HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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and the continued payment of such pensions shall be
contingent on the payment annually by the State of Maryland
of the additional amount so required to meet the current
disbursements of such pensions.

(B) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO:

(I)  AN OFFICIAL ELECTED OR APPOINTED
INITIALLY ELECTED OR INITIALLY APPOINTED ON OR AFTER JULY 1,
1982;

(II)  A MEMBER PROMOTED TO AN UNCLASSIFIED
POSITION ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1982; OR

(III)  A MEMBER WHOSE TENURE IS TERMINATED
BY AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1982.

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(13) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision in this
subtitle, if a member of this pension system has been or is
appointed or elected to any State office, or promoted by an
express appointment by the appointing authority with the
express concurrence of the Secretary of Personnel, to any
position within the State government that is not a part of
the classified service and is not covered by Article 64A of
the Code, for a fixed or indefinite term and is not
continued in office after serving in that position for a
period of 1 year, reappointed or reelected, and if the
termination of employment [is] WAS involuntary, EXCEPT FOR
OFFICIALS ELECTED OR APPOINTED PRIOR TO JULY 22, 1981, as
determined by the Secretary of Personnel, after he has
completed 16 years of creditable service, regardless of age,
the member instead of withdrawing his accumulated
contributions, may elect to be paid an unreduced service
allowance. If a member of this pension system, vacates his
position because of the termination of his tenure by act of
the General Assembly after the member has 20 years of
creditable service, regardless of age, he may elect to
receive the allowance for service retirement instead of
withdrawing his accumulated contributions. If the
beneficiary is appointed or elected to any office, the
salary or compensation of which is paid by the State, his
retirement allowance shall cease, he may become a member of
this pension system again, and shall contribute in
accordance with this subtitle. Any creditable service at
the time of his retirement shall be restored, and in
addition, on his subsequent retirement he shall be credited
with all his service as a member, if his allowance on the
subsequent retirement does not exceed the allowance he was
receiving before restoration plus the allowance that has
accrued on account of his creditable service after
restoration. The payment of all these allowances and the
continued payment of these allowances shall be contingent
on the State of Maryland paying each year the additional