Section 26-302 - Eligibility service - Rules for computation.
§ 26-302. Eligibility service - Rules for computation.
(a) In general.- Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a member is entitled to eligibility service for periods of employment while a member of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System.
(b) Maximum for year each.- The Board of Trustees may not allow more than 1 year of service credit for a calendar year.
(c) The 500 hour rule.-
(1) If a member completes at least 500 hours of employment while a member in any fiscal year, the member is entitled to 1 year of eligibility service.
(2) Except in the first and last fiscal years, a member may not receive any eligibility service for a fiscal year in which the member completes less than 500 hours of employment while a member.
(3) In the first and last fiscal years, if a member completes less than 500 hours of employment while a member, the Board of Trustees shall prorate the eligibility service based on the number of hours worked.
(d) Proration based on number of hours worked.- If a member who is subject to the Law Enforcement Officers' Modified Pension Benefit under Subtitle 2, Part II of this title completes less than 500 hours of employment while a member, the Board of Trustees shall prorate the member's eligibility service based on the number of hours worked.
[An. Code 1957, art. 73B, § 8-301; 1994, ch. 6, § 2; 1996, ch. 438, § 1; 1998, ch. 371; 2000, ch. 395, § 2; 2001, ch. 29, § 1; 2005, ch. 493, § 1.]