1630                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND                               Ch. 784

246A

[[(B)          The]] THE SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL AFTER

CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND
TAXATION, [[AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF
PERSONNEL AND WITH THE COUNTIES AND BALTIMORE CITY,]]
SHALL DETERMINE THE MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL OR EXPERIENCE
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL PERSONNEL ENUMERATED IN
SECTIONS 233, 236 AND 237.

[[246A.]] 246B.

(A)   ALL SUPERVISORS [[AND THEIR EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN
PERFORMING ASSESSMENT FUNCTIONS]] OF ASSESSMENTS SHALL
ON AND AFTER JULY 1, [[1974]] 1973 BE EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OTHERWISE PROVIDED
HEREIN.

(B)      ALL SUPERVISORS [[AND THEIR EMPLOYEES]] OF
ASSESSMENTS. WHO ON JULY 1, [[1974]] 1973 HAVE BEEN SO
EMPLOYED BY ANY COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY FOR AT LEAST
SIX MONTHS PRIOR THERETO, MAY ELECT, WITHIN SIXTY DAYS
AFTER JULY 1, [[1974]] 1973, TO REMAIN THEREAFTER AS A
MEMBER OF OR SUBJECT TO THE MERIT, CLASSIFICATION OR
SALARY SYSTEM, [[OR]] PENSION OR RETIREMENT SYSTEM,
[[OR]] AND HEALTH BENEFIT SYSTEM OF THE COUNTIES OR
BALTIMORE CITY AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE
APPLICABLE SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

(C)      ALL SUPERVISORS [[AND THEIR EMPLOYEES]] OF
ASSESSMENTS WHO ELECT UNDER SUBSECTION (B) ABOVE TO
REMAIN IN A LOCAL SALARY SYSTEM [[OR]] AND SUBJECT TO A
LOCAL PENSION OR RETIREMENT SYSTEM [[OR]] AND HEALTH
BENEFIT SYSTEM SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SALARY
INCREASES OR CHANGE IN BENEFITS APPLICABLE AFTER JULY 1,
[[1974]] 1973 TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE LOCAL SYSTEM. ANY
SALARY INCREASES OR CHANGE IN BENEFITS APPLICABLE TO
LESS THAN ALL THE EMPLOYEES IN THE LOCAL SYSTEM WHICH
ARE APPLICABLE TO SUPERVISORS HAND THEIR EMPLOYEES]] OF
ASSESSMENTS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FOR THEM ONLY UPON
APPROVAL OF THE INCREASES OR CHANGE IN BENEFITS BY THE
SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL. ANY SUPERVISOR OF. ASSESSMENTS
WHO ELECTS TO REMAIN IN A LOCAL SYSTEM SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF THAT SYSTEM, AND
SHALL NOT SHARE IN ANY BENEFIT OF A SYSTEM PROVIDED FOR
STATE EMPLOYEES.

(D)      ALL SUPERVISORS [[AND THEIR EMPLOYEES]] OF
ASSESSMENTS WHO ON JULY 1, [[1974]] 1973 BECOME SUBJECT TO
ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE MERIT SYSTEM LAW
UNDER ARTICLE 64A OF THIS CODE SHALL BECOME MEMBERS OF
THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM ON JULY 1, 1973 AND
SHALL BE PLACED IN THAT POSITION WHICH IS COMPARABLE OR
WHICH MOST CLOSELY COMPARES WITH HIS FORMER POSITION,
WITHOUT FURTHER EXAMINATION OR QUALIFICATION, AND
WITHOUT DIMINUTION OR LOSS OF ANY BENEFITS TO WHICH
ENTITLED PRIOR TO JULY 1, [[1974]] 1973. ALL SUPERVISORS [[AND
THEIR EMPLOYEES]] OF ASSESSMENTS WHO [(SIMILARLY