Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 40-101
Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 40-101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) (1) Subject to any other provision of State or federal law, a local jurisdiction that establishes a public pension system on or after July 1, 2005, is required to adhere to the principles incorporated in the Uniform Management of Public Employee Retirement Systems Act that address the investment and management of funds for a public pension system.
(2) Subject to any other provision of State or federal law, any pension plan controlled by the Upper Potomac River Commission on or after July 1, 2019, is required to adhere to the principles incorporated in the Uniform Management of Public Employee Retirement Systems Act that address the investment and management of funds for a public pension system.
(c) This section may not be construed to affect the authority of the legislative governing body of a local jurisdiction over the budget for a public pension system established on or after July 1, 2005.