Maryland Statutes
State Personnel and Pensions
Division I - State Personnel

Section 2-201 - Applicability of Laws, Policies and Procedures of Branches of State Government - Except as otherwise provided by law, an employee in the...

Section 2-202 - Personnel Systems in Executive Branch - (a) The principal personnel system in the Executive Branch of...

Section 2-203 - Applications for Employment -- Criminal History Background Checks - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as...

Section 2-203.1 - Sexual Harassment Prevention Training - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 2-204 - Hiring Preference for Individuals With Disabilities - (a) This section applies to an appointing authority for a...

Section 2-205 - Noncompetitive Selection Process for Disabled Veterans - (a) This section applies to an appointing authority for a...

Subtitle 3 - State Employment Policies

Section 2-301 - Purpose of Restructuring; Duties of State Employees - (a) In keeping with State efforts to reinvent government, restructuring...

Section 2-302 - Discrimination, Harassment Prohibited - (a) The State recognizes and honors the value and dignity...

Section 2-303 - Rights and Protections of Federal Law; Medical Disqualifications - (a) The State recognizes the rights and protections afforded to...

Section 2-304 - Political Activities - (a) (1) Employment by the State does not affect any...

Section 2-305 - Reprisals for Grievances, Complaints, or Other Actions Concerning State Employment - (a) This section applies to all employees of all units...

Section 2-306 - State Substance Abuse Policy - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 2-307 - Use of Political Influence, Influence of State Employee or Officer or Personal Influence Prohibited - (a) A State employee may not directly supervise the employee's...

Section 2-308 - Teleworking - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 2-309 - Limits on Use of Leave for Birth, Adoption, Foster Placement, or Care of Child - (a) This section applies to all units in the Executive...

Section 2-310 - Break Time for Nursing Mothers Employed by the State - (a) The State, through its appropriate officers and employees, shall...

Section 2-311 - Reasonable Accommodations for Employee With Limitation Caused by Pregnancy -- Prohibition Against Forced Leave - (a) In this section, “limitation” includes: (1) a temporary disability...

Subtitle 4 - State Compensation Generally and Payroll

Section 2-401 - Pay Plans - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, compensation for State...

Section 2-402 - Central Payroll Bureau - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section...

Section 2-403 - Deduction of Dues - (a) (1) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, on...

Section 2-404 - Deduction of Foreign State Income Tax - (a) (1) This section applies to income tax that is...

Section 2-405 - Payment of Wages by Direct Deposit - (a) In addition to the payment of wages by cash...

Section 2-406 - Information Provided to Employees - (a) Each appointing authority shall provide each employee, at the...

Section 2-407 - Grievance Procedure for Failure to Report Information to Employees - (a) If an appointing authority does not report payroll information...

Subtitle 5 - Health and Welfare Benefits Program

Section 2-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings...

Section 2-502 - Establishment and Scope of Program; Allowable Changes - (a) There is a State Employee and Retiree Health and...

Section 2-502.1 - Maryland Rx Program - (a) In this section, “Maryland Rx Program” means a purchasing...

Section 2-502.2 - Competitive Pharmacy Benefits -- Reverse Auction Process -- Award of Contract - (a) (1) In this section the following terms have the...

Section 2-503 - Duties and Authority of Secretary - (a) The Secretary shall: (1) adopt regulations for the administration...

Section 2-504 - Inclusion of State Share of Costs in Budget - Each year the Governor shall include money in the State...

Section 2-507 - Enrollment in Program -- State Employees and Certain Survivors - (a) Subject to the regulations adopted under § 2–503 of...

Section 2-508 - Enrollment in Program -- Retirees - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 2-508.1 - Enrollment in Program -- Former Governor or Surviving Spouse - (a) A former Governor of Maryland who began serving as...

Section 2-509 - Enrollment in Program -- Employees With Optional Retirement - (a) (1) This subsection applies to a retiree of an...

Section 2-509.1 - Enrollment in Program -- Prescription Drug Benefit Plan; Discontinuance of Benefits in 2020; Additional Programs - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 2-510 - Former Baltimore City Jail Employees - (a) This section applies only to former Baltimore City Jail...

Section 2-511 - Employees of Specified Governmental Entities - (a) This section applies to employees of: (1) the Maryland...

Section 2-512 - Employees of Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - (a) In this section, “qualifying nonprofit organization” means an organization...

Section 2-513 - Employees of Qualifying Not-for-Profit Organizations -- Local Government Employees - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an...

Section 2-514 - Special Enrollment Period for Certain Employees - (a) In addition to regular open enrollment periods, the Program...

Section 2-515 - Enrollment and Participation by Certain Tri-County Councils - (a) This section applies to the Tri-County Council for Southern...

Section 2-515.1 - Enrollment and Participation by Certain Regional Library Employees - (a) This section applies to the Southern Maryland Regional Library,...

Section 2-515.2 - Participation of Board in Program - (a) The Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board may enroll...

