HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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classification or position in the State service, he has been
refused immediate reemployment for causes beyond his control, and
(d) if he shall make application for credit with the retirement
system of the State of Maryland or agency thereof or of the City
of Baltimore or any other political subdivision of this State in
which he held membership before the beginning of his military
service; and (e) if he has withdrawn any part of his accumulated
contributions, he shall be[,] entitled to repay the sum withdrawn
into the pension or retirement fund or system, including the
Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Maryland, with
regular interest thereon to the date of repayment and, if
otherwise qualified, be entitled to the benefits of this section
as if such withdrawal had not been made. If under the above
restrictions any such person be again actively employed or
reinstated as a regular employee on a leave of absence, in any
position for which membership in any pension or retirement fund
or system under the laws of the State of Maryland, or of the City
of Baltimore or any other political subdivision of this State,
including the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of
Maryland, is made a condition of employment within one year from
the time he is relieved from active duty, he shall receive credit
as membership service for the period of his absence, except that
no credit shall be given when any absence after December 31, 1945
exceeds five years, and thereafter he shall be able to transfer
the credit to another retirement system under the laws of this
State or the City of Baltimore or any other political subdivision
of this State including the Teachers' Retirement System of the
State of Maryland. During the period of such absence of any
person who was employed by the State or any agency thereof, or by
the City of Baltimore or any other political subdivision of this
State, including teachers, at the time he entered active service,
the State or other aforementioned employing agency shall make its
contributions on behalf of the employee as it would have made had
he not been absent and had retained his status as an employee
during the period of his absence and shall also make on behalf of
the employee the contributions which the employee would have made
had he not been absent and had retained his status as an employee
during the period of his absence. Such person, however, shall
have no right to withdraw any part of any such contribution made
by the State or any aforementioned employing agency.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, Article 73B,
or Article 88B of the Code, credit for military service shall be
granted to any member of a State retirement fund or system under
the laws of the State of Maryland, including the Teachers'
Retirement System of the State of Maryland, who has not met the
conditions set forth in (b) through (d) of this section, upon the
attainment by any member of ten years of creditable service.
However, a member shall not be awarded credit if he has received
credit for a period of military service under another retirement
system, for which retirement benefits have been or will be
received by him; however, this exclusion does not apply to any
such credit provided through Federal Old Age and Survivors
Insurance (Social Security), the National Railroad Retirement
Act, or to any disability payments from any pension or retirement
system or to members eligible for benefits under Title 3 or Title