PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

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(3) (III) WHO WAS EMPLOYED BY THE MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY ON JUNE 30, 1997 AND WHO ELECTS MEMBERSHIP ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER 31. 1997.

(2) TO ELECT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS'
PENSION SYSTEM, AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL FILE A WRITTEN APPLICATION WITH THE
STATE RETIREMENT AGENCY.

(3) IF AN INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT ELECT MEMBERSHIP DURING THE
APPLICABLE PERIOD SPECIFIED UNDER PARAGRAPH(1) OF THIS SUBSECTION. THE
INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT BECOME A MEMBER OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS'
PENSION SYSTEM.

26-203.1.

For members who transfer from the Employees' Pension System or the Employees'
Retirement System, the Board of Trustees shall transfer to the accumulation fund of the
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System the employer contributions that were made to
the Employees' Retirement System and the Employees' Pension System on behalf of
those members who transferred, plus the interest earned on those contributions through
the date of transfer.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article - State Personnel and Pensions

26-201.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle applies only

to:

(1) an employee of the Department of Natural Resources commissioned by
the Secretary of Natural Resources as:

(i) a Natural Resources police officer; or

(ii) a law enforcement officer, other than a Natural Resources police
officer;

(2) a law enforcement officer employed by the Maryland—Investigative
Services Unit; [or]

                  (3) a member of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force who
has the powers granted to a police officer under § 1-208 of the Transportation Article;
OR

                (4) A MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION POLICE
FORCE WHO HAS THE POWERS GRANTED TO A POLICE OFFICER UNDER § 6-210 OF
THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE.

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