(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, §§ 22-202 through 22-204 of this subtitle apply only to:

(1)    a regular employee whose compensation is provided by State appropriation or paid from State funds;

(2)    an appointed or elected official of the State, including:

(i)    a clerk of the circuit court;

(ii)    a register of wills;

(iii)    a State’s Attorney; and

(iv)    a sheriff;

(3)    an employee or official of a participating governmental unit who is eligible to participate under Title 31, Subtitle 1 of this article;

(4)    an employee of the Office of the Sheriff of Baltimore City;

(5)    a permanent employee of the board of supervisors of elections of a county;

(6)    an employee of the Maryland Environmental Service who is a member of the Employees’ Retirement System on June 30, 1993;

(7)    an employee of Dorchester County who is not a member of the county’s general pension and retirement program and who is a member of the Employees’ Retirement System;

(8)    a court reporter for the Circuit Court for Charles County who is a member of the Employees’ Retirement System on July 1, 1994; and

(9)    a staff employee of the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, or St. Mary’s College who is a member of the Employees’ Retirement System as of January 1, 1998.

(b)    Sections 22-202 through 22-204 of this subtitle do not apply to:

(1)    an individual who is a member of any State system other than the Employees’ Retirement System;

(2)    an individual who is entitled to be a member of any State system other than the Employees’ Retirement System or the Employees’ Pension System;

(3)    a contractual, emergency, or temporary extra employee;

(4)    an individual who is employed under a federal public service employment program;

(5)    an assessor who is a member of a retirement or pension system operated by a political subdivision of the State; or

(6)    an employee of a local board of elections who chooses to stay in a local merit system under § 2-207 of the Election Law Article.