HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(3)  The six positions of deputy clerk of the
proposed Circuit Court for Baltimore City that are created
for the purpose of transferring the clerks of the several
courts of the Supreme Bench to the office of the clerk of
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City;

(4)  68 positions of the pre-trial release
services division of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City
which shall become known as the pre-trial services division;
and

(5)  Any position that is created or redesignated
as a permanent position and assigned to the clerk of the
Circuit Court for Baltimore City after January 1, 1983.

(B)(1) AN EMPLOYEE IN A POSITION UNDER SUBSECTION (A)
OF THIS SECTION MAY ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN:

(I) THE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM IF THE
EMPLOYEE WAS A MEMBER OF THE A AND B PLAN OF THE CITY OF
BALTIMORE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM; OR

(II) THE STATE PENSION SYSTEM IF THE

EMPLOYEE WAS A MEMBER OF THE C PLAN OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE

EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

(2) THE TRANSFER OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE

EMPLOYEE AND THE CITY OF BALTIMORE SHALL BE AS PROVIDED IN
ARTICLE 73B, § 32A OF THE CODE.

(B) (1) AN EMPLOYEE IN A POSITION UNDER SUBSECTION (A)
OF THIS SECTION WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE A, B, OR C PLAN OF
THE BALTIMORE CITY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 1982, MAY, WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THAT DATE, MAKE
AN IRREVOCABLE ELECTION TO:

(I) REMAIN A MEMBER OF THE A, B, OR C PLAN
OF THE BALTIMORE CITY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM; OR

(II) BECOME A MEMBER OF THE PENSION SYSTEM
FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

(2) THE STATE SHALL PAY TO BALTIMORE CITY, FOR
THOSE EMPLOYEES ELECTING TO REMAIN IN THE CITY SYSTEM, THE
NECESSARY:

(I) EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION; AND

(II) EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION WITHHELD FROM
THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION BY THE STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CITY ORDINANCE.