MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             2099

he shall be actively employed by the State of Maryland,
or any agency thereof, or by the City of Baltimore or any
other political subdivision of the State, and (c) if he
shall not have previously taken any other employment
except temporary employment after he has applied for
reemployment in his former classification or position in
the State service, [[and]] he has been refused immediate
reemployment for causes beyond his control, and (d) if he
shall make application for [such] credit with the
retirement system of the State of Maryland or agency
thereof or of the City of Baltimore or any other
political subdivision of this State in which he held
membership before the beginning of [said] HIS military
service; [[provided, however, that if]] AND (E) IF [such
person] HE has withdrawn any part of his accumulated
contributions, he shall be, entitled to repay the sum
withdrawn into the pension or retirement fund or system,
including the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of
Maryland, with regular interest thereon to the date of
repayment and, if otherwise qualified, be entitled to the
benefits of this section as if such withdrawal had not
been made. If under the above restrictions any such
person be again actively employed or reinstated as a
regular employee on a leave of absence, in any position
for which membership in any pension or retirement fund or
system under the laws of the State of Maryland, or of the
City of Baltimore or any other political subdivision of
this State, including the Teachers1 Retirement System of
the State of Maryland, is made a condition of employment
within one year from the time he is relieved from active
duty, he shall, receive credit as membership service for
the period of his absence, except that no credit shall be
given when any absence after December 31, 1945 exceeds
five years, and thereafter he shall be able to transfer
[such] THE credit to another retirement system under the
laws of this State or the City of Baltimore or any other
political subdivision [thereof,] OF THIS STATE including
the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Maryland.
During the period of such absence of any person who was
employed by the State or any agency thereof, or by the
City of Baltimore or any other political subdivision of
this State, including teachers, at the time he entered
active service, the State or [such] other aforementioned
employing agency shall make its contributions on behalf
of [such] THE employee as it would have made had he not
been absent and had retained his status as an employee
during the period of his absence and shall also make on
behalf of [such] THE employee the contributions which
[such] THE employee would have made had he not been
absent and had retained his status as an employee during
the period of his absence. Such person, however, shall
have no right to withdraw any part of any such
contribution made by the State or any aforementioned
employing agency. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF