2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(c)     A member of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System is eligible to
participate in the DROP if the member has at least 25 and less than 30 years of
[eligibility] CREDITABLE service.

(d)     An eligible member may elect to participate in the DROP for a period not
to exceed the lesser of:

(1)     5 years;

(2)     the difference between 30 years and the member's [eligibility]
CREDITABLE service as of the date of the member's election to participate in the
DROP and retire from the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System; or

(3)     a term selected by the member.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 2004.

Approved May 26, 2004.

CHAPTER 523
(House Bill 920)

AN ACT concerning

Procurement - Debarment

FOR the purpose of adding a circumstance under which certain persons may be
debarred from entering into certain contracts with the State; and generally
relating to procurement and debarment.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - State Finance and Procurement
Section 13-211 and 16-310
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Finance and Procurement
Section 16-203(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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