MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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reemployment for causes beyond his control, and (d) if he
shall make application for 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 his military service; and (e) if 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withdrawn any part of his accumulated contributions, he
shall be, entitled to repay the sum withdrawn into the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 Teachers' 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
the credit to another retirement system under the laws of
this State or the City of Baltimore or any other
political subdivision 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 other aforementioned
employing agency shall make its contributions on behalf
of 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 the employee the contributions which 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 this section or
Article 73B, Article 77, or Article 88B of this Code,
credit for military service shall be granted to any
member of a State retirement fund or system under the
laws of the State of Maryland, including the Teachers'
Retirement System of the State of Maryland, who has not
met the conditions set forth in (b) through (d) of this
section, upon the attainment by any member of ten years
of creditable service. However, a member shall not be