Section 2-516 - State Employees and Retirees Health and Welfare Benefits Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the State Employees and...

Section 2-517 - Information From and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers - (a) In this section, “carrier” means: (1) a health insurer;...

Subtitle 6 - Reinstatements to State Employment

Section 2-601 - Reinstatement to State Employment - (a) Except as provided for in subsection (c)(2) of this...

Subtitle 7 - Reinstatement of Veterans

Section 2-701 - "Returning Veteran" Defined - In this subtitle, “returning veteran”: (1) means an individual who...

Section 2-702 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle applies to all units in the Executive, Judicial,...

Section 2-703 - Eligibility Criteria Generally - (a) A returning veteran who was inducted into the armed...

Section 2-704 - Application by Hospitalized Veteran - An otherwise eligible returning veteran who was hospitalized at the...

Section 2-705 - Right to Reinstatement - (a) A returning veteran who meets the requirements of this...

Section 2-706 - Reinstatement Benefits - (a) A returning veteran who is reinstated under this subtitle...

Section 2-707 - Reinstatement of Reservists - (a) A member of a reserve component of the armed...

Subtitle 8 - Hiring Prohibitions

Section 2-801 - Individuals Terminated With Prejudice - (a) This section applies to all units in the Executive,...

Title 3 - Collective Bargaining

Subtitle 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 3-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 3-102 - Applicability - (a) Except as provided in this title or as otherwise...

Section 3-103 - Construction With Article Iii, 52 of Maryland Constitution - This title and any agreement under this title do not...

Subtitle 2 - State Labor Relations Board

Section 3-201 - Established - There is a State Labor Relations Board established as an...

Section 3-202 - Membership - (a) The Board consists of the following five members: (1)...

Section 3-203 - Meetings - (a) (1) A majority of the voting members shall constitute...

Section 3-204 - Executive Director - (a) (1) The State Labor Relations Board, the Public School...

Section 3-205 - Administration and Enforcement of Title; Guidelines for Creating New Bargaining Unit; Exclusive Representation Elections; Unfairlabor Practices and Lockouts - (a) The Board is responsible for administering and enforcing provisions...

Section 3-206 - Regulatory and Enforcement Authority of Secretary - The Board shall adopt and enforce regulations, guidelines, and policies...

Section 3-207 - Investigations - (a) The Board shall investigate: (1) a possible violation of...

Section 3-208 - Use of Employee Information; Confidentiality - (a) On written request of an exclusive representative, and within...

Section 3-209 - Failure to Comply With Order of Board - (a) If a person fails to comply with an order...

Subtitle 2A - State Higher Education Labor Relations Board

Section 3-2A-01 - Established - There is a State Higher Education Labor Relations Board established...

Section 3-2A-02 - Membership - (a) The Board consists of the following five members: (1)...

Section 3-2A-03 - Meetings; Quorum; Compensation - (a) (1) A majority of the voting members shall constitute...

Section 3-2A-04 - Executive Director - (a) (1) The State Higher Education Labor Relations Board and...

Section 3-2A-05 - Additional Duties - (a) The Board is responsible for administering and enforcing provisions...

Section 3-2A-06 - Regulatory and Enforcement Authority of Board - The Board shall adopt and enforce regulations, guidelines, and policies...

Section 3-2A-07 - Investigations - (a) The Board may investigate: (1) a possible violation of...

Section 3-2A-08 - Disclosure of Employee Information to Exclusive Representative; Notice - (a) On written request of an exclusive representative, and within...

Section 3-2A-09 - Failure to Comply With Order of Board - (a) If the Chancellor, a president, a system institution, an...

Subtitle 3 - Rights of Employees and Employers; Strikes, Lockouts, and Unfair Labor Practices Prohibited

Section 3-301 - Rights of Employee - (a) Employees subject to this title have the right to:...

Section 3-302 - Rights of the State - The State, through its appropriate officers and employees, has the...

Section 3-303 - Strikes - (a) (1) In this section, “strike” means any concerted action...

Section 3-304 - Lockouts - (a) In this section, “lockout” means action taken by an...

Section 3-305 - Remedies - (a) In the event a strike occurs or appears imminent,...

Section 3-306 - Unfair Labor Practices Prohibited - (a) The State and its officers, employees, agents, or representatives...

Section 3-307 - Exclusive Representative Access to New Employee Program - (a) Each exclusive representative has the right to communicate with...

Subtitle 4 - Election and Certification of Exclusive Representative

Section 3-401 - Election of Exclusive Representative of Bargaining Unit - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Board...

Section 3-402 - Petitions for Election of Exclusive Representative - (a) A petition for the election of an exclusive representative...

Section 3-403 - Determination of Appropriateness of Bargaining Units - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the...

Section 3-404 - Certification Filing Requirements - Each employee organization that seeks certification as an exclusive representative...

Section 3-405 - Elections - (a) (1) Within 5 days of determination that a valid...

