Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1445 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1445
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1445
8	8	P6 2lr3196
9	9	CF SB 958
10	10	By: Delegate Otto
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 22, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System – Crisfield Police Department 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring membership in the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension 3
21	21	System for certain local law enforcement officers of the Crisfield Police Department 4
22	22	under certain circumstances; providing that a certain individual is entitled to 5
23	23	eligibility service and creditable service that was earned before the effective date of 6
24	24	the Crisfield Police Department’s participation in the Law Enforcement Officers’ 7
25	25	Pension System; providing that an individual who receives certain service credit is 8
26	26	not a member of and has no rights to a benefit in the Employees’ Pension System; 9
27	27	providing for the transfer of creditable service for a certain individual; providing for 10
28	28	the transfer and crediting of certain assets on the effective date of participation; and 11
29	29	generally relating to the Crisfield Police Department’s participation in the Law 12
30	30	Enforcement Officers’ Pension System. 13
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14
33	33	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 15
34	34	Section 31–2A–05(c) 16
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
36	36	(2015 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
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38	38	BY adding to 19
39	39	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 20
40	40	Section 31–2A–06 21
41	41	Annotated Code of Maryland 22
42	42	(2015 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 23
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44	44	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 24
45	45	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 25
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47	47	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 26
48	48	2 HOUSE BILL 1445
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51	51	31–2A–05. 1
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53	53	(c) (1) On the effective date: 2
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55	55	(i) the assets to the credit of the local plan or State system that 3
56	56	relate to the law enforcement officers, firefighters, or paramedics who elect to become 4
57	57	members shall be transferred to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System; and 5
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59	59	(ii) the trustee or other administrative head of the local plan or State 6
60	60	system shall certify the proportion of the funds of the local plan or State system that 7
61	61	represents the accumulated contributions of the members as of that date. 8
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63	63	(2) The accumulated contributions shall be credited to the respective 9
64	64	annuity savings accounts of the members in the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension 10
65	65	System. 11
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67	67	(3) The balance of the funds transferred to the Law Enforcement Officers’ 12
68	68	Pension System shall be offset against the special accrued liability to be funded by the 13
69	69	participating governmental unit as provided by § 21–306.1(d) of this article. 14
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71	71	31–2A–06. 15
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73	73	(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A LOCAL LAW 16
74	74	ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE CRISFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE 17
75	75	EFFECTIVE DATE , AND WHO REMAINS A LOCAL L AW ENFORCEMENT OFFIC ER OF THE 18
76	76	CRISFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH TH E EFFECTIVE DATE . 19
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78	78	(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, IF THE CRISFIELD 20
79	79	POLICE DEPARTMENT BECOMES A PARTICIPATING GOVERN MENTAL UNIT IN THE 21
80	80	LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM, MEMBERSHIP IN THE LAW 22
81	81	ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM IS MANDATORY F OR AN INDIVIDUAL 23
82	82	DESCRIBED UNDER SUBS ECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 24
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84	84	(C) IF THE CRISFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMENCES PARTICIPATION 25
85	85	IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 26
86	86	SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, AN INDIVIDUAL DESCRI BED UNDER SUBSECTION 27
87	87	(A) OF THIS SECTION IS E NTITLED TO ELIGIBILI TY SERVICE AND CREDI TABLE 28
88	88	SERVICE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM FOR 29
89	89	EMPLOYMENT WI TH THE CRISFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE 30
90	90	DATE. 31
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92	92	(D) ON JOINING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM 32
93	93	AND RECEIVING SERVIC E CREDIT AS PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS 33
94	94	SECTION, AN INDIVIDUAL DESCRI BED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 34
95	95	SHALL: 35 HOUSE BILL 1445 3
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99	99	(1) NO LONGER BE A MEMBE R OF THE EMPLOYEES’ PENSION 1
100	100	SYSTEM; AND 2
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102	102	(2) HAVE NO FURTHER RIGH TS TO ANY BENEFIT IN THE EMPLOYEES’ 3
103	103	PENSION SYSTEM. 4
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105	105	(E) THE TRANSFER OF CREDI TABLE SERVICE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL 5
106	106	DESCRIBED IN SUBSECT ION (A) OF THIS SECTION WHO IS A MEM BER OF THE 6
107	107	EMPLOYEES’ PENSION SYSTEM THROUGH THE EF FECTIVE DATE , AND WHO 7
108	108	TRANSFERS TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM UNDER THIS 8
109	109	SECTION, IS NOT GOVERNED BY TITLE 37 OF THIS ARTICLE. 9
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111	111	(F) IF THE CRISFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT BECOMES A PARTICIPAT ING 10
112	112	GOVERNMENTAL UNIT IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM, § 11
113	113	31–2A–05(C) OF THIS SUBTITLE SHA LL GOVERN THE TRANSF ER AND CREDITING OF 12
114	114	ASSETS ON THE EFFECT IVE DATE. 13
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116	116	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 14
117	117	1, 2022. 15
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