Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB402 Compare Versions

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1		-	LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 58
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4		-	Chapter 58
5		-	(Senate Bill 402)
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7		-	AN ACT concerning
	3	+	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
	4	+	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
	5	+	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
	6	+	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
	7	+	amendment.
	8	+	sb0402
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9		-	Employees’ Retirement and Pension Systems – Reemployment Earnings
10		-	Limitation – COVID–19 Exemption
	10	+	SENATE BILL 402
	11	+	P6 EMERGENCY BILL 2lr0157
	12	+	CF HB 417
	13	+	By: The President (By Request – Administration) and Senators Bailey, Carozza,
	14	+	Cassilly, Corderman, Eckardt, Edwards, Elfreth, Gallion, Hershey, Hester,
	15	+	Jennings, Ready, Salling, Simonaire, and West
	16	+	Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2022
	17	+	Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
	18	+	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
	19	+	Senate action: Adopted
	20	+	Read second time: February 25, 2022
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12		-	FOR the purpose of exempting certain retirees of the Employees’ Retirement and Pension
13		-	Systems from a certain earnings limitation when the retiree is reemployed by certain
14		-	previous employers for a certain time period to assist with the administration of
15		-	certain grants or benefits related to the COVID–19 pandemic; providing for the
16		-	retroactive application of this Act; and generally relating to a reemployment
17		-	earnings limitation in the Employees’ Retirement and Pension Systems.
	22	+	CHAPTER ______
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19		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED B Y THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
20		-	That:
	24	+	AN ACT concerning 1
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22		-	(a) Except for individuals whose retirement allowance is subject to a reduction as
23		-	provided under § 22–406(c)(1)(iii) and (3) or § 23–407(c)(1)(iii) and (3) of the State Personnel
24		-	and Pensions Article, the reduction of a retirement allowance under § 22–406 or § 23–407
25		-	of the State Personnel and Pensions Article does not apply to:
	26	+	Employees’ Retirement and Pension Systems – Reemployment Earnings 2
	27	+	Limitation – COVID–19 Exemption 3
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27		-	(1) an individual who was previously employed by the Maryland
28		-	Department of Health State of Maryland, retired, and is rehired by the Maryland
29		-	Department of Health for a period not to exceed 3 years to:
	29	+	FOR the purpose of exempting certain retirees of the Employees’ Retirement and Pension 4
	30	+	Systems from a certain earnings limitation when the retiree is reemployed by certain 5
	31	+	previous employers for a certain time period to assist with the administration of 6
	32	+	certain grants or benefits related to the COVID–19 pandemic; providing for the 7
	33	+	retroactive application of this Act; and generally relating to a reemployment 8
	34	+	earnings limitation in the Employees’ Retirement and Pension Systems. 9
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31		-	~~(i) assist in~~ the ~~administration~~ of ~~federally funded grants related to~~
32		-	~~the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic; or~~
	36	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED B Y THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 10
	37	+	That: 11
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34		-	(ii) work, as a member of the COVID Unified Command, on projects
35		-	directly related to COVID–19 staffing support or contact tracing; and
	39	+	(a) Except for individuals whose retirement allowance is subject to a reduction as 12
	40	+	provided under § 22–406(c)(1)(iii) and (3) or § 23–407(c)(1)(iii) and (3) of the State Personnel 13
	41	+	and Pensions Article, the reduction of a retirement allowance under § 22–406 or § 23–407 14
	42	+	of the State Personnel and Pensions Article does not apply to: 15
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37		-	(2) an individual who was previously employed by the Maryland
38		-	Department of ~~Labor~~, retired, and is rehired by the Maryland ~~Department of Labor for a~~
39		-	period not to exceed 3 years ~~within the Division of Unemployment Insurance to assist with~~
40		-	~~the administration of benefits related to the COVID–19 pandemic.~~
	44	+	(1) an individual who was previously employed by the Maryland 16
	45	+	Department of Health State of Maryland, retired, and is rehired by the Maryland 17
	46	+	Department of Health for a period not to exceed 3 years to: 18
	47	+	2 SENATE BILL 402
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42		-	(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to apply
43		-	retroactively to January 1, 2020.
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45		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
46		-	measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has
47		-	been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to
48		-	each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is
49		-	enacted. It shall remain effective through December 31, 2022, and, at the end of December Ch. 58 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
	50	+	(i) assist in the administration of federally funded grants related to 1
	51	+	the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic; or 2
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52		-	31, 2022, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be
53		-	abrogated and of no further force and effect.
	53	+	(ii) work, as a member of the COVID Unified Command, on projects 3
	54	+	directly related to COVID–19 staffing support or contact tracing; and 4
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55		-	Approved by the Governor, April 12, 2022.
	56	+	(2) an individual who was previously employed by the Maryland 5
	57	+	Department of Labor, retired, and is rehired by the Maryland Department of Labor for a 6
	58	+	period not to exceed 3 years within the Division of Unemployment Insurance to assist with 7
	59	+	the administration of benefits related to the COVID–19 pandemic. 8
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	61	+	(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to apply 9
	62	+	retroactively to January 1, 2020. 10
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	64	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 11
	65	+	measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 12
	66	+	been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 13
	67	+	each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 14
	68	+	enacted. It shall remain effective through December 31, 2022, and, at the end of December 15
	69	+	31, 2022, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 16
	70	+	abrogated and of no further force and effect. 17
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	75	+	Approved:
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	77	+	Governor.
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	79	+	President of the Senate.
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	81	+	Speaker of the House of Delegates.