# State Personnel and Pensions (GSP)

## Title 22. Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems

### Subtitle 2. Membership

#### Section 22-206

(a) Except as provided in Sec. 22-207 of this subtitle, an individual who was a member of the Teachers' Retirement System on or before December 31, 1979, became a member of the Teachers' Retirement System as a condition of employment.

(b) Except as provided in former Article 73B, Sec. 3-206 of the Code, an individual who is not a member of the Teachers' Retirement System on December 31, 1979, is not eligible for membership in the Teachers' Retirement System.

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Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)