Ch. 533

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

[(d)] (E) "Law enforcement officer" means an individual certified by the
Maryland Police Training Commission as a law enforcement officer.

[(e)] (F) (1) "Local pension system" means a retirement or pension system of
an eligible governmental unit.

(2) "Local pension system" includes the Employees' Retirement System
and the Employees' Pension System if the eligible governmental unit participates
under Subtitle 1 of this title.

31-2A-03.

(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
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System, the legislative body of the eligible
governmental unit may approve the participation of these law enforcement officers in
the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System as though the local pension system
were not in operation.

(B)     IF AT LEAST 60% OF THE FIREFIGHTERS OF AN ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL
UNIT WHO ARE MEMBERS OF A LOCAL PENSION SYSTEM PETITION TO BECOME
MEMBERS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' SYSTEM, THE LEGISLATIVE BODY
OF THE ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL UNIT MAY APPROVE THE PARTICIPATION OF
THESE FIREFIGHTERS IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' SYSTEM AS THOUGH
THE LOCAL PENSION SYSTEM WERE NOT IN OPERATION.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act shall
take effect January 1, 2005.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in
Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall take effect October July 1, 2004.

Approved May 26, 2004.

CHAPTER 533
(House Bill 1068)

AN ACT concerning

Academic Facilities Bonding Authority

FOR the purpose of increasing the bonding authority for the University System of
Maryland; providing that there are no filing requirements for any resolution or
trust agreement, except in the records of a system; approving certain projects for
the acquisition, development, and improvement of certain academic facilities for
the University System of Maryland; approving the issuance of bonds by the
University System of Maryland for financing the projects.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Education

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