518                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                                       Ch- 22

Present Art. 77A, §70(c) is deleted, and
reference to the "offer for sale" of a paper is
inserted in subsection (b) of this section.

The only other changes are in style.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Sections 81 through 10 3 to be under the new Subtitle
"Teachers' Retirement System" be and they are hereby added
to Article 73B — Pensions, of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1970 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement), to read as
follows:

ARTICLE 73B - PENSIONS

TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

81. DEFINITIONS.

IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES OTHERWISE:

(1)     "RETIREMENT SYSTEM" MEANS THE TEACHERS'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND AS DEFINED IN
§82 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(2)   "PUBLIC SCHOOL" MEANS ANY DAY SCHOOL CONDUCTED
WITHIN THE STATE UNDER THE AUTHORITY AND SUPERVISION OF A
DULY APPOINTED COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ANY EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION SUPPORTED BY AND UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE STATE,
SUCH AS THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL FOR THE
DEAF.

(3)    "TEACHER" MEANS ANY TEACHER, HELPING TEACHER,
PRINCIPAL, SUPERVISOR OR SUPERINTENDENT, ATTENDANCE OFFICER,
OR CLERK EMPLOYED IN A PUBLIC DAY SCHOOL WITHIN THE STATE OR
IN ANY STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SUPPORTED AND
CONTROLLED BY THE STATE. IN ALL CASES OF DOUBT THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES HEREINAFTER DEFINED, SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER ANY
PERSON IS A TEACHER AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE.

(4)    "MEMBER" MEANS ANY TEACHER INCLUDED IN THE
MEMBERSHIP OF THE SYSTEM AS PROVIDED IN §83 OF THIS
ARTICLE.

(5)   "BOARD OF TRUSTEES" MEANS THE BOARD PROVIDED FOR
IN §87 OF THIS ARTICLE TO ADMINISTER THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

(6)   "MEDICAL BOARD" MEANS THE BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
PROVIDED FOR IN §87 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(7)   "SERVICE" MEANS SERVICE AS A TEACHER AS DESCRIBED
IN SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION AND PAID FOR BY THE STATE
OF MARYLAND.

(8)   "PRIOR SERVICE" MEANS SERVICE RENDERED PRIOR TO
THE DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR WHICH
CREDIT IS ALLOWABLE UNDER §85 OF THIS ARTICLE.