Section 3-406 - Certification - (a) The Board shall certify as exclusive representative the employee...

Section 3-407 - Responsibilities of Certified Exclusive Employee Representative - An employee organization certified as the exclusive representative shall: (1)...

Subtitle 5 - Collective Bargaining Process

Section 3-501 - Bargaining Process - (a) (1) The following individuals or entities shall designate one...

Section 3-502 - Matters to Be Negotiated - (a) Collective bargaining shall include all matters relating to: (1)...

Subtitle 6 - Memorandum of Understanding

Section 3-601 - Contents; Signatures; Length; Ratification - (a) (1) A memorandum of understanding shall contain all matters...

Section 3-602 - Termination of Collective Bargaining Agreement - (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section,...

Section 3-603 - Continuation - (a) A memorandum of understanding agreed to and ratified under...

Title 4 - Personnel Management

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 4-103 - Administration - (a) The Secretary shall carry out those provisions of this...

Section 4-106 - Regulations - (a) To carry out those provisions of this Division I...

Section 4-107 - Reviews and Recommendations - For efficiency and economy in State government, the Secretary shall:...

Section 4-108 - Investigations - (a) As to matters subject to the authority of the...

Section 4-109 - Oaths and Subpoenas - (a) As part of any investigation or hearing under this...

Subtitle 2 - Classes and Position Classifications

Section 4-201 - Powers of Secretary Generally - (a) This section does not apply to those units of...

Section 4-202 - Standards and Procedures to Classify Positions - The Secretary shall: (1) classify skilled service positions, professional service...

Section 4-203 - Classification Plans; Titles - (a) (1) The Secretary may delegate authority to the head...

Section 4-204 - Classification by Secretary - (a) The Secretary may: (1) classify positions in a unit...

Section 4-205 - Abolition of Position; Creation of New Positions - If there is a material change in the duties of...

Subtitle 3 - Reports and Assistance

Section 4-301 - Annual Reports -- to Secretary - On or before October 15 of each year, each unit...

Section 4-302 - Annual Reports -- to Governor - (a) This section does not apply to the University System...

Section 4-303 - Assistance to Governmental Units - (a) On the request of a unit of State government,...

Section 4-304 - Assistance to Department - (a) On request of the Secretary, all employees and officers...

Subtitle 4 - Hearings and Final Decisions

Section 4-401 - Disposition of Cases; Hearings and Final Decisions - The Office of Administrative Hearings shall dispose of a case...

Title 5 - Employee Rights and Protections

Subtitle 1 - Notice of Personnel Provisions to State Personnel Management Employees

Section 5-101 - Notice Required - The head of each principal unit shall notify the employees...

Subtitle 2 - Equal Employment Opportunity Program in the Executive Branch of State Government

Section 5-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 5-202 - Program Established; Purpose; Eligibility - (a) There is an Equal Employment Opportunity Program, which is...

Section 5-203 - Election to Pursue Allegation Under Complaint Resolution Procedures - Except as provided in § 5–209 of this subtitle, in...

Section 5-204 - Duties of Secretary - The Secretary shall: (1) administer the Program in compliance with...

Section 5-205 - Duties of Units - (a) In accordance with the provisions and intent of the...

Section 5-206 - Coordinator - (a) The Governor, with the advice of the Joint Committee...

Section 5-207 - Fair Practices Officers and Equal Employment Opportunity Officers - (a) (1) The head of each principal unit shall appoint:...

Section 5-208 - Personnel Actions - (a) All personnel actions concerning an employee in the Executive...

Section 5-209 - Election of Procedures - (a) An employee in the skilled service, professional service, or...

Section 5-210 - Representation of Complainant; Finality of Decision; Resolution of Complaint - (a) A complainant may be represented during the complaint process...

Section 5-211 - Filing of Complaint - (a) An applicant or employee subject to this subtitle may...

Section 5-212 - Actions on Complaint - Within 30 days after a complaint under § 5-211 of...

Section 5-213 - Appeals - (a) Within 10 days after receiving a decision under §...

Section 5-214 - Confidentiality - Information obtained as part of an investigation conducted under this...

Section 5-215 - Violations; Disciplinary Actions - An employee who violates or fails to comply with this...

Subtitle 3 - Maryland Whistleblower Law in the Executive Branch of State Government

Section 5-301 - Applicability - (a) This subtitle applies to: (1) all employees and State...

Section 5-302 - Effect of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle does not preclude action for defamation or...

Section 5-303 - Regulations - The Secretary shall adopt regulations for processing and resolving complaints...

Section 5-304 - Notice of Subtitle - (a) The head of each principal unit shall provide the...

Section 5-305 - Disclosure of Information -- Reprisal Prohibited - Subject to the limitations of § 5–306 of this subtitle,...

Section 5-306 - Disclosure of Information -- Protected Disclosures - Section 5-305 of this subtitle applies to a disclosure that...

