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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 795

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved May 17, 1976.

CHAPTER 796

(House Bill 1616)

AN ACT concerning

Pensions — Sick Leave Credit

FOR the purpose of clarifying the application of the
credit given under the Employees' Retirement System.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 73B — Pensions

Section 9(5)(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1970 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 9(5)(b) of Article 73B - Pensions,
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement
Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed
and reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 73B - Pensions

9.

(5) (b) (I) 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 application of this formula.

(II)   FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION,
NO MORE THAN 15 DAYS OF SICK LEAVE OF ANY MEMBER MAY BE
ACCUMULATED ANNUALLY.

(III)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
IF AN EMPLOYER PROVIDES AN ANNUAL SICK LEAVE ALLOWANCE IN
EXCESS OF 15 DAYS, THE DAYS OF SICK LEAVE ACTUALLY USED
IN ANY YEAR SHALL FIRST BE CHARGED AGAINST ACCUMULATED
LEAVE TO THE EXTENT OF THE EXCESS.