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MD HB1049

MD HB1049
State Police Retirement System - Deferred Retirement Option Program - Alterations


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Introduced
02/07/2018
In Committee
03/23/2018
Crossed Over
03/08/2018
Passed
03/27/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/15/2018

Introduced Session

2018 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Increasing the maximum number of years of eligibility service that certain members of the State Police Retirement System may have to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) to 30; increasing the number of years that certain members of the State Police Retirement System may participate in the DROP; authorizing certain individuals, subject to certain limitations and requirements, to elect to extend their participation in the DROP; etc.

AI Summary

This bill increases the maximum number of years of eligibility service that certain members of the State Police Retirement System may have to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) from 28 to 30 years. It also increases the maximum number of years that certain members may participate in the DROP from 4 to 5 years. Additionally, the bill authorizes individuals who were already participating in the DROP before July 1, 2018, to elect to extend their participation by the lesser of the difference between 5 years and the number of years they initially elected to participate, or the difference between 30 years of eligibility service and the total amount of eligibility service they had accrued when they joined the DROP, as long as this extension does not result in them terminating the DROP at an age older than 60.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 725 (on 05/15/2018)

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