(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, §§ 22-206 through 22-208 of this subtitle apply only to:

(1)    an employee of a day school in the State under the authority and supervision of a county board of education or the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, employed as:

(i)    an attendance officer;

(ii)    a clerk;

(iii)    a helping teacher;

(iv)    a principal;

(v)    a superintendent;

(vi)    a supervisor; or

(vii)    a teacher;

(2)    a faculty employee of an educational institution supported by and under the control of the State;

(3)    a librarian or clerical employee of any library that is established or operates under the Education Article;

(4)    a professional or clerical employee of a community college that is established or operates under the Education Article; or

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

(b)    Sections 22-206 through 22-208 of this subtitle do not apply to:

(1)    an individual who has elected to participate in an optional retirement program under Title 30 of this article;

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

(3)    a professional or clerical employee of the Department of Public Libraries of Montgomery County who elected to transfer to the employees’ retirement system of Montgomery County; or

(4)    an employee of the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, or St. Mary’s College who becomes an employee on or after January 1, 1998 in a position as a staff employee of the educational institution that was eligible for membership in the Teachers’ Retirement System or Teachers’ Pension System under Chapter 6, § 8, paragraphs 1(a) and 2(a) of the Acts of 1994.