# State Personnel and Pensions (GSP)

## Title 23. Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems

### Subtitle 2. Membership

#### Section 23-217

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this Part II of this subtitle applies to an individual who is:

  (1) a member of the Employees' Pension System or the Teachers' Pension System; or

  (2) a member of the Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement System subject to Selection C (Combination Formula) as provided in Sec. 22-221 of this article.

(b) This Part II of this subtitle does not apply to an individual who is:

  (1) an employee of:

    (i) a participating governmental unit that has not elected the contributory pension benefit for its employees under Sec. 31-116 of this article; or

    (ii) a former participating governmental unit, other than Frederick County, that has withdrawn;

  (2) a member of the Employees' Pension System or Teachers' Pension System who transferred from the Employees' Retirement System or Teachers' Retirement System after April 1, 1998; or

  (3) a member who is subject to the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection under Part III of this subtitle.

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