(a) A county or circuit court with a local support enforcement office may request that the responsibility for support enforcement be transferred to the Administration.
(b) A request for transfer of responsibility under this section must be made to the Department of Human Services by September 1 of the year preceding the fiscal year for which responsibility will be transferred.
(c) Any personnel of the local support enforcement office involved in a transfer under this section shall be in the State Personnel Management System and shall be placed in the position that is comparable to or most closely compares to their former position, without further examination or qualification. These employees shall be credited with the years of service with the jurisdiction for purposes of seniority, including the determination of leave accumulation and the determination of layoff rights under Title 11, Subtitle 2 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, and shall remain members of the Employees’ Pension System of the State of Maryland. These employees shall receive no diminution in compensation or accumulated leave solely as a result of the transfer. The salary grade of these employees shall be determined using a salary based on the same hourly rate of salary of the employee at the time of transfer. Annual leave in excess of that which may be retained annually in the State Personnel Management System may be retained at the time of transfer if that accumulation was permitted by the former employer.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement
Part II - Child Support Administration
Section 10-106 - Administration Established
Section 10-106.1 - Child Support Reinvestment Fund
Section 10-107 - Authority of Secretary of Human Services
Section 10-108 - Duties -- in General
Section 10-108.1 - Reports to Consumer Reporting Agencies; Notice; Appeal; Regulations
Section 10-108.2 - Report From Financial Institution
Section 10-108.5 - Payment Through Support Enforcement Agency
Section 10-108.6 - Subpoena Duces Tecum
Section 10-108.7 - State Disbursement Unit
Section 10-109 - Approval for Child Support Services
Section 10-110 - Powers -- Collection of Fees
Section 10-111 - Powers -- Cooperative Agreements
Section 10-112 - Powers -- Settlement of Arrearage
Section 10-112.1 - Child Support Payment Incentive Program
Section 10-113 - Powers -- Income Tax Refund Intercept; Interception of State Lottery Prizes
Section 10-113.1 - Certification to State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency
Section 10-113.2 - Interception of State Payments for Child Support Arrears
Section 10-114 - Duties of Secretary of Human Services
Section 10-115 - Legal Representation
Section 10-116 - Enforcement by Local Support Enforcement Office
Section 10-117 - Transfer of Support Enforcement From Local Support Enforcement Office
Section 10-118 - Responsibility to Best Interest of Child
Section 10-119 - Suspension of Driving Privileges for Arrearages
Section 10-119.3 - Suspension or Denial of Occupational License for Arrearages