WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland
Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 365.

This bill alters the method of calculating the supplemental
survivor's death benefits in the State Police Retirement System
so as to conform the calculation with the federal Social
Security Act calculations.

Senate Bill 89, which was passed by the General Assembly and
signed by me on April 29, 1987, accomplishes the same purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House Bill 365.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

House Bill No. 365

AN ACT concerning

Pensions - State Police Retirement System - Supplemental

Survivor's Benefits

FOR the purpose of altering the method of calculating the
supplemental survivor's death benefits in the State Police
Retirement System so as to conform the calculation with the
federal Social Security Act calculations; and clarifying the
time the benefits are calculated and paid.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 88B - State Police

Section 53(n)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 88B - State Police

53.

(n) Upon the receipt of proper proofs of the death of a
member who was retired under the provisions of subsection (a) or
(c) of this section on or after July 1, 1965, there shall be paid
child's insurance benefits, surviving spouse's insurance
benefits, mother's insurance benefits, parents' insurance
benefits and lump-sum death payments and any other benefits which

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