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EQUAL TO THE RESERVES REQUIRED TO FUND THE ADDITIONAL
ALLOWANCE FOR THOSE YEARS OF FEDERAL, OUT-OF-STATE
MUNICIPAL SERVICE, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH, AS HE MAY
CLAIM. THE MEMBER MAY PAY FOR THE RESERVES ON AN
INSTALLMENT BASIS BY CONTRIBUTING NOT LESS THAN 5 PERCENT
A YEAR. THE APPROPRIATE FINAL ADJUSTMENTS SHALL BE MADE
IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE MEMBER RETIRES.

SECTION [[2]] [[3]] 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED,
That this Act shall take effect July 1, 1975.

Approved May 15, 1975.

CHAPTER 772
(House Bill 119 0)

AN ACT concerning

Merit System - State Employees' Pay Plan

FOR the purpose of providing that amendments to the pay
plan may be made from time to time for specific
classes of positions when recommended by the
Secretary of Personnel and approved by the Governor
and presented to the General Assembly on or before a
certain date; generally relating to the amendments
and clarifying language.

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments,

Article 64A — Merit System

Section 27(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1972 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 27(a) of Article 64A - Merit
System, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972
Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 64A — Merit System

27.