ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                              Ch. 48

Chapter 353 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1996, as amended by
Chapter 151 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1997 and Chapter 733
of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2001

Section 3

BY repealing

Chapter 736 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1997, as amended by

Chapter 733 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2001
Section 3

BY repealing

Chapter 675 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1998
Section 3

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

Chapter 353 of the Acts of 1996, as amended by Chapter 151 of the Acts of
1997 and Chapter 733 of the Acts of 2001

[SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:

(1)     This section of this Act does not apply to a retiree of the Employees'
Retirement System or the Employees' Pension System who is reemployed on a
contractual basis by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as a health care
practitioner, as defined in § 1-301 of the Health Occupations Article in:

(i) A State residential center as defined in § 7-101 of the Health -
General Article;

(ii) A chronic disease center subject to Title 19, Subtitle 5 of the
Health - General Article;

(iii) A State facility as defined in § 10-101 of the Health - General
Article; or

(iv) A county board of health subject to Title 3, Subtitle 2 of the
Health - General Article.

(2)     A retiree who retires under this Act may not become reemployed in a
temporary or contractual position with the State, unless the reemployment is
approved by:

(i) The Board of Public Works, for a position not in the Legislative
Branch of State government; or

(ii) The President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of
Delegates, for a position in the Legislative Branch of State government;

(3)     If a retiree who retires under this Act is reemployed in a permanent,
temporary, or contractual position with a participating employer, the retiree's
retirement allowance shall be reduced by the amount that the sum of the retiree's

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