Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System and State Police Retirement System - Line-of-Duty Catastrophic Injury Disability

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SENATE BILL 647
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By: Senator Bailey
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: February 28, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System and State Police Retirement 2
System – Line–of–Duty Catastrophic Injury Disability 3

FOR the purpose of requiring a certain line –of–duty disability allowance to be paid to a 4
member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System or the State Police 5
Retirement System who is found to be disabled and unable to engage in any 6
substantial gainf ul activity; and generally relating to line –of–duty disability 7
allowances provided in the State Retirement and Pension System. 8

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 10
Section 24–401.1(a) and 26–401.1(a) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 15
Section 24–401.1(k), 26–401.1(k), 29–109(c), 29–110, and 29–111 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20

Article – State Personnel and Pensions 21
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24–401.1. 1

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 2

(2) “DROP” means the Deferred Retirement Option Program established 3
under this section. 4

(3) “DROP member” means a member of the State Police Retirement 5
System who: 6

(i) is eligible to participate in the DROP as provided in s ubsection 7
(c) of this section; and 8

(ii) elects to participate in the DROP as provided in subsection (e) of 9
this section. 10

(k) (1) A DROP member is eligible to apply for a special disability retirement 11
allowance under § 29 –111 of this article if after the DROP member commences 12
participation in the DROP: 13

[(i) the member is totally and permanently incapacitated for duty 14
arising out of or in the course of the actual performance of duty that occurs while 15
participating in DROP, and without willful negligence of the member; and 16

(ii) the medical board certifies that: 17

1. the member is totally incapacitated, either mentally or 18
physically, for the further performance of duty by the occurrence described under item (i) 19
of this paragraph; 20

2. the incapacity is likely to be permanent; and 21

3. the member should be retired.] 22

(I) THE MEDICAL BOARD CERTIFIES THAT: 23

1. THE MEMBER IS TOTALL Y INCAPACITATED FOR THE 24
FURTHER PERFORMANCE OF DUTY; 25

2. THE INCAPACITY IS LIKELY TO BE PERMANENT; AND 26

3. THE MEMBER SHOULD BE RETIRED; AND 27

(II) THE MEMBER IS: 28

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1. TOTALLY AND PERMANEN TLY INCAPACITATED , 1
EITHER MENTALLY OR P HYSICALLY, FOR THE FURTHER PERF ORMANCE OF DUTY 2
ARISING OUT OF AND I N THE COURSE OF THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE O F DUTY 3
WITHOUT WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE BY THE MEMBER; OR 4

2. TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY UNABLE TO ENGAGE IN 5
ANY SUBSTANTIAL GAIN FUL ACTIVITY BECAUSE OF A MEDICALLY DETER MINABLE 6
PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT THAT IS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN 7
ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF DUTY AT A DEFINITE 8
TIME AND PLACE WITHOUT WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE BY THE MEMBER. 9

(2) (i) If a DROP member is granted a special disability retirement 10
allowance, the DROP member shall: 11

1. submit an application to the Board of Trust ees, on the 12
form the Board of Trustees provides, to receive payment of the amount accrued in the DROP 13
in accordance with subsection (i) of this section; 14

2. execute a written waiver of any benefits to which the 15
DROP member may be entitled under the DROP; and 16

3. submit an application to retire with a special disability 17
retirement allowance, on the form the Board of Trustees provides, stating the effective date 18
of the DROP member’s retirement as a special disability retiree. 19

(ii) On acceptance of the application for payment and application to 20
retire, the Board of Trustees shall commence payment of a special disability allowance to 21
the DROP member as provided in § 29 –111(c) of this article, except that the DROP 22
member’s average final compensation s hall be computed as of the effective date of the 23
DROP member’s application for a special disability retirement allowance. 24

26–401.1. 25

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 26

(2) “DROP” means the Deferred Retirement Opti on Program established 27
under this section. 28

(3) “DROP member” means a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ 29
Pension System who: 30

(i) is eligible to participate in the DROP as provided in subsection 31
(c) of this section; and 32

(ii) elects to participate in the DROP as provided in subsection (e) of 33
this section. 34
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(k) (1) A DROP member is eligible to apply for an accidental disability 1
retirement allowance under § 29–109 of this article if after the DROP member commences 2
participation in the DROP: 3