Section 5-307 - Election of Procedures - (a) An employee in the State Personnel Management System who...

Section 5-308 - Representation; Finality of Decision; Resolution of Complaint - (a) (1) A complainant may be represented during the complaint...

Section 5-309 - Filing of Complaints; Actions on Complaint - (a) (1) An employee subject to this subtitle may file...

Section 5-310 - Appeals - (a) A complainant may appeal to the Office of Administrative...

Section 5-311 - Costs and Attorney's Fees - After reviewing a final decision under this subtitle, the court...

Section 5-312 - Referral of Suspected Criminal Conduct - If, during an investigation under § 5-309(c) of this subtitle,...

Section 5-313 - Disclosure of Protected Information to Attorney General - For purposes of this subtitle, the Attorney General shall: (1)...

Section 5-314 - Confidentiality of Information Obtained Through Investigation - Information obtained as part of an investigation conducted under this...

Subtitle 4 - Mental Health Services for Traumatic Events

Section 5-401 - Mental Health Support Services for Traumatic Events - (a) (1) In this subtitle the following words have the...

Title 6 - State Personnel Management System Generally

Subtitle 1 - State Personnel Management System Established; Purpose

Section 6-101 - State Personnel Management System Established - There is a State Personnel Management System, which is under...

Section 6-102 - Purposes - The basic purpose of the State Personnel Management System is...

Subtitle 2 - Responsibilities of Appointing Authorities in State Personnel Management System

Section 6-201 - Applicability - This subtitle only applies to the appointing authorities of units...

Section 6-202 - Compliance With Division; Cooperation With Secretary - (a) An appointing authority shall take any personnel action governed...

Section 6-203 - Prerequisites to Appointments - An appointing authority may appoint an employee to a position...

Subtitle 3 - Positions in State Personnel Management System

Section 6-301 - Elected and Constitutional Positions Excluded - Except to the extent otherwise provided by law, the following...

Section 6-302 - Positions in the Executive Branch - (a) Except as provided in this subsection or otherwise by...

Section 6-303 - Positions in the Judicial Branch - All positions in the Judicial Branch of State government are...

Section 6-304 - Positions in the Legislative Branch - All positions in the Legislative Branch of State government are...

Section 6-305 - Other Positions - The State Personnel Management System includes any other position that...

Section 6-306 - Eligibility of Individuals 70 or Older for State Employment - Any individual 70 years old or older is eligible for...

Subtitle 4 - Employment Categories in the State Personnel Management System

Section 6-401 - Skilled Service - (a) Except as provided in this title or otherwise by...

Section 6-402 - Professional Service - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a position in...

Section 6-403 - Management Service - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a position in...

Section 6-404 - Executive Service - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the following positions...

Section 6-405 - Special Appointees - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, individuals in the...

Section 6-406 - Temporary Employees - (a) (1) A contractual employee is a temporary employee whose...

Title 7 - Employment in the State Personnel Management System

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 7-101 - Scope of Title - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 7-102 - Position Descriptions - (a) (1) Each employee in the skilled service, professional service,...

Section 7-103 - Request for Criminal History Records Check. -- in General - (a) In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice...

Section 7-104 - Request for Criminal History Records Check -- Personnel With Access to Confidential or Sensitive Federal Tax Information - (a) In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice...

Subtitle 2 - Appointment in Skilled Service and Professional Service

Section 7-201 - Scope of Subtitle; Regulations; Position Selection Plan; Duties of Department - (a) (1) This subtitle does not apply to a special...

Section 7-202 - Position Selection Plans - (a) When a skilled service or professional service position is...

Section 7-203 - Selection of Candidates - (a) An appointing authority may select candidates for a position:...

Section 7-204 - Job Announcements - (a) To recruit candidates for a position, an appointing authority...

Section 7-205 - Qualified Applicants - (a) After the close of a position announcement, the appointing...

Section 7-206 - Rating Qualified Applicants - (a) (1) An appointing authority may use any appropriate selection...

Section 7-207 - Credits in Selection Tests - (a) A credit under this section shall be applied to...

Section 7-208 - Categorization of Candidates - (a) The appointing authority shall: (1) based on appropriate standards,...

Section 7-209 - Appointments - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, an appointing authority...

Section 7-210 - Appeals - (a) Any applicant under this title who is not selected...

Subtitle 3 - Other Appointments

Section 7-301 - Guidelines; Duration of Emergency Appointments - (a) In accordance with guidelines issued by the Secretary, an...

Subtitle 4 - Probation

Section 7-401 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) Except as provided in this section, this subtitle applies...

Section 7-402 - Probation After Appointment or Promotion - (a) Each employee subject to this subtitle is required to...

Section 7-403 - Extension of Probationary Period - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and at...

Section 7-404 - Orientation and Evaluations - (a) Each appointing authority and, where applicable, supervisor has the...

Section 7-405 - Disciplinary Actions - An appointing authority may take disciplinary action against or terminate...

