MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            2037

with pay for not in excess of three (3) days in any
calendar year; provided, that personal leave may not be
accumulated and any unused personal leave as of the end
of the calendar year shall be forfeited. Personal leave
days may be used for religious holidays, inclement
weather or any other purpose whatsoever, provided
permission is obtained from the department head. The
department head may not deny permission if personal leave
is requested for observance of religious holidays.

EACH CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE, UPON TERMINATION FROM THE
CLASSIFIED SERVICE OTHER THAN BY RETIREMENT, SHALL
FORFEIT ANY ACCUMULATED SICK LEAVE. UPON TERMINATION BY
RETIREMENT, EACH CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED TO HAVE
HIS ACCUMULATED SICK LEAVE DAYS ADDED TO HIS CREDITABLE
SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING HIS RETIREMENT
BENEFITS [[ONER]] UNDER ARTICLE 73B OF THIS CODE. A STATE
EMPLOYEE WHO CAME INTO THE STATE SYSTEM WHILE RETAINING
SICK LEAVE AND ANNUAL LEAVE BENEFITS UNDER A COUNTY
SYSTEM AND WHO CAME UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 423
OF THE ACTS OF 1971 SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE SAME FULL
CREDIT TOWARD RETIREMENT AS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section
9(5) of Article 73B - Pensions, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) be
and it is hereby repealed and re—enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

Article 73B — Pensions
9.

(5) (A) Creditable service at retirement on
which the retirement allowance of a member shall be based
shall consist of the membership service rendered by him
since he last became a member and also, if he has a prior
service certificate which is in full force and effect,
the period of the service certified on his prior service
certificate.

In addition, any person who at any time had previous
State service with membership in the Maryland State
Police Pension Fund shall be credited with such service
for creditable service purposes.

(B) UPON VERIFICATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES A
STATE EMPLOYEE MEMBER AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT SHALL
RECEIVE MEMBERSHIP SERVICE FOR UNUSED SICK LEAVE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMULA THAT 22 DAYS OF UNUSED SICK
LEAVE ARE EQUAL TO ONE MONTH OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICE. ONE
ADDITIONAL MONTH OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICE SHALL BE GRANTED
IF FRACTIONAL DAYS TOTALING 11 OR MORE RESULT FROM THE