[(i) the member is totally and permanently incapacitated for duty 4
arising out of or in the course of the actual performance of duty that occurs while 5
participating in the DROP, and without willful negligence of the member; and 6

(ii) the medical board certifies that: 7

1. the member is totally incapacitated, either mentally or 8
physically, for the further performance of duty by the occurrence described under item (i) 9
of this paragraph; 10

2. the incapacity is likely to be permanent; and 11

3. the member should be retired.] 12

(I) THE MEDICAL BOARD CERTIFIES THAT: 13

1. THE MEMBER IS TOTALL Y INCAPACITATED FOR THE 14
FURTHER PERFORMANCE OF DUTY; 15

2. THE INCAPACITY IS LIKELY TO BE PERMANENT; AND 16

3. THE MEMBER SHOULD BE RETIRED; AND 17

(II) THE MEMBER IS: 18

1. TOTALLY AND PERMANEN TLY INCAPACITATED , 19
EITHER MENTALLY OR P HYSICALLY, FOR THE FURTHER PERF ORMANCE OF DUTY 20
ARISING OUT OF AND I N THE COURSE OF THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE O F DUTY 21
WITHOUT WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE BY THE MEMBER; OR 22

2. TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY UNABLE TO ENGAGE IN 23
ANY SUBSTANTIAL GAIN FUL ACTIVITY BECAUSE OF A MEDICALLY DETER MINABLE 24
PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT THAT IS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN 25
ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF DUTY AT A DEFINITE 26
TIME AND PLACE WITHOUT WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE BY THE MEMBER. 27

(2) (i) If a DROP member is granted an accidental disability retirement 28
allowance, the DROP member shall: 29

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1. submit an application to the Board of Trustees, on the 1
form the Board of Trustees provides, to receive payment of the amount accrued in the DROP 2
in accordance with subsection (i) of this section; 3

2. execute a written waiver of any benefits to which the 4
DROP member may be entitled under the DROP; and 5

3. submit an application to retire with an accidental 6
disability retirement allowance, on the form the Board of Trustees provides, stating the 7
effective date of the DROP member’s retirement as an accidental disability retiree. 8

(ii) On acceptance of the application for payment and application t o 9
retire, the Board of Trustees shall commence payment of an accidental disability allowance 10
to the DROP member as provided in § 29 –110 of this article, except that the DROP 11
member’s average final compensation shall be computed as of the effective date of the 12
DROP member’s application for an accidental disability retirement allowance. 13

29–109. 14

(c) The Board of Trustees shall grant an accidental disability retirement 15
allowance to a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System if: 16

(1) [the member is totally and permanently incapacitated for duty arising 17
out of or in the course of the actual performance of duty without willful negligence by the 18
member; and 19

(2)] the medical board certifies that: 20

(i) the member is totally incapacitated [, either mentally or 21
physically,] for the further performance of duty; 22

(ii) the incapacity is likely to be permanent; and 23

(iii) the member should be retired; AND 24

(2) THE MEMBER IS: 25

(I) TOTALLY AND PERMANEN TLY INCAPACITATED , EITHER 26
MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY, FOR THE FURTHER PERF ORMANCE OF DUTY ARIS ING 27
OUT OF AND IN THE CO URSE OF THE ACTUAL P ERFORMANCE OF DUTY W ITHOUT 28
WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE BY THE MEMBER; OR 29

(II) TOTALLY AND PERMANEN TLY UNABLE TO ENGAGE IN ANY 30
SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY BECAUSE O F A MEDICALLY DETERM INABLE 31
PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT THAT IS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN 32
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ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF DUTY AT A DEFINITE 1
TIME AND PLACE WITHOUT WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE BY THE MEMBER. 2

29–110. 3

(a) This section does not apply to the State Police Retirement System. 4

(b) Except as provided in [subsection (c) ] SUBSECTIONS (C) AND (E) of this 5
section, an accidental disability retirement allowance equals the lesser of: 6

(1) the member’s average final compensation; or 7

(2) the sum of: 8

(i) an annuity that is the actuarial equivalent of the member’s 9
accumulated contributions at retirement; and 10

(ii) a pension equal to two –thirds of the member’s average final 11
compensation. 12

