Section 31-101 - Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 31-101. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Agency on aging.- "Agency on aging" means: 

(1) an area agency on aging; 

(2) the Dorchester County Commission on Aging, Inc.; 

(3) the Somerset County Commission on Aging, Inc.; 

(4) the Washington County Commission on Aging, Inc.; and 

(5) the Worcester County Commission on Aging, Inc. 

(c)  Effective date.- "Effective date" means the date that an eligible governmental unit commenced or commences participation in an employees' system. 

(d)  Eligible governmental unit.- "Eligible governmental unit" means a governmental unit that is eligible to participate in the employees' systems under § 31-102 of this subtitle. 

(e)  Employee.-  

(1) "Employee" means a regular employee of an eligible governmental unit. 

(2) "Employee" includes an officer of an eligible governmental unit. 

(3) "Employee" does not include a contractual, emergency, or temporary extra employee. 

(f)  Employees' system.- "Employees' system" means the Employees' Retirement System or the Employees' Pension System. 

(g)  Legislative body.-  

(1) "Legislative body" means the entity with legislative authority or control over an eligible governmental unit. 

(2) "Legislative body" includes: 

(i) a board of county commissioners; 

(ii) a county council; 

(iii) the legislative body of a municipal corporation; 

(iv) for a community action agency, a governing body as defined in § 8-101 of the Housing and Community Development Article; 

(v) for an agency on aging: 

1. the legislative body of the county that the agency on aging represents; or 

2. for an area agency on aging that represents more than one county, the legislative body of each of the counties included in the jurisdiction of the area agency on aging; 

(vi) for the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, the Board of Directors of the corporation; and 

(vii) for the Garrett County Office for Children, Youth and Families, the Board of County Commissioners for Garrett County. 

(h)  Local pension system.- "Local pension system" means a retirement or pension system established by the legislative body of an eligible governmental unit. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 73B, §§ 10-101, 10-104, 10-106; 1994, ch. 6, § 2; 1996, ch. 10, § 21; 1999, ch. 428; 2005, ch. 44, § 1; 2010, ch. 580, § 2.]