BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                            1731

ARTICLE AND OF ARTICLE 73B OF THE CODE, ENTITLED "PENSIONS:;

BE COMMENSURATE WITH OR GREATER THAN CURRENT JOB FUNCTIONS

AND ADMINISTRATIVE OR SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES;

(3) BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE

RENDERED AS SUCH EMPLOYEES OF BALTIMORE CITY FOR THE

PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING (I) COMPENSATION RATES (INCLUDING

LONGEVITY STEPS), (II) THE BASIC RATES FOR ANNUAL LEAVE,

(III) THE STATUTORY PERIOD REQUIRED FOR THE VESTING OF

RETIREMENT INTERESTS, AND (IV) SICK LEAVE CREDIT EARNINGS

PROVIDED UNDER THIS ARTICLE;

(4) RECEIVE NEITHER ANY DIMINUTION IN

COMPENSATION SOLELY AS A RESULT OF THIS TRANSFER NOR ANY

DIMINUTION IN THE AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATED ANNUAL OR SICK

NO ACCUMULATED ANNUAL LEAVE OR SICK LEAVE MAY BE CREDITED TO

THE EMPLOYEES IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT OF ACCUMULATION

PERMITTED UNDER THIS ARTICLE. ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE
MERIT SYSTEM.

(B)         ANY EMPLOYEE TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE MERIT

SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE APPOINTED WITHOUT

FURTHER EXAMINATION OR QUALIFICATION. PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT
COMPLETED A PROBATIONARY PERIOD WITH BALTIMORE CITY SHALL
SERVE THE NORMAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD UPON TRANSFER.        EACH

EMPLOYEE SHALL BE PLACED IN THAT CLASSIFICATION WHICH IS

COMPARABLE TO, OR MOST CLOSELY COMPARES WITH, THE

EMPLOYEES'S FORMER POSITION IN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

EMPLOYEES SO TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY

NOT SUFFER A DIMINUTION OF SALARY OR WAGES, ACCRUED PAID

LEAVE WHETHER EARNED OR GRANTED, OR SENIORITY RIGHTS.         ANY

INCREASE IN SALARY OR WAGES GRANTED SUBSEQUENT TO JULY 1,

l977, MAY BE RETAINED UPON APPOINTMENT TO THE CLASSIFIED

SERVICE ONLY IF APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL. THE

SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL SHALL CONSIDER THE MONETARY VALUE OF

ANY AND ALL OTHER BENEFITS, ENTITLEMENTS, SERVICES OR

PREROGATIVES AND, AT HIS DISCRETION AND IN CONSIDERATION OF
THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE MAY TAKE SUCH

VALUES OR ANY PORTION THEREOF INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN

ESTABLISHING THE RATE OF SALARY UPON APPOINTMENT. ONCE THE

RATE OF SALARY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED UPON APPOINTMENT, THE

EMPLOYEE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE SAME BENEFITS PROVIDED TO
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE 64A OF THE CODE.

(C) THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE TRANSFERRED SHALL BECOME
MEMBERS OF THE STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM UNDER

ARTICLE 73B OF THIS CODE, AND SHALL TRANSFER ALL

CONTRIBUTIONS AS PROVIDED IN § 32A OF ARTICLE 73B.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.

             (2) BE CLASSIFIED IN THE JOB CLASSIFICATION IN

THE STATE MERIT SYSTEM WHICH IS COMMENSURATE WITH OR HIGHER

THAN THE PRESENT JOB CLASSIFICATION HELD BY THE EMPLOYEE AND