§ 31-101 Definitions
§ 31-102 Eligible governmental units
§ 31-103 Limitation on number of eligible community action agencies
§ 31-104 Eligible employees of Baltimore Metropolitan Council
§ 31-105 Eligible employees of Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority
§ 31-106 Eligible employees of Maryland Stadium Authority
§ 31-106.1 Eligible employees of Maryland African American Museum Corporation
§ 31-106.2 Eligible employees of St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Inc
§ 31-107 Eligible employees of University of Maryland Medical System Corporation
§ 31-108 Employees of Worcester County
§ 31-109 Approval of participation; request to permit participation
§ 31-109.1 Effective date of participation
§ 31-110 Membership in Employees’ Retirement System
§ 31-111 Credit for service before the effective date
§ 31-111.1 Supportive service employee – Kent County Board of Education
§ 31-111.2 Employees – Town of Oakland
§ 31-111.3 Employees – City of Frostburg
§ 31-111.4 Employees – Town of Berwyn Heights
§ 31-111.5 Employees – Town of Sykesville
§ 31-111.6 Employees – Town of University Park
§ 31-111.7 Employees – Somerset County Economic Development Commission
§ 31-111.8 Employees – City of College Park
§ 31-112 Benefits of members
§ 31-113 Effect of participation
§ 31-114 Duties of fiscal officer
§ 31-115 Interim or supplemental allowances
§ 31-116 Contributory pension benefit
§ 31-116.1 Alternate Contributory Pension Selection
§ 31-116.2 Application of reformed contributory pension benefit and alternate contributory pension benefit

Terms Used In Maryland Code > STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS > Division II > Title 31 > Subtitle 1 - Participation in Employees' Systems

  • 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.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • veteran: includes , if the individual is eligible under 38 U. See