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classes of assessors, including supervisors and assistants, for whom
the State pays a portion of annual salary under the provisions of the
subtitle "State Department of Assessments and Taxation" in Article
81 of this Code; but the term "employee" does not include any such
assessor who is a member of a retirement or pension system operated
by a political subdivision of this State. THE TERM "EMPLOYEE"
ALSO INCLUDES REGULAR AND FULL-TIME STAFF MEM-
BERS OF THE COMMISSION TO REVISE THE ANNOTATED
CODE AND OF ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCY OR AGENCIES. In
all cases of doubt, the board of trustees, provided for in Section 11
of this article, shall determine whether any person is an employee
as defined in this article, irrespective of the method of payment.

9.

(10) AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS A FULL-TIME STAFF MEM-
BER OF THE COMMISSION TO REVISE THE ANNOTATED
CODE, OR OF ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCY OR AGENCIES,
IS ENTITLED TO CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS SERVICE REN-
DERED BY HIM TO THE STATE, IF HE DEPOSITS WITH
THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, WITH INTEREST TO DATE
OF DEPOSIT, THE CONTRIBUTIONS HE WOULD HAVE
MADE TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM IF HE HAD BEEN
A MEMBER DURING THE TIME OF PREVIOUS SERVICE;
AND WHEN THIS DEPOSIT IS MADE HE SHALL BE GIVEN
SERVICE CREDIT IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR
THE PERIOD OF PREVIOUS SERVICE, IN ALL RESPECTS
AS IF HE HAD BEEN A MEMBER OF THE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM DURING THAT PERIOD.

Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 5, 1972.

CHAPTER 187
(Senate Bill 37)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 14(1) (b)
of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Pensions," subtitle "In General," to remove
a limitation on the time members of the State Employees' Retire-
ment System may elect to change the rate of their contribution
into the system and make retroactive contributions since 1947 in
order to base such contributions on retirement at age 60.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 14(1)(b) of Article 73B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume), title "Pensions," subtitle "In
General," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows: