Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Forest Heights Police Department - Membership

HB 1320 allows certain law enforcement employees of the Forest Heights Police Department to choose whether to join Maryland's Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System. Employees must make a one-time, irrevocable election by a specified deadline to become members, and those who elect before the deadline will receive service credit for prior employment with the department. Employees who join after the deadline will not receive the same service credit for prior service. This bill adjusts pension participation rules specifically for Forest Heights Police Department staff, making membership optional with defined election requirements.