Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership - Clarifications

HB 1029 clarifies membership rules for Maryland's Correctional Officers' Retirement System, specifically affecting correctional staff at Maryland Department of Health facilities. It ensures that certain employees - including correctional officers, security attendants at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital, and related roles - automatically become members of the retirement system upon appointment, promotion, or transfer. The bill also standardizes how unused sick leave credit counts toward retirement benefits for employees who previously belonged to other retirement systems, using a specific formula to calculate service credit across systems. This eliminates ambiguity in retirement calculations for eligible staff transitioning between pension systems.