Subtitle 5 - Employee Performance Appraisals

Section 7-501 - Performance Evaluations Required; Duty of Appointing Authority; Training of Supervisors; Evaluation of Managers and Supervisors - (a) The performance of each employee in the skilled service,...

Section 7-502 - Intervals Between Appraisals; Performance Ratings - (a) An employee subject to this subtitle shall receive the...

Section 7-503 - Appraisal Procedure - (a) (1) A supervisor shall prepare a preliminary performance appraisal...

Section 7-504 - Interim Conferences - An appointing authority may provide for interim conferences between an...

Subtitle 6 - Employees of State-Acquired Entities and Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 7-601 - Retention of Officers or Employees - (a) If this State acquires a public or private entity...

Section 7-602 - Reassignment of Employees; Transfers; Voluntary Demotions - (a) (1) An appointing authority may reassign any employee within...

Subtitle 7 - Part-Time Employment

Section 7-701 - Part-Time Employment - (a) In this title, “part-time employee” means an employee who...

Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management

Subtitle 1 - Pay Plans

Section 8-101 - Establishment and Purpose of Pay Plans - (a) There is a Standard Pay Plan and an Executive...

Section 8-102 - Scope of Pay Plans - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 8-103 - Regulations and Reports - (a) Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Secretary...

Section 8-104 - Pay Rates Generally - (a) (1) Pay rates in the Standard Pay Plan may...

Section 8-105 - Amendments to Standard Pay Plan - (a) This section applies only to the Standard Pay Plan....

Section 8-106 - Pay Increases in Standard Pay Plan - (a) This section applies only to the Standard Pay Plan....

Section 8-107 - Denial of Pay Increases in Standard Pay Plan - (a) This section applies only to employees whose positions are...

Section 8-108 - Pay Increases in Executive Pay Plan - (a) This section applies only to the Executive Pay Plan....

Section 8-109 - Decreases in Pay Rates - (a) Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Secretary...

Subtitle 2 - Special Pay Provisions

Section 8-201 - Shift Differential Pay - (a) This section applies to all employees in the State...

Section 8-202 - Hazardous Duty Pay - (a) An employee of the State Fire Marshal's Office is...

Section 8-203 - Pay Rates and Staffing Requirements for Certain Employees - (a) (1) This subsection applies to employees in the Maryland...

Subtitle 3 - Overtime Compensation

Section 8-301 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 8-302 - Construction and Entitlement - (a) This subtitle shall be interpreted and applied, to the...

Section 8-303 - Overtime Compensation Generally - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an employee...

Section 8-304 - Regular Hourly Pay Rate - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 8-305 - Payment Required - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section: (1) payment...

Section 8-306 - When Payment to Be Made - Payment for overtime work shall be made on or before...

Section 8-307 - Employee Election for Compensatory Time - (a) By regulations consistent with the federal Fair Labor Standards...

Section 8-308 - Extra Compensation for Certain Law Enforcement Employees - (a) Except as provided in § 8–305(c) of this subtitle,...

Section 8-309 - Employees Limited to Compensatory Time - (a) The Secretary may designate, subject to the Secretary’s salary-setting...

Subtitle 4 - Prohibited Acts and Penalties

Section 8-401 - Prohibited Acts - Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Secretary may...

Section 8-402 - Penalties - Money paid in violation of this section or in violation...

Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 9-101 - Regulations - (a) This section applies to all employees in the State...

Section 9-102 - Central Database of Leave Reports - The Secretary shall compile all leave reports received under §...

Section 9-103 - Employee Benefits While on Leave With Pay - While using leave with pay under this title, an employee:...

Subtitle 2 - Holiday Leave

Section 9-201 - Employee Holidays - In this title, “employee holiday” includes: (1) January 1, for...

Section 9-202 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 9-203 - Holiday Leave Authorized - Each employee subject to this subtitle is entitled to holiday...

Section 9-204 - When Holiday Observed - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an employee...

Section 9-205 - Compensatory Time for Holiday Work - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (2) and...

Subtitle 3 - Annual Leave

Section 9-301 - Annual Leave Authorized - (a) This subtitle does not apply to: (1) a temporary...

Section 9-302 - Annual Leave Accruals - (a) In this section, “total State service” includes any previous...

Section 9-303 - Prior Approval Required - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 9-304 - Unused Annual Leave -- Accumulation - (a) (1) An employee may accumulate unused annual leave and...

Section 9-305 - Unused Annual Leave -- Compensation on Termination of Employment - (a) Except for employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement...

Section 9-306 - Forfeiture and Disqualification - (a) An employee whose State employment is terminated for a...

Section 9-307 - Forfeited Leave Placed in Leave Bank - Annual leave that is forfeited under §§ 9-304 and 9-306...

Section 9-308 - Annual Leave Donation - An employee may voluntarily donate any amount of the employee's...

