Maryland Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 30-401

(1) establish supplemental retirement plans that provide supplemental retirement accounts offered by a designated company in accordance with § 401(a), § 403(b), or § 457 of the Internal Revenue Code, or any other provision of federal law that authorizes supplemental retirement accounts; and

(2) authorize its employees or the employees of an institution over which it has administrative authority to participate in one or more of the supplemental retirement plans.

(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if an employing institution authorizes its employees or the employees of an institution over which it has administrative authority to participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the employing institution shall select one or more of the designated companies under § 30-202 of this title that may offer supplemental retirement accounts to those employees and shall administer the participation of those employees in the supplemental retirement plan.

(2) With respect to a community or regional college established under Title 16 of the Education Article, other than a community college established under Title 16, Subtitle 5 of the Education Article, if an employing institution authorizes its employees or the employees of an institution over which it has administrative authority to participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the employing institution shall select one or more companies that may offer supplemental retirement accounts to those employees and shall administer the participation of those employees in the supplemental retirement plan.