Ch. 6                                            1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(C)     TYPES OF SERVICE CREDIT — MEMBERS OF THE EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

A MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM MAY PURCHASE
SERVICE CREDIT FOR A PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT:

(1)      NOT EXCEEDING 10 YEARS OF OUT-OF-STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHING SERVICE OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING SERVICE;

(2)      NOT EXCEEDING 10 YEARS OF FEDERAL SERVICE OR OUT-OF-STATE
SERVICE WITH A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; OR

(3)      AS AN EMPLOYEE OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE IF:

(I)       THE MEMBER IS NOT OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE
SERVICE CREDIT FOR THE SAME PERIOD UNDER THIS DIVISION II;

(II)     THE MEMBER IS NOT RECEIVING RETIREMENT BENEFITS
FROM A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE FOR THE SAME PERIOD; AND

(III)    THE MEMBER, THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION,. OR BOTH, PAY
THE AMOUNT REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION.

(D)     SAME — MEMBERS OF THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

A MEMBER OF THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM MAY PURCHASE SERVICE
CREDIT FOR A PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT:

(1)      NOT EXCEEDING 10 YEARS OF OUT-OF-STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHING SERVICE, NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING SERVICE, OR POSTSECONDARY
TEACHING SERVICE:

(2)      ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1970, WITH BALTIMORE CITY AS A
TEACHER ON A VERIFIED LEAVE OF ABSENCE NOT EXCEEDING 2 YEARS THAT IS
SIMILAR IN ALL RESPECTS TO LEAVES OF ABSENCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES;                                 

(3)      NOT EXCEEDING 10 YEARS OF FEDERAL OR OUT-OF-STATE
MUNICIPAL SERVICE; OR

(4)      EMPLOYMENT AS AN EMPLOYEE OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF
THE STATE IF THE MEMBER IS NOT OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE SERVICE
CREDIT UNDER THIS DIVISION II.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 73B, §§ 2-305 and 3-305.

In subsection (a) of this section, the phrase "for which the member is not
otherwise entitled to service credit" is added to clarify that a member may not
receive duplicate service credit for the same period of employment.

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