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Maryland House Bill HB584 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
4	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	5		hb0584
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 584
11	8		P6 5lr2234
12	9		CF SB 457
13	10		By: Delegate Forbes (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Appropriations
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	House action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: March 4, 2025
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		State Retirement and Pension System – Transfers Between Systems – 2
25	19		Workgroup 3
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27	21		FOR the purpose of requiring the State Retirement Agency to convene a workgroup to study 4
28	22		transfers of member service between State and local retirement and pension 5
29	23		systems; and generally relating to transfers of member service between State and 6
30	24		local retirement and pension systems. 7
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32	26		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
33	27		That: 9
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35	29		(a) (1) The State Retirement Agency shall convene a workgroup of interested 10
36	30		stakeholders to study the requirements and processes for transfers of member service 11
37	31		between State and local retirement and pension systems and make recommendations to 12
38	32		improve the process of transfers between systems. 13
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40	34		(2) The workgroup convened under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 14
41	35		include: 15
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43	37		(i) one or more representatives of the State Retirement Agency, 16
44	38		designated by the Executive Director of the State Retirement Agency; 17
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46	40		(ii) 1. one representative of the Baltimore City Employees’ 18
47	41		Retirement System or the Baltimore City Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System; 19
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	43	+	2. one representative of the Baltimore County Employees 20
	44	+	Retirement System; and 21
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	46	+	3. one representative of the Howard County Retirement Plan 22
	47	+	or the Howard County Police and Fire Employees’ Retirement Plan; 23
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51		-	2. one representative of the ~~Baltimore County Employees~~ 1
52		-	~~Retirement System~~; and 2
	51	+	(iii) one representative from the American Federation of State, 1
	52	+	County, and Municipal Employees; and 2
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54		-	3. one ~~representative~~ of the ~~Howard County Retirement Plan~~ 3
55		-	or the ~~Howard County Police and Fire Employees’~~ ~~Retirement Plan;~~ 4
	54	+	(iv) one or more representatives of the Department of Legislative 3
	55	+	Services, designated by the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services. 4
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57		-	4. one representative of the Anne Arundel County 5
58		-	Government Employees’ Retirement Plan, the Anne Arundel County Fire Service 6
59		-	Retirement Plan, the Anne Arundel County Detention Officers’ and Deputy Sheriffs’ 7
60		-	Retirement Plan, or the Anne Arundel County Police Service Retirement Plan; and 8
	57	+	(3) The representatives serving under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection 5
	58	+	shall be appointed by the Maryland Association of Counties. 6
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62		-	5. one representative of the Frederick County Employees 9
63		-	Retirement Plan; 10
	60	+	(b) The workgroup shall: 7
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65		-	(~~iii~~) ~~one representative from the American Federation~~ of ~~State, 11~~
66		-	~~County, and Municipal Employees~~; ~~and 12~~
	62	+	(1) review federal and State requirements pertaining to transfers of service 8
	63	+	credit between systems; 9
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68		-	(iv) ~~one or more representatives~~ of the ~~Department of Legislative 13~~
69		-	~~Services, designated by the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services. 14~~
	65	+	(2) review Title 37 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article for statutory 10
	66	+	inconsistencies and duplicative or ambiguous provisions; 11
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71		-	(3) ~~The representatives serving under paragraph (2)(ii)~~ of ~~this subsection 15~~
72		-	~~shall be appointed by the Maryland Association of Counties.~~ 16
	68	+	(3) examine any other issues related to transfers of member service 12
	69	+	between State and local retirement and pension systems; and 13
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74		-	(b) The workgroup shall: 17
	71	+	(4) recommend legislative changes required to address statutory 14
	72	+	inconsistencies and duplicative or ambiguous provisions within Title 37 of the State 15
	73	+	Personnel and Pensions Article, and any other issues identified by the workgroup. 16
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76		-	(1) review federal and State requirements pertaining to transfers of service 18
77		-	credit between systems; 19
	75	+	(c) The State Retirement Agency shall provide staff for the workgroup. 17
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79		-	(2) review Title 37 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article for statutory 20
80		-	inconsistencies and duplicative or ambiguous provisions; 21
	77	+	(d) On or before December 1, 2025, the State Retirement Agency shall submit a 18
	78	+	report of the findings and recommendations of the workgroup, including the need for any 19
	79	+	legislative initiatives, to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 20
	80	+	Government Article, the General Assembly. 21
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82		-	(3) examine any other issues related to transfers of member service 22
83		-	between State and local retirement and pension systems; and 23
	82	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 22
	83	+	1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 1 month and, at the end of June 23
	84	+	30, 2026, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 24
	85	+	abrogated and of no further force and effect. 25
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85		-	(4) recommend legislative changes required to address statutory 24
86		-	inconsistencies and duplicative or ambiguous provisions within Title 37 of the State 25
87		-	Personnel and Pensions Article, and any other issues identified by the workgroup. 26
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89		-	(c) The State Retirement Agency shall provide staff for the workgroup. 27
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91		-	(d) On or before December 1, 2025, the State Retirement Agency shall submit a 28
92		-	report of the findings and recommendations of the workgroup, including the need for any 29
93		-	legislative initiatives, to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 30
94		-	Government Article, the General Assembly. 31
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96		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 32
97		-	1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 1 month and, at the end of June 33 HOUSE BILL 584 3
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100		-	30, 2026, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 1
101		-	abrogated and of no further force and effect. 2
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106		-	Approved:
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108		-	Governor.
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110		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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112		-	President of the Senate.