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This bill clarifies and expands membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System (CORS) by adding new categories of Maryland Department of Health employees to the system, effective July 1, 2025. Specifically, the bill includes additional positions at certain state health facilities, such as Eastern Shore Hospital Center and Spring Grove Hospital Center, including roles like developmental disability associates, direct care assistants, and security attendant positions. The bill also provides detailed provisions for transferring service credits for employees who are moving from the Employees' Pension System or Employees' Retirement System to the CORS, giving these employees options to transfer or maintain their existing service credits. Importantly, the bill allows employees affected by this change to elect whether they want to transfer their previous service credits to the CORS, with the Board of Trustees managing these transfers. The legislation ensures that employees' retirement benefits are protected during this transition, including provisions for calculating disability benefits. The changes are part of an ongoing effort to clarify and expand retirement system membership for correctional and related public service employees in Maryland, with the new provisions specifically taking effect on July 1, 2025.

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https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1029?ys=2025RS