Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1194: Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption From Earnings Offset
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Exempting a retiree of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System from a certain earnings offset if the retiree is reemployed with certain participating employers.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption From Earnings Offset FOR the purpose of exempting a retiree of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System from a certain earnings offset if the retiree is reemployed with a participating employer; and generally relating to the reemployment of retirees of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 25-403 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Reemployment After Retirement - Exemption From Earnings Offset FOR the purpose of exempting a retiree of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System from a certain earnings offset if the retiree is reemployed with a participating employer; and generally relating to the reemployment of retirees of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 25-403 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - State Personnel and Pensions 25-403. (a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, an individual who is receiving a service retirement allowance or vested allowance may accept employment with a participating employer on a permanent, temporary, or contractual basis, if the individual immediately notifies the Board of Trustees[: (1)] of the individual's intention to accept the employment[; and (2) of the compensation that the individual will receive]. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1194* HOUSE BILL 1194 [(b) (1) The Board of Trustees shall reduce the allowance of an individual who accepts employment as provided under subsection (a) of this …