Subtitle 4 - Personal Leave

Section 9-401 - Personal Leave Authorized - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and...

Section 9-402 - Leave Use After Notice - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 9-403 - Unused Personal Leave - (a) (1) An employee may not accumulate unused personal leave....

Section 9-404 - Personal Leave Donation - An employee may voluntarily donate any amount of the employee's...

Subtitle 5 - Sick Leave

Section 9-501 - Sick Leave Authorized - (a) Each employee in the State Personnel Management System, except...

Section 9-502 - Sick Leave Accruals - Fifteen days, not to exceed 120 hours, of sick leave...

Section 9-503 - Sick Pay - (a) Payment for sick leave taken under this subtitle for...

Section 9-504 - Certificate of Illness - (a) An employee who uses sick leave for 5 or...

Section 9-505 - Use After Birth or Adoption - (a) An employee who is responsible for the care and...

Section 9-506 - Unused Sick Leave - (a) An employee may accumulate unused sick leave and use...

Section 9-507 - Forfeited Leave Placed in Leave Bank - Sick leave that is forfeited is placed, unless the employee...

Section 9-508 - Sick Leave Donation - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an employee...

Subtitle 6 - State Employees' Leave Bank and Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program

Section 9-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 9-602 - Established; Administration; Regulations; Participation - (a) (1) There is a State Employees' Leave Bank. (2)...

Section 9-603 - Composition; Membership; Granting of Leave - (a) The Leave Bank consists of donated leave and forfeited...

Section 9-604 - Leave Donation to Another Employee - (a) (1) Subject to the limitations in this title or...

Section 9-605 - Limitations - An employee may not: (1) receive more than a total...

Section 9-606 - Appeal of Denial of Leave - An employee who is denied use of leave from the...

Section 9-607 - Intimidation, Threats, Coercion, etc., Prohibited; Penalties - (a) An employee may not, through intimidation, threat, or coercion,...

Subtitle 7 - Work-Related Accident Leave

Section 9-701 - Work-Related Accident Leave Authorized - (a) Each employee in the State Personnel Management System, except...

Section 9-702 - Period of Leave; Leave for Continuing Treatment; Additional 6 Month Leave - (a) An employee may use work-related accident leave: (1) beginning...

Section 9-703 - Periodic Examination - The appointing authority may require an employee on work-related accident...

Section 9-704 - Sick Pay - (a) Payment to an employee for work-related accident leave taken...

Section 9-705 - Subrogation - (a) If someone other than the employee or the State...

Subtitle 8 - Religious Observances

Section 9-801 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 9-802 - Regulations - The Secretary shall adopt regulations that provide for work schedules...

Section 9-803 - Compensatory Work - (a) If an employee who is entitled to overtime pay...

Section 9-804 - Policy Exceptions for Efficient Operation - A unit may adopt written policies that provide exceptions to...

Subtitle 9 - Compensatory Leave

Section 9-901 - Compensation for Unused Leave - (a) Except as provided in § 8-307 of this article,...

Subtitle 10 - Family and Medical Leave

Section 9-1001 - Regulations Implementing Federal Family and Medical Leave Act - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary...

Subtitle 11 - Other Leaves

Section 9-1101 - Applicability of Subtitle - Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, this subtitle applies...

Section 9-1102 - Disaster Service Leave - (a) This section applies to all employees, including temporary employees,...

Section 9-1103 - Paid Leave Following Positive Tuberculin Skin Test - (a) An employee is entitled to receive appropriate health care...

Section 9-1104 - Miscellaneous Paid Leaves - The Secretary may provide by regulation for leave with pay:...

Section 9-1105 - Unpaid Leaves of Absence - The Secretary may provide by regulation for leaves of absence...

Section 9-1106 - Paid Leave for Organ Donation - (a) This section applies to all employees, including temporary employees,...

Section 9-1107 - Military Administrative Leave - (a) This section applies to all employees, except temporary employees,...

Section 9-1108 - Parental Leave With Pay - (a) This section applies to all employees in the executive...

Subtitle 12 - Sick Leave Incentive Program

Section 9-1201 - Applicability of Subtitle - Except as otherwise provided, this subtitle applies to employees in...

Section 9-1202 - Program Established; Regulations; Annual Report - (a) There is a Sick Leave Incentive Program for State...

Section 9-1203 - Incentives; Eligibility; Qualifying Leave - (a) The Sick Leave Incentive Program consists of the following...

Section 9-1204 - Part-Time Employee - The payment, sick leave usage rate, and sick leave balance...

Title 10 - Employee Training Program; Awards and Benefits

Subtitle 1 - Employee Training Program

Section 10-101 - Scope of Title - Except as otherwise provided, this title applies to all employees...

Section 10-102 - Established - There is an employee training program administered by the Department.

Section 10-103 - Purposes - The purposes of the training program are to: (1) develop...

Section 10-104 - Powers and Duties of Secretary - Except as otherwise provided by law, staff supervision of all...

