WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 428

(1)      A member of the faculty at [any of the institutions set forth in § 11-102
of this title] AN EMPLOYING INSTITUTION;

(2)      A professional employee at any community college or regional
community college ESTABLISHED UNDER TITLE 16 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE;

(3)      A University of Maryland System employee who is not designated to be
treated as a classified employee by the University under § 12-111 of the Education
Article; [or]

(4)      [A person] AN INDIVIDUAL who:

(i) Is employed by Morgan State University [or St. Mary's College of
Maryland]; and

(ii) Who is not subject to the [Merit System Law] PROVISIONS OF
THE STATE PERSONNEL ARTICLE THAT GOVERN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE; OR

(5)      AN INDIVIDUAL WHO:

(I)       IS EMPLOYED BY ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND; AND

(II)     IS IN A POSITION DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND TO BE A PROFESSIONAL OR FACULTY
POSITION.

(D)     "EMPLOYING INSTITUTION" MEANS:

(1)      THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SYSTEM;

(2)      MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY;

(3)      ST. MARY'S COLLEGE; AND

(4)      THE MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION WITH RESPECT
TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMISSION OR ANY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR
REGIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE ESTABLISHED UNDER TITLE 16 OF THE
EDUCATION ARTICLE.

(E)      "PARTICIPANT" MEANS AN ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE WHO ELECTS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM.

11-102.

(A) (1) THERE IS AN OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM IN WHICH
ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES MAY PARTICIPATE.

(2) THE OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE
FOLLOWING PLANS ANNUITY CONTRACTS:

(I) THE PLAN OFFERED BY THE EMPLOYING INSTITUTIONS AS OF
JANUARY 1, 1993, INCLUDING ANY TYPE OF ANNUITY CONTRACT THAT WAS
APPROVED AS OF THAT DATE UNDER THAT PLAN THAT IS APPROVED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SYSTEM ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1, 1993;

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