528                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                                       Ch. 22

ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE FOR WHATEVER YEARS OF OUT-OF-STATE
AND/OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING SERVICE OR POSTSECONDARY
TEACHING SERVICE AS HE MAY CLAIM. THE MEMBER MAY PAY FOR
THE RESERVES ON AN INSTALLMENT BASIS BY CONTRIBUTING NOT
LESS THAN 5 PERCENT OF CURRENT SALARY A YEAR. THE
APPROPRIATE FINAL ADJUSTMENTS SHALL BE MADE IN THE YEAR IN
WHICH THE MEMBER RETIRES. IN THE EVENT A MEMBER DIES IN
ACTIVE SERVICE WHILE PAYING FOR CREDIT, AND IF THE CREDIT
QUALIFIES FOR BENEFITS UNDER §86(8)(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE
SURVIVING SPOUSE MAY PAY FOR THE APPROPRIATE FINAL
ADJUSTMENT FOR SUCH OUT-OF-STATE OR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING
OR POSTSECONDARY TEACHING SERVICE AS HE MAY HAVE CLAIMED.

(8)    MEMBERSHIP SERVICE FOR UNUSED SICK LEAVE. —UPON
TERMINATION FROM THE SYSTEM OTHER THAN BY RETIREMENT, EACH
MEMBER SHALL FORFEIT ANY ACCUMULATED SICK LEAVE. UPON
VERIFICATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, A 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.

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THERE MAY NOT BE AN
ANNUAL CREDITABLE ACCUMULATION OF MORE THAN 15 SICK LEAVE
DAYS.

FURTHER, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, IF A LOCAL
SCHOOL SYSTEM PROVIDES AN ANNUAL SICK LEAVE ALLOWANCE IN
EXCESS OF 15 DAYS, DAYS OF SICK LEAVE ACTUALLY USED IN ANY
YEAR SHALL FIRST BE CHARGED AGAINST ACCUMULATED LEAVE TO THE
EXTENT OF THE EXCESS.

SICK LEAVE MEMBERSHIP SERVICE MAY NOT BE USED TO
DETERMINE YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICE REQUIRED FOR THE
FOLLOWING:

(I)    DEATH BENEFIT;

(II)    ORDINARY DISABILITY;

(III)    VESTING OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS;

(IV)      EARLY RETIREMENT; OR

(V)      AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION.

(9)          "FEDERAL OR OUT-OF-STATE MUNICIPAL SERVICE".---- A

MEMBER MAY RECEIVE IN THE YEAR IN WHICH HE RETIRES CREDIT
TOWARDS ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER §86 OF THIS
SUBTITLE FOR FEDERAL OR OUT-OF-STATE MUNICIPAL SERVICE UP TO
A MAXIMUM OF TEN YEARS IF THE MEMBER FILES CLAIM FOR IT WITH
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PAYS INTO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AN
AMOUNT 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