(a)      The county commissioners or county council of the several counties shall have the power and authority, in their discretion, to pay to any school teacher of their county who is retired and who is receiving any retirement benefits under the provisions of other laws, where such benefits in the aggregate are less than $125.00 per month, an additional sum not exceeding $50.00 per month upon application to the county commissioners or county council, and said commissioners or council shall annually levy an amount sufficient to pay such additional benefits. Provided that the sum granted to any applicant by the said county commissioners or council shall be such that when added to whatever any such person is receiving as retirement pay under other laws, the total shall not exceed one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.

      (b)      The County Council of Baltimore County is authorized and empowered to pay the additional benefits for the period, or any part of such period, to any applicant who for any part or all of the period was a school teacher of the county who was retired and who was receiving any retirement benefits under the provisions of other laws, where the benefits in the aggregate were less than one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month. The amount of any payment or payments shall be as specified in this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed or applied to change or amend in any manner the provisions of § 20-93 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore County (1978 Edition).