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Maryland Senate Bill SB8

Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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77 SENATE BILL 8
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1010 By: Senator Watson
1111 Requested: October 24, 2023
1212 Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
1313 Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
1414
1515 A BILL ENTITLED
1616
1717 AN ACT concerning 1
1818
1919 State and Local Retirement and Pension System s – Service Credit – Returned 2
2020 Peace Corps Volunteers 3
2121
2222 FOR the purpose of authorizing members of a State or local retirement and pension system 4
2323 to receive certain service credit for volunteer service in the Peace Corps; and 5
2424 generally relating to service credit in a State or local retirement or pension system 6
2525 for Peace Corps volunteer service. 7
2626
2727 BY adding to 8
2828 Article – State Personnel and Pensions 9
2929 Section 38–301 through 38–305 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 3. Returned 10
3030 Peace Corps Volunteer Service Credit” 11
3131 Annotated Code of Maryland 12
3232 (2015 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
3333
3434 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY TH E GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
3535 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
3636
3737 Article – State Personnel and Pensions 16
3838
3939 SUBTITLE 3. RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE CREDIT. 17
4040
4141 38–301. 18
4242
4343 (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 19
4444 INDICATED. 20
4545
4646 (B) “ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUT IONS”: 21
4747 2 SENATE BILL 8
4848
4949
5050 (1) WHEN USED IN RELATIO N TO A STATE SYSTEM, HAS THE MEANING 1
5151 STATED IN § 20–101 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 2
5252
5353 (2) WHEN USED IN RELATIO N TO A LOCAL RETIREM ENT OR PENSION 3
5454 SYSTEM, HAS THE MEANING MOST CLOSELY ANALOGOUS TO THE MEANING STATED 4
5555 IN § 20–101 OF THIS ARTICLE WITH IN THE CONTEXT OF TH E LOCAL RETIREMENT O R 5
5656 PENSION SYSTEM . 6
5757
5858 (C) “MEMBER”: 7
5959
6060 (1) WHEN USED IN RELATIO N TO A STATE SYSTEM, HAS THE MEANING 8
6161 STATED IN § 20–101 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 9
6262
6363 (2) WHEN USED IN RELATIO N TO A LOCAL RETIREMENT O R PENSION 10
6464 SYSTEM, HAS THE MEANING MOST CLOSELY ANALOGOUS TO THE MEANING STATED 11
6565 IN § 20–101 OF THIS ARTICLE WITH IN THE CONTEXT OF TH E LOCAL RETIREMENT O R 12
6666 PENSION SYSTEM . 13
6767
6868 (D) (1) “PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE” MEANS TIME A RETURNED 14
6969 PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SPENT TRAINING TO BE, OR VOLUNTEERING A S, A PEACE 15
7070 CORPS VOLUNTEER OR PEACE CORPS RESPONSE VOLUNTEER. 16
7171
7272 (2) “PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVI CE” DOES NOT INCLUDE TIM E 17
7373 SPENT TRAINING TO BE, VOLUNTEERING AS , WORKING AS, OR OTHERWISE BEING : 18
7474
7575 (I) AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PEACE CORPS; 19
7676
7777 (II) A FELLOW RECEIVING TUI TION ASSISTANCE OR O THER 20
7878 ACADEMIC SUPPORT FRO M THE PEACE CORPS; OR 21
7979
8080 (III) A RECRUITER FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INCLUDING A 22
8181 CAMPUS AMBASSADOR . 23
8282
8383 (E) “REGULAR INTEREST ”: 24
8484
8585 (1) WHEN USED IN RE LATION TO A STATE SYSTEM, HAS THE MEANING 25
8686 STATED IN § 20–101 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 26
8787
8888 (2) WHEN USED IN RELATIO N TO A LOCAL RETIREM ENT OR PENSION 27
8989 SYSTEM, HAS THE MEANING MOST CLOSELY ANALOGOUS TO THE MEANING STATED 28
9090 IN § 20–101 OF THIS ARTICLE WITH IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LOCAL RET IREMENT OR 29
9191 PENSION SYSTEM . 30
9292 SENATE BILL 8 3
9393
9494
9595 (F) (1) “RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL 1
9696 WHO HAS BEEN CERTIFI ED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PEACE CORPS AS HAVING 2
9797 SERVED SATISFACTORIL Y AS A PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER . 3
9898
