Section 28-302 - Eligibility service - Rules for computation. - Maryland Statutes

§ 28-302. Eligibility service - Rules for computation.
 

(a)  In general.- Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a member is entitled to eligibility service for periods of employment while a member of the Local Fire and Police System. 

(b)  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, 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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 73B, § 10-212; 1994, ch. 6, § 2; 1998, ch. 371.]