1790

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 550

payable to the member and shall pay these amounts to the
Employees' Retirement System.

[(10)] (7) In Dorchester County any employee who is
not a member of the county's general pension and retirement
program may participate in the State Retirement System. Any
county employee who is not presently covered by the State
Retirement System may elect to participate in the State
Retirement System and purchase credit for service before
joining by paying the respective contribution due. The
county shall contribute its respective portion of the
contribution due.

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(a)    Any person who was an employee on October 1 ,
1941, who elected in 1941 or 1942 not to be covered in the
membership of the retirement system, and who has been an
employee continuously since that time shall have a further
opportunity to elect to become a member of the retirement
system, at any time between July 1, 1951, and December 31,
1951, both dates inclusive, and not thereafter. If during
that time he elects to be covered in the membership of the
retirement system, his membership therein shall begin as of
the first day of the calendar month next following the day
of his election, subject to the conditions of this section
and of the other provisions of this article not inconsistent
with this section. Any person who thus becomes a member of
the retirement system shall receive credit therein for what
would have been his prior service as of October 1, 1941.
Before being admitted to such membership, any such person
shall pay to the retirement system the full amount of what
would have been his accumulated contributions therein had he
in fact belonged to the system from October 1, 1941, to the
date upon which he becomes a member under the provisions of
this section, together with regular interest thereon. The
State shall make such matching contributions to the
retirement system as it would have made had the person in
fact belonged to the system from October 1, 1941, to the
date upon which he becomes a member under the provisions of
this section, together with regular interest thereon.
Provided, however, that the payment by the State of such
matching contributions and also its payment of the prior
service credit may together be paid at such times and in
such amounts as may be recommended by the actuary for the
retirement system.

(b)    An employee whose membership in the retirement
system was contingent on his own election and who elected
not to become a member may thereafter apply for and be
admitted to membership. Such a person shall receive prior
service credit for service rendered prior to the date he was
first eligible to become a member and membership credit for
service rendered subsequent thereto, provided that he shall
pay to the retirement system by a single payment prior to
his retirement or death, the contributions which he would
have made had he in fact belonged to the system during the
period he was eligible, together with regular interest to