(c) (1) This subsection applies to a member of a State system other than the 13
Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System who is at least normal retirement age. 14

(2) An accidental disability retirement allowance equals the greater of: 15

(i) a normal service retirement allowance; or 16

(ii) an accidental disability retirement allowance computed in 17
accordance with subsection (b) of this section. 18

(d) (1) This subsection applies only to a member of the Employees’ Pension 19
System who: 20

(i) is promoted within the Department of Corrections to a position 21
that no longer is eligible for membership in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System 22
as provided in § 25–201 of this article; 23

(ii) elects not to transfer the years of creditable service the individual 24
accrued in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System to the Employees’ Pension System; 25
and 26

(iii) is eligible to receive a vested allowance from the Correctional 27
Officers’ Retirement System. 28

(2) A member may receive an accidental disability retirement allowance 29
under this section if the member: 30

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(i) does not elect to receive a vested allowance from the Correctional 1
Officers’ Retirement System; and 2

(ii) transfers the member’s accumulated contributions in the 3
Correctional Officers’ Retirement System to the Employees’ Pension System. 4

(E) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY TO A MEMBER OF THE LAW 5
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ PENSION SYSTEM. 6

(2) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES TO A MEMBER WHO T HE MEDICAL 7
BOARD CERTIFIES IS DISABLED, AS DETERMINED UNDER § 29–109(C)(2)(II) OF THIS 8
SUBTITLE. 9

(3) AN ACCIDENTAL DISABIL ITY RETIREMENT ALLOW ANCE FOR AN 10
INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED AS DISABLED UNDER § 29–109(C)(2)(II) OF THIS SUBTITLE 11
EQUALS THE SUM OF: 12

(I) AN ANNUITY THAT IS T HE ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT OF THE 13
MEMBER’S ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS AT RETIREMENT; AND 14

(II) A PENSION EQUAL TO 100% OF THE MEMBER ’S AVERAGE 15
FINAL COMPENSATION. 16

(4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UN DER PARAGRAPHS (5) AND (6) OF THIS 17
SUBSECTION, IF A BENEFIT IS PAID TO AN INDIVIDUAL UND ER PARAGRAPH (3) OF 18
THIS SUBSECTION, A BENEFIT UNDER SUBS ECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT 19
BE PAID TO THE INDIVIDUAL. 20

(5) (I) A BENEFIT PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE 21
REDUCED TO THE BENEFIT PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION IF 22
THE INDIVIDUAL: 23

1. IS EMPLOYED AT ANY T IME BY A PARTICIPAT ING 24
EMPLOYER; OR 25

2. ENGAGES IN ANY SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY. 26

(II) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A BENEFIT REDUCED UN DER 27
SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE F OR A BENEFIT 28
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION. 29

(6) (I) EACH YEAR, AN INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING A BENEFIT UNDER 30
PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL PROVIDE TO THE STATE RETIREMENT 31
AGENCY THE INDIVIDUAL ’S ANNUAL FEDERAL TAX RETURN WITH SUPPORTI NG 32
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DOCUMENTATION AND AN Y OTHER ADDITIONAL I NFORMATION THAT THE STATE 1
RETIREMENT AGENCY REQUIRES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SUBSECTION. 2

(II) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY REQ UEST AND THE STATE 3
RETIREMENT AGENCY MAY GRANT AN EXTENSION TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION 4
REQUIRED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH. 5

(III) 1. IF AN INDIVIDUAL FAIL S TO SUBMIT THE 6
INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITHIN 7
45 DAYS AFTER IT IS DUE , THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE NOTIFIED THAT THE 8
INDIVIDUAL’S BENEFIT SHALL BE SUSPENDED. 9

2. IF THE INDIVIDUAL DOE S NOT PROVIDE THE 10
INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITHIN 11
45 DAYS AFTER THE STATE RETIREMENT AGENCY SENDS THE NOTI CE REQUIRED 12
UNDER SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE INDIVIDUAL’S BENEFIT 13
SHALL BE SUSPENDED. 14

