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ers' Retirement System", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

113.

(9) Acceptance of part-time employment. —Notwithstanding any
other provision of law to the contrary, a retired member who is
receiving a service retirement allowance may accept part-time em-
ployment in which all or part of the compensation therefor comes
from State funds, provided he immediately notifies the board of trus-
tees of his intention to accept such employment and specifies the
compensation to be received therefor and further provided the re-
tirement allowance receivable by him, computed without optional
modification, plus the annual rate of remuneration for the position,
shall not exceed in amount the average final compensation upon
which such retirement allowance was based. [The provisions of this
section shall be effective only until July 31, 1960, and after that
date, shall expire and no longer be effective].

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1960.

Approved March 23, 1960.

CHAPTER 58
(House Bill 137)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments Section 37 (a)
of Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1959 Supple-
ment), title "Merit System" clarifying the provisions of the law
relating to vacation and sick leave for classified employees of the
State by providing that certain annual vacation leave credits shall
accrue to the employee on a pro rata basis.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 37 (a) of Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1959 Supplement), title "Merit System", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

37. Vacation and sick leave.

(a) Amount of vacation and sick leave allowable. —From and
after January 1, 1957, every classified employee shall receive as
annual vacation in each calendar year, a leave of absence with pay
as follows:

Less than 1 year of service—5 working days
1 to less than 5 years of service—10 working days
5 to less than 25 years of service—15 working days
25 years of service and more—20 working days,

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.