Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1476 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	hb1476
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1476
8	8	P6 2lr3290
9	9	CF SB 997
10	10	By: Delegates Mautz and Adams
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 28, 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	Correctional Officers’ Retirement System – Talbot County 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring membership in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System 3
21	21	for certain local detention center officers of Talbot County in the event Talbot County 4
22	22	becomes a participating governmental unit in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement 5
23	23	System; providing that certain local detention center officers who join the 6
24	24	Correctional Officers’ Retirement System and receive certain service credit shall no 7
25	25	longer be members of the Employees’ Pension System; and generally relating to 8
26	26	Talbot County’s participation in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System. 9
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28	28	BY adding to 10
29	29	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 11
30	30	Section 31–2B–08 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2015 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 14
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34	34	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
35	35	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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37	37	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 17
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39	39	31–2B–08. 18
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41	41	(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A LOCAL DETENTION 19
42	42	CENTER OFFICER OF TALBOT COUNTY BEFORE THE EFF ECTIVE DATE AND WHO 20
43	43	REMAINS A LOCAL DETENTION CENTER OFFICER OF TALBOT COUNTY THROUGH 21
44	44	THE EFFECTIVE DATE . 22
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46	46	(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, IF TALBOT 23
47	47	COUNTY BECOMES A PART ICIPATING GOVERNMENT AL UNIT IN THE CORRECTIONAL 24 2 HOUSE BILL 1476
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50	50	OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM, MEMBERSHIP IN THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS’ 1
51	51	RETIREMENT SYSTEM IS MANDATORY F OR AN INDIVIDUAL DES CRIBED UNDER 2
52	52	SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 3
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54	54	(C) IF TALBOT COUNTY COMMENCES PART ICIPATION IN THE 4
55	55	CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 5
56	56	SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, AN INDIVIDUAL DESCRI BED UNDER SUBSECTION 6
57	57	(A) OF THIS SECTION IS E NTITLED TO ELIGIBILI TY SERVICE AND CREDI TABLE 7
58	58	SERVICE IN THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR 8
59	59	EMPLOYMENT WITH TALBOT COUNTY BEFORE THE EFF ECTIVE DATE. 9
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61	61	(D) ON JOINING THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM 10
62	62	AND RECEIVING SERVIC E CREDIT AS PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS 11
63	63	SECTION, AN INDIVIDUAL DESCRI BED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 12
64	64	SHALL: 13
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66	66	(1) NO LONGER BE A MEMBE R OF THE EMPLOYEES’ PENSION 14
67	67	SYSTEM; AND 15
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69	69	(2) HAVE NO FURTHER RIGH TS TO ANY BENEFIT IN THE EMPLOYEES’ 16
70	70	PENSION SYSTEM. 17
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72	72	(E) THE TRANSFER OF CREDI TABLE SERVICE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL 18
73	73	DESCRIBED IN SUBSECT ION (A) OF THIS SECTION WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE 19
74	74	EMPLOYEES’ PENSION SYSTEM THROUGH THE EF FECTIVE DATE, AND WHO 20
75	75	TRANSFERS TO THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM UNDER THIS 21
76	76	SECTION, IS NOT GOVERNED BY TITLE 37 OF THIS ARTICLE. 22
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78	78	(F) IF TALBOT COUNTY BECOMES A PART ICIPATING GOVERNMENT AL UNIT 23
79	79	IN THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM, § 31–2B–05(C) OF THIS 24
80	80	SUBTITLE SHALL GOVER N THE TRANSFER AND C REDITING OF ASSETS O N THE 25
81	81	EFFECTIVE DATE . 26
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83	83	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 27
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