Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Transfers of Contractual Employees to Budgeted Positions
Section 13-302 - Transfers Authorized

If a contractual position is replaced by a budgeted position, a contractual employee in the contractual position may transfer to the budgeted position, if:
        (1)    the employee meets the minimum qualifications for the budgeted position and has at least 6 continuous months of satisfactory service as of the date on which the replacement occurs;
        (2)    there is a continuing need for the function to be performed;
        (3)    the agency can document a competitive hiring process; and
        (4)    the budgeted position replacing the contractual position was not available at the time the contractual employee was hired.