Ch. 6

LAWS OF MARYLAND

pursuant to the act of Congress known as the Selective Training
and Service Act of 1940, or any subsequent acts of a similar
nature, and any member of any reserve component of the land or
naval forces of the United States on active duty or service
within that period or ordered or assigned to active duty or
service within that period, as well as any person who, within
that period, enlists in the armed forces of the United States,
and who may be absent in military service shall be as follows 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:

(A)  During the period of his absence, no such person or his
estate shall have any right or be entitled to ordinary disability
benefits, accidental disability benefits, death benefits,
optional allowances or other disability or death benefits in any
fund or system.

(B)  Any such person, during such absence except as herein
otherwise specified, shall retain his status and rights as a
member of any such pension or retirement fund or [system] SYSTEM:

[(a) if] (I) IF he does not withdraw any part
of his accumulated [contributions, and] CONTRIBUTIONS;

[(b) if] (II) IF within one year from the time
he is relieved from active duty or service he shall be actively
employed by the State of Maryland, or any agency thereof, or by
the City of Baltimore or any other political subdivision of the
[State, and] STATE;

[(c) if] (III) IF he shall not have previously
taken any other employment except temporary employment after he
has applied for reemployment in his former classification or
position in the State service, he has been refused immediate
reemployment for causes beyond his [control, and] CONTROL;

[(d) if] (IV) 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[(e) if] (V) IF he has withdrawn any part of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sum withdrawn into the pension or retirement fund or system,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.

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