MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                               2039

(II)   ORDINARY DISABILITY;

(III)  VESTING OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS;

(IV)   EARLY RETIREMENT; OR

(V) AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Section 52(4) be and it is hereby added to Article 88B -
State Police, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969
Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement) to read as
follows:

Article 88B — State Police

52.

(4) UPON TERMINATION FROM THE SYSTEM OTHER THAN BY
RETIREMENT, EACH MEMBER SHALL FORFEIT ANY ACCUMULATED
SICK LEAVE. UPON VERIFICATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES,

A 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. ON ADDITIONAL

MONTH OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICE SHALL BE GRANTED IF

FRACTIONAL DAYS TOTALING 11 OR MORE RESULT FROM THE
APPLICATION OF THIS FORMULA.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THERE MAY NOT BE AN
ANNUAL CREDITABLE ACCUMULATION OF MORE THAN 15 SICK LEAVE
DAYS.

SICK LEAVE MEMBERSHIP SERVICE MAY NOT BE USED TO
DETERMINE YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICE REQUIRED FOR THE
FOLLOWING:

(I)    DEATH BENEFIT;

(II)   ORDINARY DISABILITY;

(III)  VESTING OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS;

(IV)   EARLY RETIREMENT; OR

(V)    AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION.

SECTION [[3]] 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That
this Act shall take effect July 1, 1971.

Approved May 31, 1974.