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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="12-208" title_number="12" title_name="Other Powers of Counties -- Generally" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Pensions; Group Insurance">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>This subsection does not apply to Baltimore City.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>This subsection applies to any school teacher who is:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a retiree of the Teachers’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Pension System as provided for under Title 22 or Title 23 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>receiving a retirement allowance less than $125 per month.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The county commissioners or county council may pay a retiree described under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection who retired as an employee of the county public school system the lesser of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>$50 per month; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>$125 per month less the retirement allowance the retiree is currently receiving.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>To receive an additional monthly allowance described under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the retiree shall submit an application to the county commissioner or county council.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Any county commissioners or county council that provides a monthly allowance under paragraph (2) of this subsection annually shall impose a tax in an amount sufficient to pay for the additional benefit.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection applies to any Baltimore County school teacher who is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a retiree of the Teachers’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Pension System as provided for under Title 22 or Title 23 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>receiving a retirement allowance less than $125 per month.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The County Council of Baltimore County may pay additional benefits to an individual described under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The amount of the additional benefit shall be as provided in subsection (a)(2) of this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>To receive an additional monthly allowance described under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the retiree shall submit an application to the county council.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In addition to any benefit paid in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the governing body of Frederick County may pay an additional $8 per month to any retiree described in subsection (a)(1) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The governing body shall impose a tax in an amount sufficient to pay for the additional benefit described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
