(2) the member was entitled to a vested allowance at the time of the
separation from employment; or

(3) (i) the member has completed 1 year of eligibility service after a
break in service; and

(ii) the number of consecutive years in which the member incurred
a break in service is less than the years of eligibility service as a member before the
break in service.

(d) To determine if a member is eligible for prior eligibility service under
subsection (c)(3)(ii) of this section, the Board of Trustees shall determine the number
of years of prior eligibility service:

(1) as of the day the member separated from employment; but

(2) excluding any eligibility service lost because of a prior break in

service.

(e) When a member receives credit for eligibility service under subsection (c)
of this section from the other system, the member has no further rights in the other
system.

23-307.1.

(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A FORMER MEMBER, MEMBER, RETIREE,
OR SURVIVING BENEFICIARY OF THE EMPLOYEES' PENSION SYSTEM WHO, WHILE A
MEMBER, WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF A PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTAL UNIT THAT
ELECTED THE CONTRIBUTORY PENSION BENEFIT FOR ITS EMPLOYEES UNDER §
31-116 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(B) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, A MEMBER
WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE CONTRIBUTORY PENSION BENEFIT UNDER SUBTITLE 2,
PART II OF THIS TITLE MAY PURCHASE CREDIT FOR ELIGIBILITY SERVICE FOR THE
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT FROM JULY 1, 1998, THROUGH JUNE 30, 1999 THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF ELECTION OF THE MEMBER'S PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER, BY
PAYING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

(1) ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2000, THE AMOUNT THE MEMBER WOULD
HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE FOR THAT PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT; OR

(2) ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2000, THE AMOUNT THE MEMBER WOULD HAVE
BEEN REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE FOR THAT PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT PLUS
REGULAR INTEREST COMPOUNDED ANNUALLY.

(C) IF THE MEMBER FAILS TO MAKE THE PAYMENT REQUIRED AS PROVIDED
UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL REDUCE
ACTUARIALLY THE ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO A FORMER MEMBER, RETIREE, OR
SURVIVING BENEFICIARY OF A DECEASED MEMBER, FORMER MEMBER, OR MEMBER
RETIREE.