WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 480

(c) (1) If a retiree receives a State disability retirement allowance or has 16 or
more years of creditable service, the retiree or the retiree's surviving spouse or dependent
child is entitled to the same State subsidy allowed a State employee.

(2) In all other cases, if a retiree has at least 5 years of creditable service,
the retiree or the retiree's surviving spouse or dependent child is entitled to 1/16 of the
State subsidy allowed a State employee for each year of the retiree's creditable service up
to 16 years.

8-109.

(a)     An individual may enroll and participate in the health insurance benefit
options established under the Program if the individual:

(1)     retired under an optional program under Title 11 of Article 73B of the
Code; and

(2)     was in service with a State institution of higher education at the time of
the retirement.

(b)     (1) An enrollee under this section is entitled to the same State subsidy
allowed a retiree under § 8-108 of this subtitle. However, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, the subsidy shall apply only to the costs of
coverage for the enrollee and may not apply to any additional costs of coverage for the
enrollee's spouse or children.

(2) IF THE ENROLLEE HAS 25 OR MORE YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE
AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE IN THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, OR JUDICIAL
BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT, THE ENROLLEE OR THE ENROLLEE'S SURVIVING
SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT CHILD IS ENTITLED TO THE SAME STATE SUBSIDY
ALLOWED A RETIREE WITH 16 OR MORE YEARS OF CREDIBLE CREDITABLE SERVICE
UNDER § 8-108(C)(l) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993.

Approved May 27, 1993.

CHAPTER 480
(Senate Bill 871)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Dump Service Registration

FOR the purpose of altering the maximum allowable gross vehicle weights for certain
dump service vehicles; providing that certain vehicles registered prior to the
effective date of this Act may continue to operate for a specified period of time
under certain provisions of law subject to certain conditions; authorizing certain
dump service vehicles to be operated throughout the State; altering the

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