WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 468

(iii) Allows State employees who are employed by the Service prior to
July 1, 1993 and members of the State retirement or pension systems to continue
membership in the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Maryland or the
[Pension System for Employees] EMPLOYEES' PENSION SYSTEM of the State of
Maryland.

(3)     (i) The Service shall be liable for and shall pay to the State
Retirement Agency the employer's share of employee retirement or pension costs for
Service employees who participate in the State retirement or pension systems, as provided
in [Article 73B, § 1-310 of the Code] TITLE 21, SUBTITLE 3 OF THE STATE PERSONNEL
AND PENSIONS ARTICLE.

(ii) The Service shall be liable for and shall pay the employer's share
of health insurance costs for Service employees.

(4)     In carrying out the requirements of this subsection, the Service may:

(i) Create or abolish any position other than one specifically provided
for in this subtitle;

(ii) Determine employee qualifications, appointment and removal
procedures, terms of employment including compensation, benefits, holiday schedules,
and leave policies, and any other matter concerning employees; and

(iii) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, take such
actions that are necessary for the transition to a new personnel system.

8-302.

Article I

Section 106

(b) Full-time officers and employees of the Commission on a salary basis shall be
[municipal corporation employees, as defined in Article 73B of the Code,] CONSIDERED
EMPLOYEES OF A PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT for the purposes of pension
BENEFITS UNDER DIVISION II OF THE STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS ARTICLE
AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF [,] health insurance, social security, and other employee
benefits.

8-1909.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in exercising its powers,
the Trust:

(1)     Is exempt from the provisions of the State Finance and Procurement
Article, the provisions of Division I of the State Personnel AND PENSIONS Article that
govern the State Personnel Management System, [and] the provisions of [Articles 73B]
DIVISION II AND TITLE 37 OF THE STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS ARTICLE, and
THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 78A of the Code; and

(2)     May carry out its corporate purposes without obtaining the consent of
any department, board, or agency of the State.

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