1250                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 383

the Retirement Law to prohibit special benefits to certain officials
and employees after June 30, 1972 TO REPEAL THE PROVI-
SION IN THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM ALLOW-
ING ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS, OR EMPLOYEES
PROMOTED TO UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS, TO RETIRE
AND RECEIVE PENSION BENEFITS AFTER A PERIOD OF
YEARS, WITH EXCEPTIONS. AMENDING THE RETIRE-
MENT LAWS RELATING TO SPECIAL BENEFITS TO CER-
TAIN OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 11(12) of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1970 Replacement Volume), title "Pensions," subtitle "In
General," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

11.

(12) ELECTION TO HAVE ACCUMULATED CONTRIBU
TIONS PAID IN ANNUITY. Notwithstanding anything to the con-
trary in this article, if any person, while being a member of the State
Employees' Retirement System, has been or may hereafter be ap-
pointed or elected to any State office, or promoted BY AN EXPRESS
APPOINTMENT BY THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY WITH
THE EXPRESS CONCURRENCE OF THE SECRETARY OF
PERSONNEL to any position within the State government which is
not a part of the classified service and which is not covered by the
provisions of Article 64A (Merit System), for a fixed or indefinite
term and not be continued in office AFTER SERVING IN SUCH
POSITION FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR, reappointed or
reelected, PROVIDED THAT THE TERMINATION OF EMPLOY-
MENT IS INVOLUNTARY AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRE-
TARY OF PERSONNEL, after the completion of sixteen years of
creditable service, regardless of age, such member may elect, in lieu of
the withdrawal of his accumulated contributions, to have such contri-
butions paid to him in an annuity of equivalent actuarial value, in
which event he shall also be paid a pension equal to the ordinary dis-
ability pension that would have been payable at such time had he been
retired on an ordinary disability retirement; and if any person, while
being a member of said retirement system, shall vacate his position
by reason of the termination of his tenure by act of the General
Assembly after said person has twenty years of creditable service,
regardless of age, he may elect to receive the allowance for service
retirement in lieu of the withdrawal of his accumulated contributions.
The board of trustees shall include any additional amount required
to pay such pension in the amount certified to the Governor as re-
quired by §14(6) of this article. Should such beneficiary be ap-
pointed or elected to any office, the salary or compensation of which
is paid by the State, his retirement allowance shall cease, and he may
again become a member of the retirement system and shall contribute
thereafter at the same rate he paid prior to his retirement. Any
prior service certificate on the basis of which his service was com-
puted at the time of his retirement shall be restored to full force
and effect, and in addition upon his subsequent retirement he shall
be credited with all his service as a member, provided his pension
upon such subsequent retirement shall not exceed the pension he was
receiving prior to restoration plus such pension as may have accrued