ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                         H.B. 1255

(10)   a firefighter for the Martin State Airport employed by the Military
Department who transferred from the Employees' Retirement System to the
Employees' Pension System on or after April 1, 1998; [or]

(11)   a police officer employed by the Division of Rehabilitation Services in
the Department of Education who:

(i) is certified in accordance with the Maryland Police and
Correctional Training Commissions; and

(ii) transferred from the Employees' Retirement System to the
Employees' Pension System on or after April 1, 1998; OR

(12)    A FIREFIGHTER OR PARAMEDIC EMPLOYED BY THE SALISBURY FIRE
DEPARTMENT WHO TRANSFERRED FROM THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO
THE EMPLOYEES' PENSION SYSTEM ON OR AFTER APRIL 1, 1998.

26-202.

(a)     Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual described
in § 26-201 of this subtitle is a member of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension
System as a condition of employment.

(b)     (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, membership in the Law
Enforcement Officers' Pension System is optional for an individual described in §
26-201 of this subtitle:

(i) who was employed by the Department of Natural Resources on
July 1, 1990 and who elects membership on or before December 31, 2002;

(ii) who was employed by the Field Enforcement Division on June
30, 1995 and who elects membership on or before December 31, 2002;

(iii) who was employed by the Maryland Transportation Authority
on June 30, 1997 and who elects membership on or before December 31, 2002;

(iv) who was employed by the Baltimore City Sheriff's Department
on June 30, 1997 and who elects membership on or before December 31, 2002;

(v) who was employed by the University of Maryland Police Force
on June 30, 1999 and who elects membership on or before December 31, 2002;

(vi) who is employed by a participating governmental unit on the
effective date of participation on or after July 1, 1999 for that participating
governmental unit and who elects membership within 6 months of the effective date
of participation;

(vii) who was employed by the Maryland Port Administration Police
Force and was subsequently transferred to and employed by the Maryland
Transportation Authority Police Force on July 1, 1998 and who elects membership on
or before December 31, 2002;

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