WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 250

RANK or Natural Resources Police whether or not the maximum
limits for each rank listed above have been paid. A [rank above
captain] COMMISSIONED OFFICER in the State Police or above AN
OFFICER ABOVE THE RANK OF major SERGEANT in the Natural Resources
Police is not entitled to receive overtime COMPENSATION in any
case, EXCEPT THAT COMPENSATORY TIME MAY BE AWARDED FOR OVERTIME
PERFORMED BY A COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE STATE POLICE OR OF THE
NATURAL RESOURCES POLICE IN EXCESS OF 60 30 HOURS PER FISCAL
YEAR.

(4)  If an employee's rank is changed during the year,
the employee shall be entitled to the higher of the two
applicable yearly overtime maximums for the duration of the year.
Overtime payments may not be taken into consideration for
retirement or pension purposes.

(5)    Any Natural Resources Police officer who for
any reason works any overtime, whether or not the officer is paid
monetary overtime compensation for that time, shall be considered
to be employed by the State during those hours for purposes of
all other employee entitlements. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS MAY BE
AWARDED COMPENSATORY TIME FOR OVERTIME PERFORMED IN EXCESS OF 69
30 HOURS PER FISCAL YEAR.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of
this Act is contingent on the implementation of the pay plan
submitted by the Superintendent of the Maryland State Police and
approved by the Secretary of Personnel and the Secretary of
Public Safety and Correctional Services and on sufficient funds
in the State budget. If the appropriation specified in this
section is not made, Section 2 of this Act shall be null and void
without the necessity of further action by the General Assembly.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 17, 1988.

CHAPTER 250

(House Bill 823)

AN ACT concerning

Criminal Injuries Compensation Board-

FOR the purpose of altering the membership of the Criminal
Injuries Compensation Board; changing the procedures used to

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