Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 22-305.1

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) This section applies only to a member of the Employees’ Retirement System who:

(1) was an employee of the State prior to November 1, 1996;

(2) as of November 1, 1996 was employed by a private vendor to provide child support enforcement services in Baltimore City; and

(3) resumed employment with the State as of November 1, 2002.

(b) (1) A member described in subsection (a) of this section is entitled to receive service credit for the time the member was employed by a private vendor to provide child support enforcement services in Baltimore City prior to October 31, 2002.

(2) Prior to the member’s date of retirement, and subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, a member who receives service credit under this subsection shall deposit in the annuity savings fund or other corresponding fund an amount of money equal to the contribution payments that the member would have paid had the member been a State employee, including regular interest on the contributions at the rate of 4% per year compounded annually.

(3) On retirement, the member’s retirement allowance shall be reduced by the actuarial equivalent of the amount determined under paragraph (2) of this subsection if the member elects not to deposit this amount in the annuity savings or other corresponding fund.