Maryland State Personnel and Pensions Section 2-503
§ 2-503.
CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE
(a) The Secretary shall:
(1) adopt regulations for the administration of the Program;
(2) ensure that the Program complies with all federal and State laws governing employee benefit plans; and
(3) each year, recommend to the Governor the State share of the costs of the Program.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary may arrange as the Secretary considers appropriate any benefit option for inclusion in the Program.
(c) The Secretary shall specify by regulation the types or categories of State employees who:
(1) are eligible to enroll and participate in the Program with State subsidies;
(2) are eligible to enroll and participate in the Program without State subsidies; and
(3) are not eligible to enroll or participate in the Program.
(d) (1) The regulations adopted by the Secretary shall include provisions for the enrollment and participation of employees of all:
(i) organizations and entities that were participating in the Program as satellite organizations on January 1, 1993; and
(ii) employee organizations that qualify for payroll deductions under the provisions of § 2-403 of this title.
(2) Employees of organizations and entities covered by this section may participate:
(i) without State subsidies; and
(ii) with payment by the organization or entity of administrative costs resulting from the participation of its employees in the Program.
(3) The regulations adopted by the Secretary under this subsection shall provide that an employee organization specified in paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection:
(i) may not enroll or participate in the Program unless the organization has notified the Secretary, in writing, on or before July 1, 1994 of the organization's intent to enroll and participate in the Program during calendar year 1994; and
(ii) may not enroll or participate in the Program on or after January 1, 1995 unless the organization has participated in the Program during calendar year 1994.
// SPECIAL NOTE: THE ABOVE SECTION WAS CHANGED BY CHAPTER 444 OF 2005 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL JUNE 30, 2007 //
(a) The Secretary shall:
(1) adopt regulations for the administration of the Program;
(2) ensure that the Program complies with all federal and State laws governing employee benefit plans; and
(3) each year, recommend to the Governor the State share of the costs of the Program.
(b) The Secretary may arrange as the Secretary considers appropriate any benefit option for inclusion in the Program.
(c) The Secretary shall specify by regulation the types or categories of State employees who:
(1) are eligible to enroll and participate in the Program with State subsidies;
(2) are eligible to enroll and participate in the Program without State subsidies; and
(3) are not eligible to enroll or participate in the Program.
(d) (1) The regulations adopted by the Secretary shall include provisions for the enrollment and participation of employees of all:
(i) organizations and entities that were participating in the Program as satellite organizations on January 1, 1993; and
(ii) employee organizations that qualify for payroll deductions under the provisions of § 2-403 of this title.
(2) Employees of organizations and entities covered by this section may participate:
(i) without State subsidies; and
(ii) with payment by the organization or entity of administrative costs resulting from the participation of its employees in the Program.
(3) The regulations adopted by the Secretary under this subsection shall provide that an employee organization specified in paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection:
(i) may not enroll or participate in the Program unless the organization has notified the Secretary, in writing, on or before July 1, 1994 of the organization's intent to enroll and participate in the Program during calendar year 1994; and
(ii) may not enroll or participate in the Program on or after January 1, 1995 unless the organization has participated in the Program during calendar year 1994.
