§ 28-302. Eligibility service -- Rules for computation

   (a) In general. -- Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a member is entitled to eligibility service for periods of employment while a member of the Local Fire and Police System.

(b) The 500-hour rule. --

   (1) If a member completes at least 500 hours of employment while a member in any fiscal year, the member is entitled to 1 year of eligibility service.

   (2) Except in the first and last fiscal years, a member may not receive any eligibility service for a fiscal year in which the member completes less than 500 hours of employment while a member.

   (3) In the first and last fiscal years, if a member completes less than 500 hours of employment while a member, the Board of Trustees shall prorate the eligibility service based on the number of hours worked.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 73B, § 10-212; 1994, ch. 6, § 2; 1998, ch. 371.