Ch. 532

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

[(3)] (II) [Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to] employees
of the Town of Oakland [who are employed by the Town of Oakland on the day before
the date that the Town of Oakland begins participation in the Employees' Pension
System.

(c) Membership in the Employees' Pension System is optional for an employee
of Dorchester County who is not a member of the County's general pension and
retirement program].

23-309.

(a) [(1)] For the purpose of computing benefits under this title, creditable
service consists of:

[(i)] (1) eligibility service as adjusted under subsection (b) of this
section; and

[(ii)](2) credit for unused sick leave as provided in § 20-206 of this
article and § 23-310 of this subtitle.

[(2) (i) This paragraph does not apply to an official of a participating
governmental unit.

(ii) An official who was appointed on or after June 1, 1980, may not
receive creditable service in the Employees' Pension System for any year in which the
official works fewer than 130 days.]

26-204.

(a)     Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member's
contribution rate is 4% of the member's earnable compensation.

(b)     (1) This subsection applies only to a member who:

(i) transferred to the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System
from the Employees' Retirement System ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2001, AND ON OR
BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2004; [and] OR

(ii) 1. TRANSFERRED TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS'
PENSION SYSTEM FROM THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER 31, 2000; AND

2. did not elect to participate in the Law Enforcement
Officers' Modified Pension Benefit on or before December 31, 2000 as provided in §
26-211 of this article.

(2) The contribution rate for a member who has transferred from the
Employees' Retirement System is the rate set under:

(i) Section 22-214(a) of this article, for a member who had elected
Selection A (Additional member contributions) under § 22-219 of this article; or

(ii) Section 22-214(b) of this article, for a member who had elected
Selection B (Limited cost-of-living adjustment) under § 22-220 of this article.

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