HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(20)](a) Any correctional officer serving in any of
the first six job classifications who has completed 20 years
of creditable service and who has served as a correctional
officer in one of these classifications for five or more

years immediately preceding retirement may retire and

receive a retirement allowance equal to 1/55 of his average
final compensation multiplied by the number of years of

service. Retirement for a correctional officer in these

classifications is mandatory when he attains the age of 60
years; however, year to year extension may be permitted
beyond age 60 with the approval of the Commissioner of
Correction for correctional officers of the Division of
Correction and the Director of Patuxent Institution for
correctional officers of that Institution.

(b) The benefits for ordinary disability for any
correctional officer in these classifications, who has

served as a correctional officer in one of these

classifications for five years immediately preceding

retirement, shall be computed in the manner described in the
subsection. The benefit for accidental disability shall be
computed as provided by subsection (7) of this section. In
cases of vested retirement allowance as provided under
subsection (16) of this section, the benefits payable to any
correctional officer in these classifications who has served
as a correctional officer in one of these classifications,
for five or more years immediately preceding retirement,
shall commence upon attainment of age 55 years.

[(21)] (20) Any pension allowance shall be reduced by
the amount of any workmen's compensation benefits paid or
payable after the effective date of retirement on account of

an accidental personal injury or occupational disease

arising out of and in the course of the retired member's
employment by the State if such workmen's compensation
benefits are paid or payable for a period during which a

pension allowance is paid or payable. This provision is

applicable to both the retired member and any beneficiary
designated under any option provided under this article.

21.

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the
meanings indicated.

(b)  (1) "Municipal corporation" means county,
incorporated town or municipality or special taxing area or
other political subdivision of the State, including any
public library association or organization and any fire
department receiving part or all of its funds from or
through any such county, town, municipality, special taxing
area or other political subdivision of the State, and also
including any board or commission created by an act of the
General Assembly for public purpose and not for the profit
of any private person or corporation. If a municipal
corporation ceases to meet the definition of "municipal