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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

and re—enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Section 1—261.

(11) (A) "Service" shall mean: (I) continuous

employment (computed to the nearest 1/12 of a year) with
the County while classified as an employee [[; provided
that, as to current employees, all service prior to July
1, 1973 as a classified employee shall be deemed to be
continuous employment. ]] , [[or]] AND (II) CREDITED
SERVICE UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN, THE POLICE
AND FIRE SERVICE RETIREMENT PLAN OR THE EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND AT THE TIME AN
EMPLOYEE ELECTS COVERAGE UNDER THIS PLAN IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTION 1-263(C).

(B)        AS TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES, ALL SERVICE PRIOR TO

JULY 1, 1973 AS A CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE SHALL BE DEEMED TO
BE CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT.

Section 1—262.

(a) A current employee who elects to become
covered under this plan prior to [[December 1, 1973]]
JUNE 30, 1974 shall be covered retroactively as of July
1, 1973, or as of the first day of the pay period
following the date he makes the election.

Section 1-263 (a).

(2) "Credited past service" means service with the
County prior to July 1, 1973. A [[participant]] MEMBER
OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLAN OR THE POLICE AND FIRE
SERVICE RETIREMENT PLAN shall not receive credited past
service unless he elects to become a participant of this
retirement plan before December 1, 1973, OR BEFORE JUNE
30, 1974 IF HE IS A MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

(c) Any employee who is a member of the Employees'
Retirement Plan, the Police and Fire Service Retirement
Plan or the Employees' Retirement System of the State of
Maryland may transfer his membership to the Appointed and
Elected Officials' Retirement Plan of Anne Arundel County
if he accepts a position as an employee covered by this
retirement plan. The Personnel Officer shall cause to be
transferred to this Retirement Plan [[the amount
determined actuarially necessary to provide in full this
credited service]] THE EMPLOYEE'S CONTRIBUTIONS, WITH
CREDITED INTEREST, AND THE ACTUARIALLY DETERMINED PRESENT
VALUE OF THE COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION ON BEHALF OF THE
EMPLOYEE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this