HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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HAVING AUTHORITY OR CONTROL OVER ANY OTHER POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, INCLUDING THE BOARD OR GOVERNING
BODY OF ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION AND
ANY FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVING PART OR ALL OF ITS FUNDS FROM
OR THROUGH ANY COUNTY, INCORPORATED TOWN, OR MUNICIPALITY,
OR SPECIAL TAXING AREA, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
THE STATE.

131. ENTITLED TO MEMBERSHIP IN PENSION SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES
OF STATE.

EXCEPT FOR THE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOW
ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHOLLY OR
PARTIALLY MAINTAINED AT THE EXPENSE OF A MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION, ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF A MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO MEMBERSHIP IN THIS PENSION
SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND AS PROVIDED BY
THIS SUBTITLE AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO IT. AN OFFICER
OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHO WAS NOT A
MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND ON DECEMBER 31, 1979 MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN THIS
PENSION SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE WITHOUT THE
APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION. IF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF A MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION APPROVES THE PARTICIPATION OF ITS OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES IN THIS PENSION SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE
AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE
TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PENSION SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE
STATE AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE.

132. OPTIONAL AND COMPULSORY MEMBERSHIP IN STATE SYSTEM.

(1)   MEMBERSHIP IN THIS PENSION SYSTEM FOR THE
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ADMITTED UNDER § 131 OF THIS
SUBTITLE SHALL BE OPTIONAL FOR THE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
WHO ARE IN THE SERVICE ON THE DATE THE APPROVAL IS GIVEN AND
ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE WHO ELECTS TO JOIN THIS PENSION
SYSTEM WITHIN 1 CALENDAR YEAR, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CREDIT
FOR SERVICE RENDERED BEFORE THE DATE OF APPROVAL. ANY
PERSON WHO WAS AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION BEFORE OR DURING WORLD WAR II AND WHO LEFT HIS
POSITION TO SERVE IN MILITARY SERVICE, AND WHO LATER
REENTERED THE EMPLOYMENT OF THAT OR ANOTHER MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION WITHIN 2 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF HIS DISCHARGE
FROM MILITARY SERVICE, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CREDIT FOR ANY
PART OF THE PERIOD OF THAT MILITARY SERVICE NOT OTHERWISE
CREDITED AND ALLOWABLE UNDER THIS SUBTITLE; AND THE EXPENSE
OF ALLOWING THIS CREDIT SHALL BE BORNE BY THE MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION WITH WHICH HE IS SERVING.

(2)   MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE COMPULSORY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
ENTERING THE SERVICE OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AFTER THE
DATE OF APPROVAL, IF MEMBERSHIP WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPULSORY
HAD THEY ENTERED THE STATE SERVICE IN SIMILAR POSITIONS.

133. LOCAL PENSION SYSTEMS.