1960.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public health and safety, and having been passed by a
yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths of all the members elected
to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly of Maryland, the
same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 15, 1957.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.