1632                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 784

1974 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 ASSESSORS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE FOR THEM ONLY
UPON APPROVAL OF THE INCREASES OR CHANGE IN BENEFITS BY
THE SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL. ANY ASSESSOR 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 ASSESSORS WHO ON JULY 1, 1974 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, 1974 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. ALL ASSESSORS WHO
[[SIMILARLY BECOME]] WERE MEMBERS OF A LOCAL ACTUARIAL
SYSTEM PRIOR TO BECOMING SUBJECT TO THE STATE EMPLOYEES
PENSION SYSTEM UNDER ARTICLE 73B OF THIS CODE SHALL BE
CREDITED WITH ALL PRIOR SERVICE RENDERED BY THEM TO THE
COUNTIES OR BALTIMORE CITY TO WHICH THEY WERE ENTITLED
PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1974 FOR PURPOSES OF RETIREMENT AND
DEATH BENEFITS AND RATES OF CONTRIBUTION UNDER ARTICLE
73B. PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT UNTIL JULY 1, 1976 OR UNTIL THE
STATE SALARY RATE EQUALS AT LEAST 90% OF THE APPLICABLE
LOCAL SALARY RATE FOR COMPARABLE ASSESSOR POSITIONS,
WHICHEVER IS SOONER, SUCH ASSESSORS AND ASSESSORS HIRED
AFTER JULY 1, 1974 SHALL BE PAID AT THE APPLICABLE LOCAL
SALARY SYSTEM RATE. ANY ASSESSOR WHO ELECTS TO
TRANSFER TO THE STATE SHALL RECEIVE THOSE BENEFITS
PROVIDED FOR BY THE STATE UNDER ARTICLES 64A AND 73B AND
SHALL NOT SHARE IN ANY BENEFIT OF ANY SYSTEM PROVIDED
FOR EMPLOYEES OF ANY COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY.

(E) ALL ASSESSORS WHO BECAME SO EMPLOYED AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1974, AND PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1974, SHALL BE
TRANSFERRED TO AND BECOME PART OF THE STATE MERIT
SYSTEM UNDER ARTICLE 64A AND THE STATE EMPLOYEES
PENSION SYSTEM UNDER ARTICLE 73B ON JULY 1, 1974. WITH ALL
OF THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (D)
ABOVE.

(F) WITH RESPECT TO EVERY EMPLOYEE DESCRIBED IN
SUBSECTION (A) WHO ELECTS TO REMAIN UNDER A COUNTY, CITY
OR MUNICIPAL MERIT, CLASSIFICATION, LEAVE, RETIREMENT OR
HEALTH SYSTEM, THE COUNTY, CITY OR MUNICIPALITY IN
QUESTION SHALL MAKE WHATEVER PAYMENTS. OR
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY THE COUNTY,
CITY OR MUNICIPALITY TO OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR ON THE
BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEE, AND THE STATE SHALL
PERIODICALLY REIMBURSE THE COUNTY, CITY OR MUNICIPALITY
FOR ANY SUCH PAYMENTS MADE, PROVIDED THAT PAYMENTS OR
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE COUNTY, CITY OR MUNICIPALITY
TO THE RETIREMENT OR GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAM OF ANY
SUCH EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE SALARY WITH