§ 20-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Personnel and PensionsEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 20-101
§ 20-101. Definitions
(b)(1) “Accumulated contributions” means the amounts credited to a member's individual account in the annuity savings fund of the appropriate State system.
(c) “Additional contribution” means a contribution that is made voluntarily by a member.
(d) “Allowance” means a benefit that is payable in equal monthly installments for the life of the recipient, except as otherwise provided for an optional form of an allowance under § 21-403 of this article.
(d-1) “Alternate Contributory Pension Selection” means the part of the Employees' Pension System and the Teachers' Pension System that provides the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection under Title 23, Subtitle 2, Part III of this article.
(e) “Annuity” means the part of an allowance that is derived from the accumulated contributions of a member.
(f) “Annuity reserve” means the present value of an annuity computed on the basis of actuarial assumptions adopted by the Board of Trustees.
(g) “Average final compensation” means the average annual earnable compensation that is computed as provided in § 20-204, § 20-205, or § 20-205.1 of this title.
(h) “Basic allowance” means an allowance computed without modification under § 21-403 of this article.
(i) “Beneficiary” means a person, other than a retiree, in receipt of a benefit under this Division II.
(j) “Board of Trustees” means the Board of Trustees for the State Retirement and Pension System.
(j-1) “Contributory pension benefit” means the part of the Employees' Pension System and the Teachers' Pension System that provides the contributory pension benefit under Title 23, Subtitle 2, Part II of this article.
(k) “Correctional Officers' Retirement System” means the Correctional Officers' Retirement System of the State of Maryland.
(l) “County” means a county of the State and, unless expressly provided otherwise, Baltimore City.
(m) “Creditable service” means the service credit of a member that is recognized for computing a benefit under this Division II.
(n) “Designated beneficiary” means a person named as beneficiary by a member, former member, or a retiree by filing:
(o)(1) “Earnable compensation” means one-twelfth of the member's annual salary rate payable for working the normal time in the member's position, including:
(p) “Eligibility service” means the service credit of a member that is recognized for determining eligibility for a benefit under this Division II.
(q) “Employees' Pension System” means the Employees' Pension System of the State of Maryland.
(r) “Employees' Retirement System” means the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Maryland.
(s) “Employer pickup contribution” means a contribution made through a reduction in a member's compensation under § 21-313 of this article.
(t) “Former member” means an individual who:
(u) “Judges' Retirement System” means the Judges' Retirement System of the State of Maryland.
(v) “Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System” means the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System of the State of Maryland.
(w) “Legislative Pension Plan” means the Legislative Pension Plan of the State of Maryland as provided by the joint resolution submitted to the General Assembly by the General Assembly Compensation Commission under Article III, § 15 of the Maryland Constitution.
(x) “Local Fire and Police System” means the Local Fire and Police Pension System of the State of Maryland.
(y) “Medical board” means a board of physicians provided for in § 21-126 of this article.
(z) “Member” means, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, an individual:
(aa)(1) “Member contribution” means:
(aa-1) “Noncontributory pension benefit” means the part of the Employees' Pension System and the Teachers' Pension System that does not provide the contributory pension benefit under Title 23, Subtitle 2, Part II of this article, the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection under Title 23, Subtitle 2, Part III of this article, or the Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit under Title 23, Subtitle 2, Part IV of this article.
(bb) “Normal retirement age” means:
(cc) “Participant” means a beneficiary, designated beneficiary, former member, member, or retiree who is or may become eligible to receive a benefit of any type from the several systems.
(dd) “Participating employer” means the employer of an individual who, because of the employment relationship, is eligible for membership in a State system.
(ee) “Participating governmental unit” means a governmental unit that participates in a State system under Title 31 of this article.
(gg) “Pension reserve” means the present value of a pension, computed on the basis of actuarial assumptions adopted by the Board of Trustees.
(hh)(1) “Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.
(hh-1) “Reformed contributory pension benefit” means the part of the Employees' Pension System and the Teachers' Pension System that provides the reformed contributory pension benefit under Title 23, Subtitle 2, Part IV of this article.
(ii) “Regular interest” means interest at the rate payable on accumulated contributions as provided under this Division II for each State system.
(jj) “Retiree” means an individual who:
(kk) “Retirement” means the grant of a retirement allowance under this Division II after separation from employment with a participating employer.
(ll)(1) “Retirement allowance” means an allowance that is payable at the time of separation from employment with a participating employer.
(mm) “Several systems” means the State systems specified in § 21-102 of this article.
(nn) “Social Security integration level” means, with respect to the calendar year in which a member retires or otherwise separates from employment, the average yearly amount of earnings for which old age and survivors benefits would be provided under Title II of the federal Social Security Act1 for an employee who is eligible to receive full old age and survivors benefits provided under Title II of the federal Social Security Act in that calendar year that is:
(1) computed as though for each previous year yearly earnings are at least equal to the maximum amount of yearly earnings subject to tax under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act;2 and
(oo) “State Police Retirement System” means the State Police Retirement System of the State of Maryland.
(pp) “State system” means a retirement or pension system that is included in the State Retirement and Pension System under § 21-102 of this article.
(qq) “Taxable wage base” means, with respect to each calendar year, the maximum amount of annual earnings for employees subject to tax under the federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Act.
(rr) “Teachers' Pension System” means the Teachers' Pension System of the State of Maryland.
(ss) “Teachers' Retirement System” means the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Maryland.
Credits
Added by Acts 1994, c. 6, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 1996, c. 438, §§ 1, 3, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 2004, c. 532, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2007, c. 337, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2011, c. 397, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 591, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2015, c. 7, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2017, c. 271, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 272, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2019, c. 204, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2021, c. 421, § 1, eff. June 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 422, § 1, eff. June 1, 2021; Acts 2023, c. 191, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 192, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 73B, §§ 1-101, 2-101, 2-404, 2-407, 3-101, 3-404, 3-407, 4-101, 4-404, 4-409, 5-101, 5-404, 5-409, 6-101, 6-403, 6-406, 7-101, 7-404, 7-407, 8-101, 8-402, 8-404, 9-104, 10-201, 10-220.
Footnotes
Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.
Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 415, codified at 26 U.S.C.A. § 3101 et seq.
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 20-101, MD ST PERS & PENS § 20-101
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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