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<section article="gsp" article_name="State Personnel and Pensions" number="37-201" title_number="37" title_name="Transfers Between Retirement or Pension Systems" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, this title applies to transfers from a State or local retirement or pension system to another State or local retirement or pension system only if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>each system is operated on an actuarial basis; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>under each system contributions that are computed to be sufficient to provide the reserves needed to cover the benefits payable on account of the system’s members are made during the employment of members.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This title does not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a transfer to the Judges’ Retirement System of the State of Maryland;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a transfer to or from the Legislative Pension Plan of the State of Maryland except to the extent provided by the Joint Resolution submitted to the General Assembly by the General Assembly Compensation Commission under Article III, § 15 of the Maryland Constitution;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a transfer from the Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Maryland to the Employees’ Pension System of the State of Maryland on or before December 31, 2004;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a transfer from the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Maryland to the Teachers’ Pension System of the State of Maryland on or before December 31, 2004;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>a transfer between the Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Maryland and the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Maryland;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>a transfer between the Employees’ Pension System of the State of Maryland and the Teachers’ Pension System of the State of Maryland if the member:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is subject to the noncontributory pension benefit in both the previous and current system;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is subject to the contributory pension benefit under Title 23, Subtitle 2, Part II of this article in both the previous and current system; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>is subject to the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection under Title 23, Subtitle 2, Part III of this article in both the previous and current system; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>a transfer between the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System or the Employees’ Pension System to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System under §§ 26–203.1(e) and 26–203.3 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