Section 10-105 - Use of Public Funds - Public funds may be used to supplement and subsidize training...

Subtitle 2 - Incentive Awards in the Executive Branch

Section 10-201 - "Principal Unit" Defined - In this subtitle, “principal unit” means a principal unit in...

Section 10-202 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 10-203 - Innovative Idea Program - (a) In this section, “innovative idea” means an invention, innovative...

Section 10-204 - Incentive Performance Awards Program - (a) There is an Incentive Performance Awards Program for employees....

Section 10-205 - Award as Addition to Regular Pay - An award made under this subtitle is in addition to...

Section 10-206 - Grievance Procedures Inapplicable - A determination under this subtitle about any award or proposed...

Section 10-207 - Source of Funds - A cash award and expenses related to other awards under...

Section 10-208 - Regulations and Reports - (a) (1) The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out...

Subtitle 3 - Length of Service Awards

Section 10-301 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle applies to nontemporary employees in the State Personnel...

Section 10-302 - Length of Service Awards - To recognize length of State service, the Secretary shall give...

Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Benefits

Section 10-401 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section...

Section 10-402 - Services to Employees of Closed Facility - (a) This section does not apply to a temporary employee....

Section 10-403 - Reimbursement for Loss of Personal Items - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an...

Section 10-404 - Death Benefits for Survivors of State Employees - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Title 11 - Disciplinary Actions, Layoffs, and Employment Terminations in State Personnel Management System

Subtitle 1 - Disciplinary Actions

Section 11-101 - "Employee" Defined - In this title, “employee” includes a former State employee.

Section 11-102 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle applies to all employees in the State Personnel...

Section 11-103 - Miscellaneous Provisions - (a) Except as otherwise provided, the appointing authority has the...

Section 11-104 - Disciplinary Actions Permitted - An appointing authority may take the following disciplinary actions against...

Section 11-105 - Automatic Termination of Employment - The following actions are causes for automatic termination of employment:...

Section 11-106 - Duty of Appointing Authority Prior to Imposing Sanctions - (a) Before taking any disciplinary action related to employee misconduct,...

Section 11-107 - Actions Which Do Not Constitute Disciplinary Actions - (a) (1) Issuing a counseling memorandum is an instructional communication...

Section 11-108 - Other Procedures Related to Disciplinary Actions - (a) This subtitle does not preclude an appointing authority and...

Section 11-109 - Appeal of Disciplinary Action by Employees in Skilled Service or Professional Service - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 11-110 - Appeal to Secretary - (a) (1) Within 10 days after receiving a decision under...

Section 11-111 - Policies and Procedures - The Secretary, by regulation, shall establish policies and procedures for...

Section 11-112 - Appeal to Peer Review Panel - (a) If the principal unit has established a peer review...

Section 11-113 - Appeal to Head of Principal Unit - (a) This section applies only to an employee: (1) in...

Subtitle 2 - Layoffs

Section 11-201 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, this subtitle...

Section 11-202 - Regulations Generally - The Secretary shall adopt regulations to provide procedures that are...

Section 11-203 - When Layoffs Required - An employee shall be laid off if the employee is...

Section 11-204 - Notice - At least 60 days before a layoff is effective, an...

Section 11-205 - Seniority Points - (a) For purposes of a layoff, an appointing authority shall...

Section 11-206 - Order of Layoffs - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

Section 11-207 - Displacements - (a) An employee being laid off may displace another employee...

Section 11-208 - Order of Reinstatements - (a) The employee with the most seniority points shall be...

Subtitle 3 - Employment Separations and Terminations

Section 11-301 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle applies to all nontemporary employees in the State...

Section 11-302 - Separation - (a) An employee is separated from State service when the...

Section 11-303 - Termination of Probationary Employee - (a) An appointing authority may terminate the employment of a...

Section 11-304 - Demotion or Removal of Probationary Employee - (a) (1) This section applies to employees on probation following...

Section 11-305 - Termination of Other Employees - (a) This section only applies to an employee who is...

Section 11-306 - Status of Terminated Employee - As of the effective date of an employment termination, the...

Subtitle 4 - Resignations

Section 11-401 - Procedure - Any employee may terminate employment by resigning from the employee's...

Section 11-402 - Resignation Before Appointment Void - Any resignation from a position in the skilled service or...

Title 12 - Grievance Procedures in State Personnel Management System

Subtitle 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 12-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 12-102 - Scope of Title - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, this title applies...

Section 12-103 - Right to Bring Grievance; Exclusiveness of Remedy - (a) An employee with a grievance or the grievant's representative...

Section 12-104 - Separate Grievance Procedures for Employees of Department - For employees of the Department, the Secretary shall provide separate...

Section 12-105 - Representation - (a) A grievant may choose any person to assist or...

Section 12-106 - Effect of Failure to Appeal or Decide - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, if a...

Section 12-107 - Waiver or Extension of Time Limitations - (a) The parties may agree to waive any time limitations...

