Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 21-305.2
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 21-305.2, part of Maryland’s Code, State Personnel and Pensions — governs state employees and public pensions.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§21–305.
Official statutory text
§21–305.2.
(a) In this section, “employees’ systems” means the Employees’ Pension System and the Employees’ Retirement System.
(b) As part of each actuarial valuation, the actuary shall determine the accrued liability contributions on account of members of the employees’ systems who are employees of participating governmental units.
(c) Each year the Board of Trustees shall set contribution rates for each State system that shall amortize:
(1) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2016, over 100 years;
(2) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2017, over 40 years;
(3) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2018, over 35 years;
(4) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2019, over 30 years;
(5) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2020, over 25 years;
(6) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2021, over 22 years;
(7) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2022, over 20 years; and
(8) beginning July 1, 2023, any new unfunded liabilities or surpluses that have accrued from July 1 of the preceding fiscal year over the time remaining until June 30, 2041, to reflect:
(i) experience gains and losses;
(ii) the effect of changes in actuarial assumptions; and
(iii) the effect of legislation effective on or after July 1, 2023.
(a) In this section, “employees’ systems” means the Employees’ Pension System and the Employees’ Retirement System.
(b) As part of each actuarial valuation, the actuary shall determine the accrued liability contributions on account of members of the employees’ systems who are employees of participating governmental units.
(c) Each year the Board of Trustees shall set contribution rates for each State system that shall amortize:
(1) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2016, over 100 years;
(2) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2017, over 40 years;
(3) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2018, over 35 years;
(4) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2019, over 30 years;
(5) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2020, over 25 years;
(6) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2021, over 22 years;
(7) all unfunded liabilities or surpluses accrued as of June 30, 2022, over 20 years; and
(8) beginning July 1, 2023, any new unfunded liabilities or surpluses that have accrued from July 1 of the preceding fiscal year over the time remaining until June 30, 2041, to reflect:
(i) experience gains and losses;
(ii) the effect of changes in actuarial assumptions; and
(iii) the effect of legislation effective on or after July 1, 2023.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Maryland?
Find a Maryland lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.