9999 (2) “RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER ” INCLUDES A N 4
100100 INDIVIDUAL WHO SERVE D AS A PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER FOR M ORE THAN A YEAR 5
101101 BEFORE DISCONTINUING SERVICE DUE TO MEDICAL HARDSHIP OR PERSONAL 6
102102 HARDSHIP. 7
103103
104104 (3) “RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER ” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN 8
105105 INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS I NVOLUNTARILY DISMISSED FRO M THE PEACE CORPS. 9
106106
107107 (G) “STATE OR LOCAL RETIRE MENT OR PENSION SYST EM” MEANS A 10
108108 RETIREMENT OR PENSIO N SYSTEM OPERATED UN DER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OR 11
109109 A POLITICAL SUBDIVIS ION OF THE STATE. 12
110110
111111 (H) “STATE SYSTEM” MEANS A RETIREMENT O R PENSION SYSTEM THAT IS 13
112112 INCLUDED IN THE STATE RETIREMENT AND PENSION SYSTEM UNDER § 21–102 OF 14
113113 THIS ARTICLE OTHER T HAN THE LEGISLATIVE PENSION PLAN EXCEPT TO THE 15
114114 EXTENT PROVIDED BY T HE JOINT RESOLUTION SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL 16
115115 ASSEMBLY BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMPENSATION COMMISSION UNDER 17
116116 ARTICLE III, § 15 OF THE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION. 18
117117
118118 38–302. 19
119119
120120 DURING A PERIOD THAT A MEMB ER OF A STATE OR LOCAL RETIRE MENT OR 20
121121 PENSION SYSTEM IS AB SENT FROM EMPLOYMENT FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER 21
122122 SERVICE, THE MEMBER OR THE ME MBER’S ESTATE, UNDER A STATE OR LOCAL 22
123123 RETIREMENT OR PENSIO N SYSTEM, IS NOT ENTITLED TO : 23
124124
125125 (1) ORDINARY DISABILITY BENEFITS; 24
126126
127127 (2) ACCIDENTAL DISABILIT Y BENEFITS; 25
128128
129129 (3) DEATH BENEFITS ; 26
130130
131131 (4) OPTIONAL ALLOWANCES ; OR 27
132132
133133 (5) OTHER DISABILITY OR D EATH BENEFITS . 28
134134
135135 38–303. 29
136136 4 SENATE BILL 8
137137
138138
139139 (A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A MEMBER OF A STATE OR LOCAL 1
140140 RETIREMENT OR PENSIO N SYSTEM WHO : 2
141141
142142 (1) DOES NOT WITHDRAW AN Y OF THE MEMBER ’S ACCUMULATED 3
143143 CONTRIBUTIONS , UNLESS THE MEMBER RE DEPOSITS THE SUM WIT HDRAWN AS 4
144144 PROVIDED UNDER SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION; 5
145145
146146 (2) WITHIN 1 YEAR AFTER THE MEMBE R LEAVES PEACE CORPS 6
147147 VOLUNTEER SERVICE, IS EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION 7
148148 OF THE STATE; 8
149149
150150 (3) DOES NOT TAKE ANY EM PLOYMENT OTHER THAN THE 9
151151 EMPLOYME NT DESCRIBED IN ITEM (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , EXCEPT FOR 10
152152 TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AFTER THE MEMBER : 11
153153
154154 (I) APPLIED FOR REEMPLOY MENT IN THE MEMBER ’S FORMER 12
155155 CLASSIFICATION OR PO SITION IN THE STATE SERVICE; AND 13
156156
157157 (II) WAS REFUSED IMMEDIAT E REEMPLOYMENT FOR CAUSES 14
158158 BEYOND THE MEMBER ’S CONTROL; AND 15
159159
160160 (4) APPLIES FOR SERVICE CREDIT WITH THE STATE OR LOCAL 16
161161 RETIREMENT OR PENSIO N SYSTEM IN WHICH TH E MEMBER HELD MEMBER SHIP 17
162162 BEFORE THE MEMBER ’S PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVI CE BEGAN. 18
163163
164164 (B) IF A MEMBER OF A STATE OR LOCA L RETIREMENT OR PENS ION SYSTEM 19
165165 WHO IS ABSENT FROM E MPLOYMENT FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE 20
166166 WITHDRAWS ANY OF THE MEMBER’S ACCUMULATED CONTRI BUTIONS AND 21
167167 REDEPOSITS THE SUM W ITHDRAWN WITH REGULA R INTEREST INTO THE STATE OR 22
168168 LOCAL RETIREMENT OR PENSION SYST EM, THE MEMBER , IF OTHERWISE QUALIFI ED, 23
169169 IS ENTITLED TO THE B ENEFITS UNDER THIS SECTION AS IF T HE WITHDRAWAL HAD 24
170170 NOT BEEN MADE . 25
171171
172172 (C) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE P ROVIDED IN THIS SUBT ITLE, A MEMBER OF A 26
173173 STATE OR LOCAL RETIRE MENT OR PENSION SYST EM WHO IS ACTIVELY 27
174174 REEMPLOYED UNDER SUBSE CTION (A)(2) OF THIS SECTION RETA INS THE STATUS 28
175175 AND RIGHTS AS A MEMB ER DURING A PERIOD O F ABSENCE FROM EMPLO YMENT FOR 29
176176 PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE. 30
177177
