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Maryland Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 32-101

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)(1) “Eligible employee” means a member of the Employees' Pension System or the Employees' Retirement System who is subject to Selection C (Combination Formula) as provided in § 22-221 of this article, other than:

(i) an employee of a participating governmental unit or a former participating governmental unit that has withdrawn; or

(ii) a member of the Employees' Pension System who transferred from the Employees' Retirement System after April 1, 1998.

(2) “Eligible employee” includes:

(i) a member of the Employees' Pension System who contributes to a State supplemental plan authorized by an employing institution as defined in § 30-101 of this article; or

(ii) a member of the Employees' Pension System who is an employee of the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority.

(c) “Optional Defined Contribution System” means the system established under § 32-201 of this title.

(d) “Participating employee” means an eligible employee who participates in the Optional Defined Contribution System.

(e)(1) “State supplemental plan” means a plan qualified under the Internal Revenue Code and:

(i) administered by the Supplemental Board; or

(ii) authorized for eligible employees by an employing institution as defined in § 30-101 of this article.

(2) “State supplemental plan” includes:

(i) a salary reduction plan qualified under § 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(ii) a tax sheltered annuity plan qualified under § 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(iii) a deferred compensation plan qualified under § 457 of the Internal Revenue Code; or

(iv) a plan qualified under § 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(f) “Supplemental Board” means the State Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans established under § 35-201 of this article.

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