§ 29–304
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. § 29-304 (2026)
Title 29. Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits
Subtitle 3. Deferred Vested Benefits
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An individual shall have immediate vesting rights on taking office in the State system in which the individual is a member if the individual is the:
(1)
secretary of a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government as provided under § 8–201 of the State Government Article;
(2)
Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission;
(3)
Adjutant General of the Military Department;
(4)
Chair of the State Board of Contract Appeals;
(5)
Chair of the Public Service Commission;
(6)
Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Commission;
(7)
Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings;
(8)
Director of the Health Care Alternative Dispute Resolution Office;
(9)
Director of the Maryland Energy Administration;
(10)
Director of the Office of the Deaf, Deaf blind, and Hard of Hearing;
(11)
Director of the Office of Homeland Security;
(12)
Director of the Office of Performance Improvement;
(13)
Director of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation;
(14)
Director of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency;
(15)
Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Community and Crime;
(16)
Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy;
(17)
Executive Director of the State Retirement Agency;
(18)
Insurance Commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration;
(19)
Special Secretary of the Governor’s Office for Children;
(20)
State Archivist;
(21)
State Prosecutor of the State Prosecutor’s Office; or
(22)
State Superintendent of Schools.