2013 Maryland Code
STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS
§ 23-304 - Eligibility service -- Transferred service credit

§23-304.

A member is entitled to eligibility service that equals:

(1) the member’s service credit transferred from a retirement or pension system under Title 37 of this article;

(2) for a member who has transferred to the Employees’ Pension System from the Employees’ Retirement System or to the Teachers’ Pension System from the Teachers’ Retirement System, the member’s creditable service recognized under the previous system through the date before the member became a member of the current system;

(3) for a member of the Employees’ Pension System, the member’s service credit transferred from a retirement or pension system under Title 31, Subtitle 1 of this article; and

(4) for a member who has transferred between the Employees’ Pension System and the Teachers’ Pension System, the member’s eligibility service under the previous system through the date before the member became a member of the current system if the member:

(i) is not subject to the noncontributory pension benefit in both the current and previous systems;

(ii) is subject to the contributory pension benefit in both the current and previous systems; or

(iii) is subject to the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection in both the current and previous systems.

§ 23-304 - 1. Purchase by member separated from employment prohibited; leave of absence exception.

(a) Purchase by member separated from employment prohibited. -- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member may not purchase service credit under this title if the member is separated from employment.

(b) Leave of absence exception. -- A member who is separated from employment may purchase service credit under this title for a leave of absence approved by the Board of Trustees under regulations that apply to all members, if the member purchases the service credit within 60 days after the expiration of the leave of absence.