Section 23-302 - Eligibility service - Rules for computation. - Maryland Statutes

§ 23-302. Eligibility service - Rules for computation.
 

(a)  In general.- Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a member is entitled to eligibility service for periods of employment while a member of the Employees' Pension System or the Teachers' Pension System. 

(b)  Maximum for each year.- The Board of Trustees may not allow more than 1 year of service credit for a calendar year. 

(c)  The 500-hour rule.-  

(1) If a member completes at least 500 hours of employment while a member in any fiscal year, the member is entitled to 1 year of eligibility service. 

(2) Except in the first and last fiscal years or except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a member may not receive any eligibility service for a fiscal year in which the member completes less than 500 hours of employment while a member. 

(3) In the first and last fiscal years, if a member completes less than 500 hours of employment while a member, the Board of Trustees shall prorate the eligibility service based on the number of hours worked. 

(d)  Eligibility service prorated.- If a member who is subject to the contributory pension benefit or the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection completes less than 500 hours of employment while a member, the Board of Trustees shall prorate the member's eligibility service based on the number of hours worked. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 73B, §§ 4-301, 5-301; 1994, ch. 6, § 2; 1998, ch. 371; ch. 530, § 2; 1999, ch. 34, § 1; ch. 176, § 1; 2005, ch. 25, § 13; ch. 493, § 1; 2007, ch. 337.]