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VETOES

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
amount required to meet the current disbursements of these
allowances.

(B) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO:

(I)  AN OFFICIAL 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.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

June 1, 1982
The Honorable James Clark, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed Senate Bill 266.

This bill provides that officials elected or appointed
prior to July 22, 1981 may continue to retire voluntarily
after 16 years service.