{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-28-302","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 28–302","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a member is entitled to eligibility service for periods of employment while a member of the Local Fire and Police System.\n(b) (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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Article - State Personnel and Pensions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsp\u0026section=28-302","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"182beb2aa6494fdf9f73edc12dfc4b2d7ab3307f8e666b6ddc3b3e6ea3a3a391","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-28-301","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-28-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}