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person who served in the armed forces of the United States and
who was killed in action or who died as a result of such service
after December 7, 1941, if such person was a resident of this State
at the time of his induction shall receive, upon application therefor
to the State Board of Education, State aid for tuition, matriculation
fees, board, room rent, books and supplies for such child attending
any of the following-named institutions approved by said Board:
An educational or training institution of college grade or any other
institution of higher learning or commercial training, a teachers
college, a vocational school or any accredited military preparatory-
school if such beneficiary is preparing to enter the United States
Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis or a United States Coast Guard Academy. Such grant
may be used for the matriculation fees of any such beneficiary at any
of said United States government academies.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1964.

Approved April 7, 1964.

CHAPTER 149
(House Bill 218)

AN ACT to repeal and reenact with amendments Section 9(5) of
Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Pensions," requiring prior service credit for the computation
of retirement allowance to anyone who at any time had previous
State service with membership in the Maryland State Police Pen-
sion Fund.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 9(5) of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1957 Edition), title "Pensions," be and it is hereby repealed
and reenacted with amendments to read as follows:

9.

(5) Creditable service at retirement on which the retirement al-
lowance of a member shall be based shall consist of the membership
service rendered by him since he last became a member and also, if
he has a prior service certificate which is in full force and effect, the
period of the service certified on his prior service certificate.

In addition, any person who at any time had previous State service
with membership in the Maryland State Police Pension Fund shall
be credited with such service for creditable service purposes.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1964.

Approved April 7, 1964.