1688                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 770

rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. All appointees
to the professional LIBRARY staff must hold a certificate OR PRO-
VISIONAL CERTIFICATE of library qualifications issued by the
State Board of Education.

     (b) Boards of library trustees have the power to adopt policies

regarding staff classification, salaries, and benefits including, inter-
alia, vacation, sick leave and hours of work. In those counties where
there is a local personnnel or civil service agency having responsibility
for personnel policies and practices for county government employees,

the county board of library trustees shall utilize the services of the

agency and request its advice in setting up personnel policies and

procedures.

(c) (B)

(1)    The professional and clerical employees of any library estab-
lished or operating under the provisions of this subtitle are included
in the definition of "teacher" and "member," as those terms are
defined respectively in subsections (3) and (4) of Section 190 of
this article, and all such professional and clerical employees are
entitled to all the rights and privileges and subject to all of the
obligations of the Teachers' Retirement System as established and
maintained under Sections 190 through 212, inclusive, of this article;
provided, however, that each professional and clerical employee of
the department of public libraries of Montgomery County may elect
to transfer to the employees' retirement system of Montgomery
County; and any such employee may elect to subsequently transfer
to the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Maryland, other
State retirement system, or the retirement system of a municipality
or legislative body of the State of Maryland which is being operated
on an actuarial basis with contributions being made during the
active service of new members which are computed to be sufficient to
provide the reserves needed to cover the retirement benefits payable
on their account.

(2)    The professional and clerical employees of the Enoch Pratt
Free Library of Baltimore City are included in the definition of
"teacher" as that term is defined in subsection (3) of Section 190 of
this article for and in connection with any and all of the terms and
provisions of Section 198(6) of this article.

(3)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or other
statute, the State of Maryland shall make contributions to the retire-
ment and pension system, and contributions for the employer's share
for social security, for the benefit of the professional and clerical
employees of the Department of Public Libraries of Montgomery
County and the Washington County Free Library in the same manner
and to the same extent as such contributions are made for the pro-
fessional and clerical employees for other county public libraries of
this State under the terms and provisions of Section 198(6) of this
article or other statute relating to such contributions. Contributions
hereunder shall be made to the retirement system in which such em-
ployees are members. The State of Maryland shall continue to make
such contributions for all professional and clerical employees of the
Department of Public Libraries of Montgomery County after transfer
to the employees' retirement system of Montgomery County or such
other qualified retirement system as provided in subsection (a) of