Maryland State Personnel and Pensions Section 22-201

      (a)      Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, §§ 22-202 through 22-204 of this subtitle apply only to:

            (1)      a regular employee whose compensation is provided by State appropriation or paid from State funds;

            (2)      an appointed or elected official of the State, including:

                  (i)      a clerk of the circuit court;

                  (ii)      a register of wills;

                  (iii)      a State's Attorney; and

                  (iv)      a sheriff;

            (3)      an employee or official of a participating governmental unit who is eligible to participate under Title 31, Subtitle 1 of this article;

            (4)      an employee of the Office of the Sheriff of Baltimore City;

            (5)      a permanent employee of the board of supervisors of elections of a county;

            (6)      an employee of the Maryland Environmental Service who is a member of the Employees' Retirement System on June 30, 1993;

            (7)      an employee of Dorchester County who is not a member of the county's general pension and retirement program and who is a member of the Employees' Retirement System;

            (8)      a court reporter for the Circuit Court for Charles County who is a member of the Employees' Retirement System on July 1, 1994; and

            (9)      a staff employee of the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, or St. Mary's College who is a member of the Employees' Retirement System as of January 1, 1998.

      (b)      Sections 22-202 through 22-204 of this subtitle do not apply to:

            (1)      an individual who is a member of any State system other than the Employees' Retirement System;

            (2)      an individual who is entitled to be a member of any State system other than the Employees' Retirement System or the Employees' Pension System;

            (3)      a contractual, emergency, or temporary extra employee;

            (4)      an individual who is employed under a federal public service employment program;

            (5)      an assessor who is a member of a retirement or pension system operated by a political subdivision of the State; or

            (6)      an employee of a local board of elections who chooses to stay in a local merit system under § 2-207 of the Election Law Article.