Ch. 397

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Age                                    Years of Eligibility Service

62         with                                      5

63         with                                      4

64         with                                      3

65 or more with                                      2

[(ii)] (B) A former member who is eligible for
a service retirement allowance at the time service is terminated
may receive the service retirement allowance as of the first day
of the month following receipt of the written application.

[(b) (i) Except as otherwise provided, any member in
service who is 70 years old shall be retired on the first day of
the next calendar month following the attainment of age 70.

(ii) If a member who is 70 years old desires to
continue his employment, the member shall apply for continuation
on an annual basis on the form provided by the Secretary of
Personnel. The application for continuation of employment, in
the first instance, shall be submitted, not less than 30 nor more
than 90 days before he becomes 70 years old, to the member's
department head as well as to the agency that determines a
member's employment status. In the case of a department head,
the application shall be submitted only to the agency that
determines employment status.

(iii) If the written notice by the employee is
not approved, the employee, on his request, shall be given a
hearing before the Maryland Employees Retirement Review Board.

(iv) If the written application by the employee
is approved, employment shall be authorized for 1 year. Further
continuation of employment shall be based on the execution of the
appropriate application form not less than 30 nor more than 90
days before each authorized year is completed.]

145.

(1) (a) [(i)] Any member may retire on written application
to the board of trustees setting forth when he desires to be
retired, provided that the member at the time he specifies for
his retirement shall have attained: 30 years of eligibility
service, or the age and has years of eligibility service as
follows:

Age                                Years of eligibility service

62     with                                          5

63     with                                          4

64     with                                          3

65 or more with                                  2

[(ii)] (B) A former member who is eligible for
a service retirement allowance at the time service is terminated

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