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VETOES

Senate Bill 685, which was passed by the General
Assembly and signed by me on June 1, 1982 accomplishes the
same purpose. Therefore it is not necessary for me to sign
House Bill 344.

Sincerely,
Harry Hughes
Governor

House Bill No. 479

AN ACT concerning

Pensions - Participation in the Optional
Retirement Program

FOR the purpose of allowing certain members of the
Employees' Retirement System and the Pension System for
employees of the State of Maryland to participate in
the Optional Retirement Program; and making certain
corrective and technical changes.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 73B - Pensions

Section 110(d), (e), (f), (i), and (k)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1978 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) as follows:

Article 73B - Pensions

110.

(d) Elections to participate in an optional retirement
program shall be made as follows:

(1) Eligible employees initially appointed on or
after the effective date of the establishment of an optional
retirement program shall elect (i) to join THE EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR the Teachers' Retirement System of the
State of Maryland or on or after January 1, 1980 the PENSION
SYSTEM FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR THE