3. IF THE INDIVIDUAL PRO VIDES THE REQUIRED 15
INFORMATION AFTER THE SUSPENSION IN BENEFITS UNDER SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 2 16
OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH , THE INDIVIDUAL’S BENEFIT UNDER PARA GRAPH (3) OF 17
THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE RESTORED, UNLESS THE BENEFIT IS REQUIRED TO BE 18
REDUCED UNDER PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION. 19

(IV) IF AN INDIVIDUAL ’S BENEFIT IS RESTORE D UNDER 20
SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL RECEIVE A 21
LUMP–SUM PAYMENT IN THE A MOUNT EQUAL TO ANY B ENEFITS SUSPENDED IN 22
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH. 23

(7) ON OR BEFO RE NOVEMBER 1, 2028, AND EACH NOVEMBER 1 24
THEREAFTER, THE STATE RETIREMENT AGENCY SHALL REPORT, IN ACCORDANCE 25
WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE 26
ON PENSIONS THE NUMBER OF: 27

(I) DISABILITY APPLICATI ONS IN THE PRIOR FIS CAL YEAR 28
SUBMITTED UNDER § 29–109(C)(2)(II) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 29

(II) DISABILITY APPLICATIONS GRANTED IN THE PRIOR FISCAL 30
YEAR UNDER § 29–109(C)(2)(II) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 31

(III) RETIREES RECEIVING A DISABILITY BENEFIT U NDER THIS 32
SUBSECTION; 33

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(IV) BENEFITS REDUCED IN THE PR IOR FISCAL YEAR IN 1
ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION; AND 2

(V) BENEFITS SUSPENDED I N THE PRIOR FISCAL Y EAR IN 3
ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (6) OF THIS SUBSECTION. 4

29–111. 5

(a) This section applies to the State Police Retirement System. 6

(b) Except as provided in § 24–401.1(k) of this article, the Board of Trustees shall 7
grant a special disability retirement allowance to a member if: 8

(1) [the member is totally and permanently incapacitated for duty arising 9
out of or in the course of the actual performance of duty without willful negligence by the 10
member; and 11

(2)] the medical board certifies that: 12

(i) the member is totally incapacitated [, either mentally or 13
physically,] for the further performance of duty; 14

(ii) the incapacity is likely to be permanent; and 15

(iii) the member should be retired; AND 16

(2) THE MEMBER IS: 17

(I) TOTALLY AND PERMANEN TLY INCAPACITATED , EITHER 18
MENTALLY OR PHYSICAL LY, FOR THE FURTHER PERF ORMANCE OF DUTY ARIS ING 19
OUT OF AND IN THE COURSE OF THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF DUTY WITHOUT 20
WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE BY THE MEMBER; OR 21

(II) TOTALLY AND PERMANEN TLY UNABLE TO ENGAGE IN ANY 22
SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY BECAUSE OF A MEDICALLY DETERMIN ABLE 23
PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT THAT IS THE NATURAL AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF AN 24
ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF DUTY AT A DEFINITE 25
TIME AND PLACE WITHOUT WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE BY THE MEMBER. 26

(c) Except as provided in [subsection (d) ] SUBSECTIONS (D) AND (E) of this 27
section, a special disability retirement allowance equals the lesser of: 28

(1) the member’s average final compensation; or 29

(2) the sum of: 30
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(i) an annuity that is the actuarial equivalent of the member’s 1
accumulated contributions at retirement; and 2

(ii) a pension equal to two –thirds of the member’s average final 3
compensation. 4

(d) (1) (I) This subsection applies to a m ember who is at least normal 5
retirement age. 6

(II) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A MEMBER WHO THE 7
MEDICAL BOARD CERTIF IES IS DISABLED , AS DETERMINED UNDER SUBSECTION 8
(B)(2)(II) OF THIS SECTION. 9

(2) A special disability retirement allowance equals the greater of: 10

(i) a normal service retirement allowance; or 11

(ii) a special disability retirement allowance computed in accordance 12
with subsection (c) of this section. 13

(E) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES TO A MEMBER WHO T HE MEDICAL 14
BOARD CERTIFIES IS DISABLED, AS DETERMINED UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(2)(II) OF 15
THIS SECTION. 16

(2) A SPECIAL DISABILITY R ETIREMENT ALLOWANCE FOR AN 17
INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED AS DISABLED UNDER SU BSECTION (B)(2)(II) OF THIS 18
SECTION EQUALS THE SUM OF: 19