178178 (D) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A MEMBER OF 31
179179 A STATE OR LOCAL RETIRE MENT OR PENSION SYST EM SHALL RECEIVE SER VICE 32
180180 CREDIT FOR A PERIOD OF ABSENCE FROM EMPL OYMENT WHILE IN PEACE CORPS 33
181181 VOLUNTEER SERVICE IF: 34 SENATE BILL 8 5
182182
183183
184184
185185 (I) THE EMPLOYMENT OF TH E MEMBER UNDE R SUBSECTION 1
186186 (A)(2) OF THIS SECTION IS A CTIVE OR THE EMPLOYE E IS REINSTATED AS A REGULAR 2
187187 EMPLOYEE ON A LEAVE OF ABSENCE; AND 3
188188
189189 (II) MEMBERSHIP IN A STATE OR LOCAL RETIRE MENT OR 4
190190 PENSION SYSTEM IS A REQUIREMENT OF EMPLO YMENT. 5
191191
192192 (2) FOR AN ABSENCE FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE, 6
193193 SERVICE CREDIT FOR T HE PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE MAY NOT EXCE ED 5 7
194194 YEARS. 8
195195
196196 (E) A MEMBER OF A STATE OR LOCAL RETIRE MENT OR PENSION SYST EM 9
197197 WHO RECEIVES SERVICE CREDIT FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE UNDER 10
198198 THIS SECTION MAY TRA NSFER THE CREDIT TO ANOTHER STATE OR LOCAL 11
199199 RETIREMENT OR PENSIO N SYSTEM. 12
200200
201201 (F) THE SERVICE CREDIT FO R PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE THAT A 13
202202 MEMBER OF A STATE SYSTEM RECEIVES UNDER THIS SECTION S HALL BE APPLIED 14
203203 TO THE INDIVIDUAL ’S RETIREMENT ALLOWAN CE USING THE ACCRUAL RATE AT THE 15
204204 TIME THE INDIVIDUAL RETIRES FROM A STATE SYSTEM. 16
205205
206206 38–304. 17
207207
208208 (A) (1) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS: 18
209209
210210 (I) A MEMBER OF A STATE SYSTEM; OR 19
211211
212212 (II) A FORMER MEMBER OF A STATE SYSTEM WHO IS E LIGIBLE 20
213213 TO RECEIVE A BENEFIT UNDER § 29–302 OR § 29–303 OF THIS ARTICLE. 21
214214
215215 (2) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A RETIREE O F A STATE 22
216216 SYSTEM. 23
217217
218218 (B) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION , AN 24
219219 INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION WHO HAS NOT MET 25
220220 THE CONDIT IONS SET FORTH IN § 38–303(A)(2) THROUGH (4) OF THIS SUBTITLE IS 26
221221 ENTITLED TO RECEIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE 27
222222 ONLY ON THE ATTAINME NT OF 10 YEARS OF SERVICE CRE DIT EARNED THROUGH 28
223223 EMPLOYMENT AS A MEMB ER OF A STATE SYSTEM. 29
224224
225225 (C) (1) AN INDIVIDUAL DESCRIB ED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 30
226226 MAY NOT RECEIVE CRED IT FOR THAT PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE IF THE 31 6 SENATE BILL 8
227227
228228
229229 INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES CREDIT FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE FROM 1
230230 ANOTHER RETIREMENT S YSTEM FOR WHICH RETI REMENT BENEFITS HAVE BEEN OR 2
231231 WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE INDIVIDUAL . 3
232232
233233 (2) PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION D OES NOT APPLY TO : 4
234234
235235 (I) CREDIT FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE 5
236236 PROVIDED UNDER : 6
237237
238238 1. THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT; OR 7
239239
240240 2. THE NATIONAL RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT; OR 8
241241
242242 (II) DISABILITY PAYMENTS FROM A PENSION OR RE TIREMENT 9
243243 SYSTEM. 10
244244
245245 (3) PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE CREDIT UNDER THIS 11
246246 SECTION MAY NOT EXCE ED 5 YEARS. 12
247247
248248 (D) THE SERVICE CREDIT FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE THAT 13
249249 THE INDIVIDUAL RECEI VES UNDER THIS SECTI ON SHALL BE APPLIED TO T HE 14
250250 INDIVIDUAL’S RETIREMENT ALLOWAN CE USING THE ACCRUAL RATE IN EFFECT AT 15
251251 THE TIME THE INDIVID UAL SUBMITS AN APPLI CATION FOR PEACE CORPS 16
252252 VOLUNTEER SERVICE CREDIT TO TH E STATE RETIREMENT AGENCY. 17
253253
254254 38–305. 18
255255
256256 A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT AU THORIZED T O ADMINISTER A STATE OR LOCAL 19
257257 RETIREMENT OR PENSIO N SYSTEM MAY ADOPT R EGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 20
258258 SUBTITLE. 21
259259
260260 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
261261 1, 2024. 23