Section 25-201 - Membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Scope(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle applies only to:(1) correctional officers serving in any of the first six job classifications;(2) security attendants at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center;(3) a detention center officer employed by a participating governmental unit that on or after July 1, 2006, has elected to participate in the Correctional Officers'Retirement System;(4) an individual serving as a correctional dietary, maintenance, laundry, or supply officer;(5) an individual serving as a Maryland Correctional Enterprises officer, officer trainee, plant supervisor, plant manager, or regional manager;(6) a correctional officer serving as a security chief, a facility administrator, an assistant warden, or a warden who: (i) begins employment in that position on or after July 1, 2014; or(ii) is serving in that position on June 30, 2014, and elects to transfer to the Correctional Officers'Retirement System from: 1. the Employees'Pension System on or before December 31, 2014; or2. the Employees'Retirement System on or before December 31, 2015;(7) an individual serving as a correctional case management specialist, supervisor, or manager on or after July 1, 2016;(8) an individual serving as a parole and probation agent, supervisor, or regional administrator on or after July 1, 2017;(9) an individual serving as a Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services employee in one of the following positions on or after July 1, 2017: (i) an alcohol and drug:1. associate counselor, counselor lead, counselor provisional, or counselor supervisor;2. professional counselor, counselor provisional, or counselor supervisor; or3. supervised counselor or counselor provisional;(ii) a mental health professional counselor, graduate professional counselor, professional counselor advanced, or professional supervisor;(iii) a psychologist, psychology associate, or psychology associate doctorate;(iv) a social worker, social worker advanced, social worker supervisor, or social work regional supervisor; or(v) a recreation officer or supervisor;(10) an individual serving as a Department of Juvenile Services employee in one of the following positions on or after July 1, 2018: (i) a community detention officer or community detention supervisor;(ii) a youth transportation officer, youth transportation officer lead, youth transportation officer supervisor, or youth transportation officer trainee;(iii) a resident advisor, resident advisor lead, resident advisor supervisor, or resident advisor trainee; or(iv) a youth recreation specialist;(11) an individual serving as a Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services employee in one of the following positions on or after July 1, 2018: (i) a parole and probation assistant regional administrator;(ii) a psychology services chief;(iii) a correctional maintenance officer supervisor;(iv) a correctional maintenance officer manager;(v) a correctional maintenance services officer;(vi) a correctional maintenance services supervisor; (vii) a correctional maintenance services manager; or(viii) a correctional maintenance regional manager;(12) an individual serving as a Department of Juvenile Services employee in one of the following positions on or after July 1, 2022: (i) a case management specialist i, ii, or III;(ii) a case management specialist supervisor;(iii) a case management specialist program supervisor; or(iv) a group life manager I or II; and(13) an individual serving as a Maryland Department of Health employee on or after July 1, 2024: (i) at one of the following facilities: 1. Eastern Shore Hospital Center;2. Thomas B. Finan Center;3. The Potomac Center/The Secure Evaluation and Therapeutic Treatment Program;4. Spring Grove Hospital;5. Springfield Hospital Center;6. The Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents Baltimore; or7. John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents; and(ii) in one of the following positions: 1. a CAMH associate - CI;2. a developmental disability associate - CI;3. a direct care assistant - CI;4. a licensed practical nurse - CI;5. a resident associate SETT - CI; 6. a security attendant I, II, or III;7. a security attendant manager I or II; or8. a security attendant supervisor.(b) This subtitle does not apply to:(1) an employee of the Baltimore City Jail as of June 30, 1991, who: (i) became an employee of the Baltimore City Detention Center on July 1, 1991; and(ii) did not elect to become a member of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System on that date;(2) a detention center officer employed by a participating governmental unit as a local detention center officer on the effective date of participation on or after July 1, 2006, who did not elect to become a member of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System within 6 months of the effective date of participation; or(3) a correctional officer serving as a security chief, a facility administrator, an assistant warden, or a warden who is in that position on June 30, 2014, and does not elect to transfer membership to the Correctional Officers' Retirement System from: (i) the Employees' Pension System on or before December 31, 2014; or(ii) the Employees' Retirement System on or before December 31, 2015.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 136,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 135,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 580, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 579, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 690, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 689, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 688, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 219, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 218, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by 2015 Md. Laws, Ch. 11, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 188, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2014.