(I) AN ANNUITY THAT IS T HE ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT OF THE 20
MEMBER’S ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS AT RETIREMENT; AND 21

(II) A PENSION EQUAL TO 100% OF THE MEMBER ’S AVERAGE 22
FINAL COMPENSATION. 23

(3) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UN DER PARAGRAPHS (4) AND (5) OF THIS 24
SUBSECTION, IF A BENEFIT IS PAID TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF 25
THIS SUBSECTION, A BENEFIT UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OR (D) OF THIS SECTION MAY 26
NOT BE PAID TO THE INDIVIDUAL. 27

(4) (I) A BENEFIT PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE 28
REDUCED TO THE BENEF IT PROVIDED UNDER SU BSECTION (C) OR (D) OF THIS 29
SECTION IF THE INDIVIDUAL: 30

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1. IS EMPLOYED AT ANY T IME BY A PARTICIPATI NG 1
EMPLOYER; OR 2

2. ENGAGES IN ANY SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY. 3

(II) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A BENEFIT REDUCED UN DER 4
SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR A BENEFIT 5
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION. 6

(5) (I) EACH YEAR, AN INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING A BENEFIT UNDER 7
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL PROVIDE TO THE STATE RETIREMENT 8
AGENCY THE INDIVIDUAL ’S ANNUAL FEDERAL TAX RETURN WITH SUPPORTI NG 9
DOCUMENTATION AND ANY O THER ADDITIONAL INFO RMATION THAT THE STATE 10
RETIREMENT AGENCY REQUIRES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SUBSECTION. 11

(II) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY REQ UEST AND THE STATE 12
RETIREMENT AGENCY MAY GRANT AN EXTENSION TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION 13
REQUIRED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH. 14

(III) 1. IF AN INDIVIDUAL FAIL S TO SUBMIT THE 15
INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITHIN 16
45 DAYS AFTER IT IS DUE , THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE NOTIFIED THAT THE 17
INDIVIDUAL’S BENEFIT SHALL BE SUSPENDED. 18

2. IF THE INDIVIDUAL DOE S NOT PROVIDE THE 19
INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITHIN 20
45 DAYS AFTER THE STATE RETIREMENT AGENCY SENDS THE NOTI CE REQUIRED 21
UNDER SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE INDIVIDUAL’S BENEFIT 22
SHALL BE SUSPENDED. 23

3. IF THE INDIVIDUAL PRO VIDES THE REQUIRED 24
INFORMATION AFTER THE SUSPENSION IN BENEFITS UNDER SUBSUBPARAGRAPH 2 25
OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH , THE INDIVIDUAL’S BENEFIT UNDER PARA GRAPH (2) OF 26
THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE RESTORED, UNLESS THE BENEFIT IS REQUIRED TO BE 27
REDUCED UNDER PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION. 28

(IV) IF AN INDIVIDUAL ’S BENEFIT IS RESTORE D UNDER 29
SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL RECEIVE A 30
LUMP–SUM PAYMENT IN THE A MOUNT EQUAL TO A NY BENEFITS SUSPENDE D IN 31
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH. 32

(6) ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2028, AND EACH NOVEMBER 1 33
THEREAFTER, THE STATE RETIREMENT AGENCY SHALL REPORT, IN ACCORDANCE 34
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WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE 1
ON PENSIONS THE NUMBER OF: 2

(I) DISABILITY APPLICATI ONS IN THE PRIOR FIS CAL YEAR 3
SUBMITTED UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(2)(II) OF THIS SECTION; 4

(II) DISABILITY APPLICATIONS GRANTED IN THE PRIOR FISCAL 5
YEAR UNDER (B)(2)(II) OF THIS SECTION; 6

(III) RETIREES RECEIVING A DISABILITY BENEFIT U NDER THIS 7
SUBSECTION; 8

(IV) BENEFITS REDUCED IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEA R IN 9
ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION; AND 10

(V) BENEFITS SUSPENDED I N THE PRIOR FISCAL Y EAR IN 11
ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION. 12

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 13
apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 14
application to any accident that occurred before the effective date of this Act. 15

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 16
July 1, 2027. 17

Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.