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SENATE BILL 958
P6 2lr3195
CF HB 1445
By: Senator Carozza
Introduced and read first time: February 14, 2022
Assigned to: Rules
Re–referred to: Judicial Proceedings, February 28, 2022
Re–referred to: Budget and Taxation, March 2, 2022
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 10, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System – Crisfield Police Department 2
FOR the purpose of requiring membership in the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension 3
System for certain local law enforcement officers of the Crisfield Police Department 4
under certain circumstances; providing that a certain individual is entitled to 5
eligibility service and creditable service that was earned before the effective date of 6
the Crisfield Police Department’s participation in the Law Enforcement Officers’ 7
Pension System; providing that an individual who receives certain service credit is 8
not a member of and has no rights to a benefit in the Employees’ Pension System; 9
providing for the transfer of creditable service for a certain individual; providing for 10
the transfer and crediting of certain assets on the effective date of participation; and 11
generally relating to the Crisfield Police Department’s participation in the Law 12
Enforcement Officers’ Pension System. 13
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 15
Section 31–2A–05(c) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2015 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
BY adding to 19
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 20
Section 31–2A–06 21 2 SENATE BILL 958
Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2015 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 2
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 4
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 5
31–2A–05. 6
(c) (1) On the effective date: 7
(i) the assets to the credit of the local plan or State system that 8
relate to the law enforcement officers, firefighters, or paramedics who elect to become 9
members shall be transferred to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System; and 10
(ii) the trustee or other administrative head of the local plan or State 11
system shall certify the proportion of the funds of the local plan or State system that 12
represents the accumulated contributions of the members as of that date. 13
(2) The accumulated contributions shall be credited to the respective 14
annuity savings accounts of the members in the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension 15
System. 16
(3) The balance of the funds transferred to the Law Enforcement Officers’ 17
Pension System shall be offset against the special accrued liability to be funded by the 18
participating governmental unit as provided by § 21–306.1(d) of this article. 19
31–2A–06. 20
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A LOCAL LAW 21
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE CRISFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE 22
EFFECTIVE DATE , AND WHO REMAINS A LO CAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE 23
CRISFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE EFFECTIV E DATE. 24
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, IF THE CRISFIELD 25
POLICE DEPARTMENT BECOMES A PARTICIPAT ING GOVERNME NTAL UNIT IN THE 26
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM, MEMBERSHIP IN THE LAW 27
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM IS MANDATORY F OR AN INDIVIDUAL 28
DESCRIBED UNDER SUBS ECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 29
(C) IF THE CRISFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMENCES PARTICIP ATION 30
IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 31
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, AN INDIVIDUAL DESCRI BED UNDER SUBSECTION 32
(A) OF THIS SECTION IS E NTITLED TO ELIGIBILI TY SERVICE AND CREDI TABLE 33 SENATE BILL 958 3
SERVICE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM FOR 1
EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CRISFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE 2
DATE. 3
(D) ON JOINING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM 4
AND RECEIVING SERVIC E CREDIT AS PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS 5
SECTION, AN INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED UNDER SUBS ECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 6
SHALL: 7
(1) NO LONGER BE A MEMBE R OF THE EMPLOYEES’ PENSION 8
SYSTEM; AND 9
(2) HAVE NO FURTHER RIGH TS TO ANY BENEFIT IN THE EMPLOYEES’ 10
PENSION SYSTEM. 11
(E) THE TRANSFER OF CREDI TABLE SERVICE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL 12
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECT ION (A) OF THIS SECTION WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE 13
EMPLOYEES’ PENSION SYSTEM THROUGH THE EF FECTIVE DATE , AND WHO 14
TRANSFERS TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM UNDER THIS 15
SECTION, IS NOT GOVERNED BY TITLE 37 OF THIS ARTICLE. 16
(F) IF THE CRISFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT BECOMES A PARTICIPAT ING 17
GOVERNMENTAL UNIT IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM, § 18
31–2A–05(C) OF THIS SUBTITLE SHA LL GOVERN THE TRANSF ER AND CREDITING OF 19
ASSETS ON THE EFFECT IVE DATE. 20
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21
1, 2022. 22
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.