Ch. 6                                            1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Defined terms: "Board of Trustees" § 20-101
"Employee" § 31-101
"Employees' system" § 31-101
"Member" § 20-101
"Participating governmental unit" § 20-101

31-114. INTERIM OR SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCES.

(A)     ESTABLISHMENT.

A PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT MAY ESTABLISH, BY LAW, A
SEPARATE ADDITIONAL PROGRAM OF INTERIM OR SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCES
FOR A CLASS OF EMPLOYEES.

(B)      FUNDING.

A PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT SHALL FUND ANY ADDITIONAL
PROGRAM OF ALLOWANCES SEPARATELY FROM THE FUNDING FOR BENEFITS
PROVIDED UNDER THIS DIVISION II.,

(C)      REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE.

(1)      ON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF A PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTAL
UNIT THAT DESIRES TO ESTABLISH AN ADDITIONAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZED
UNDER THIS SECTION, THE STATE RETIREMENT AGENCY MAY PROVIDE
BENEFIT-DETERMINATION DATA OR OTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

(2)      THE STATE RETIREMENT AGENCY SHALL CHARGE THE
PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT FOR THE EXPENSES OF PREPARING THE
DATA OR PROVIDING THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 73B, § 10-109:

Defined terms: "Allowance" § 20-101
"Employee" § 31-101
"Participating governmental unit" § 20-101

SUBTITLE 2. PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE SYSTEM.

31-201. DEFINITIONS.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 73B, § 10-201(a).

(B)      EFFECTIVE DATE.

"EFFECTIVE DATE" MEANS THE DATE THAT AN ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL
UNIT COMMENCED OR COMMENCES PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL FIRE AND
POLICE SYSTEM.

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