Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Service Credit
Section 23-309 - Creditable Service -- in General

(a)    For the purpose of computing benefits under this title, creditable service consists of:
        (1)    eligibility service as adjusted under subsection (b) of this section; and
        (2)    credit for unused sick leave as provided in § 20-206 of this article and § 23-310 of this subtitle.
    (b)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to eligibility service that consists of:
            (i)    service credit transferred from another retirement or pension system;
            (ii)    military service credit granted under Title 38 of this article; or
            (iii)    service credit purchased under this subtitle.
        (2)    The Board of Trustees shall adjust a member’s eligibility service as provided in this subsection.
        (3)    (i)    The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations to determine for any fiscal year the amount of creditable service that equals the eligibility service for a member who has completed less than the normal hours of employment for the member’s position.
            (ii)    The normal hours of employment for a position equals the minimum number of hours to be completed by a full-time employee serving in the member’s position.
            (iii)    The creditable service recognized for a fiscal year may not be less than the eligibility service for the member multiplied by a fraction not to exceed 1 that has:
                1.    as its numerator, the number of hours of employment as a member that the member has completed during that year; and
                2.    as its denominator, the normal number of hours of employment for the member’s position.

Structure Maryland Statutes

Maryland Statutes

State Personnel and Pensions

Division II - Pensions

Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems

Subtitle 3 - Service Credit

Section 23-301 - In General

Section 23-302 - Eligibility Service -- Rules for Computation

Section 23-303 - Eligibility Service -- Break in Service Rules

Section 23-303.1 - Eligibility Service -- Employees' or Teachers' Pension Systems

Section 23-304 - Eligibility Service -- Transferred Service Credit

Section 23-304.1 - Purchase by Member Separated From Employment Prohibited; Leave of Absence Exception

Section 23-305 - Eligibility Service -- Military Service Credit

Section 23-306 - Eligibility Service -- Approved Leaves of Absence

Section 23-306.1 - Eligibility Service -- State Racing Commission

Section 23-306.2 - Eligibility Service -- Purchase of Service Credit by Members Subject to Contributory Pension Benefit or Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit

Section 23-306.3 - Eligibility Service -- Receipt of Credit by Employees of Pension Systems

Section 23-307 - Eligibility Service -- Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Employees' Pension System

Section 23-307.1 - Contributory Pension Benefit -- Employees' Pension System

Section 23-307.2 - Frederick County Members

Section 23-307.3 - Purchase of Service Credit by 40-Year State Employees

Section 23-307.4 - Purchase of Service Credit by Former Employees of Private Vendors of Child Support Enforcement Services in Baltimore City

Section 23-307.5 - Alternate Contributory Pension Selection -- Purchase of Service Credit

Section 23-308 - Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Teachers' Pension System

Section 23-308.1 - Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Employees' Retirement System or Teachers' Retirement System

Section 23-308.2 - Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Teachers' Retirement System or Teachers' Pension System

Section 23-309 - Creditable Service -- in General

Section 23-310 - Treatment of Unused Sick Leave as Creditable Service