Section 12-108 - Forms - (a) The Secretary shall: (1) provide for forms for initiating...

Section 12-109 - Resolution Encouraged - Each party to a grievance shall make every effort to...

Subtitle 2 - Grievance Procedure

Section 12-201 - Steps in Grievance Proceeding - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 12-202 - Informal Discussion - Before initiating a grievance procedure, an employee shall present the...

Section 12-203 - Step One: Initiation of Grievance Proceeding - (a) A grievant may initiate a grievance proceeding by filing...

Section 12-204 - Step Two: Appeal to Administrative Head - (a) (1) Within 10 days after receiving a decision under...

Section 12-205 - Step Three: Appeal to Secretary - (a) (1) Within 10 days after receiving a decision under...

Subtitle 3 - Alternate Use of Peer Review Panel

Section 12-301 - Election to Use Peer Review Panel - If a grievant's principal unit has established a peer review...

Section 12-302 - Duty of Peer Review Panel - The peer review panel shall review each grievance submitted to...

Section 12-303 - Decision - (a) After a review, the panel shall issue a written...

Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 12-401 - Authority of Decision Maker - A decision maker at any step in the grievance procedure...

Section 12-402 - Remedies Available to Grievants - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 12-403 - Records - (a) On conclusion of each step of a grievance proceeding,...

Section 12-404 - Consolidation of Grievances - (a) An appointing authority, the head of a principal unit,...

Section 12-405 - Release Time and Expense Reimbursement - (a) A grievant and the grievant's representative shall be given...

Title 13 - Contractual Employment and Service Contracts in Executive Branch

Subtitle 1 - Contractual Employee Defined

Section 13-101 - "Contractual Employee" Defined - (a) In this title, “contractual employee” means an individual: (1)...

Subtitle 2 - Contractual Employees Generally

Section 13-201 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle applies to all units in the Executive...

Section 13-202 - Certification - (a) Except as otherwise authorized under § 13-201(b) of this...

Section 13-203 - Recruitment and Selection - (a) The Secretary shall adopt guidelines for the recruitment and...

Section 13-204 - Continuing Certification - Except as authorized under § 13-303 of this title, the...

Section 13-205 - Audits - (a) The Secretary periodically shall audit a sample of instances...

Subtitle 3 - Transfers of Contractual Employees to Budgeted Positions

Section 13-301 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle applies to all units in the Executive Branch...

Section 13-302 - Transfers Authorized - If a contractual position is replaced by a budgeted position,...

Section 13-303 - Continuation of Contract Certification - To enable a contractual employee to participate in any required...

Section 13-304 - Rights on Transfer - (a) A contractual employee who transfers to a budgeted position...

Section 13-305 - Effect of Subtitle - This subtitle does not preclude the General Assembly from prohibiting...

Subtitle 4 - Service Contracts

Section 13-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 13-402 - State Policy - The policy of this State is to use State employees...

Section 13-403 - Approval of Service Contract - (a) A service contract may be entered into only as...

Section 13-404 - Certifications by Department - (a) The Department may certify a service contract to the...

Section 13-405 - Information by Unit - (a) A unit that seeks to enter into a service...

Title 14 - Enforcement

Subtitle 1 - Civil Actions

Section 14-101 - Civil Actions Generally - The Secretary shall: (1) bring any civil action necessary to...

Section 14-102 - Actions Involving Illegal Payments - (a) A resident of this State may bring an action...

Section 14-103 - Limitation on Defense of Sovereign Immunity - Except as otherwise specifically provided by State law, this State,...

Subtitle 2 - Satisfaction of Awards

Section 14-201 - "Award" Defined - In this subtitle, “award” means a final monetary or benefit...

Section 14-202 - Payments -- in General - If this State has sufficient money available at the time,...

Section 14-203 - Payments -- Money Not Immediately Available - (a) If sufficient money is not available at the time...

Section 14-204 - Payments -- Budget; Payment of Outstanding Awards - (a) The Governor shall include in the State budget sufficient...

Title 15 - Prohibited Acts and Penalties

Subtitle 1 - Prohibited Acts

Section 15-101 - Impersonating Another in Examination - A person may not impersonate another in an examination held...

Section 15-102 - Interference With Examination Rights of Others - A person may not: (1) willfully deceive another about the...

Section 15-103 - Falsifying Examination Grade, Result, or Standing - A person may not willfully falsify: (1) an answer on...

Section 15-104 - Deception by Applicant - An applicant for employment may not act deceptively in order...

Section 15-105 - Giving Special Information to Affect Rating for Appointment - A person may not willfully give to an individual any...

Section 15-106 - Use of Influence to Secure Appointment - A person may not use or promise to use the...

Section 15-107 - Threats or Coercion - An employee or public official of this State may not...

Section 15-108 - Assisting Another to Commit Prohibited Act - A person may not willfully assist another to commit an...

Subtitle 2 - