# COMAR Title 22 — State Retirement and Pension System

## Subtitle 01 — General Regulations

### Chapter 11 — Employment of a Retiree by a Participating Employer

#### Regulation .01 Definitions.

*COMAR 22.01.11.01*

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Allowance” means a disability retirement allowance, service retirement allowance, or vested allowance.

  (2) “Earnable compensation” has the meaning stated in COMAR 22.01.01.01B(5).

  (3) “Earnings” means the earnable compensation received by a retiree in a calendar year.

  (4) “Earnings limitation” means the annual amount that a retiree may earn in certain types of re-employment during certain periods of time after retirement, as specified by law, before the retiree’s allowance is subject to a reduction.

  (5) Effective Date of Retirement.

    (a) “Effective date of retirement”, except as provided in §B(5)(b) of this regulation, means the first day of the month in which a retiree commences receipt of an allowance.

    (b) “Effective date of retirement”, for the Judges’ Retirement System, means the first day in which a retiree commences receipt of an allowance.

  (6) “Gross annual compensation” means the total compensation paid in a calendar year, before any deductions are taken.

  (7) “Retiree” means an individual who has separated from employment with a participating employer and receives an allowance.

  (8) Retirement.

    (a) “Retirement” means the commencement of an allowance after separation from employment with a participating employer.

    (b) “Retirement” includes the commencement of a vested allowance that is deferred after separation from employment until the former member is eligible for immediate payment.