Ch. 532                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

31-202.

(A)     [Subject] ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2004, AND SUBJECT to § 31-203 of
this subtitle, the governmental units that are eligible to participate in the Local Fire
and Police System are:

(1)     counties; and

(2)     municipal corporations.

(B)     A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT THAT IS NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE LOCAL FIRE
AND POLICE SYSTEM ON DECEMBER 31, 2004, IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE SYSTEM.

31-203.

(a)     If at least 60% of the law enforcement officers of an eligible governmental
unit who are members of a local pension system petition to become members of the
Local Fire and Police System ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2004, the legislative body
of the eligible governmental unit may approve the participation of these law
enforcement officers in the Local Fire and Police System as though the local pension
system were not in operation.

(b)     If at least 60% of the [fire fighters] FIREFIGHTERS of an eligible
governmental unit who are members of a local pension system petition to become
members of the Local Fire and Police System ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2004, the
legislative body of the eligible governmental unit may approve the participation of
these [fire fighters] FIREFIGHTERS in the Local Fire and Police System as though
the local pension system were not in operation.

31-205.

(a)     If an eligible governmental unit approves participation in the Local Fire
and Police System ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2004, the operation of the local
pension system with respect to the law enforcement officers or [fire fighters]
FIREFIGHTERS terminates on the effective date.

37-201.

(b)     This title does not apply to:

(1)     a transfer to the Judges' Retirement System of the State of Maryland;

(2)     a transfer to or from the Legislative Pension Plan of the State of
Maryland except to the extent provided by the Joint Resolution submitted to the
General Assembly by the General Assembly Compensation Commission under Article
III, § 15 of the Maryland Constitution;

(3)     a transfer from the Employees' Retirement System of the State of
Maryland to the Employees' Pension System of the State of Maryland [under §
22-212 or § 22-213 of this article] ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2004;

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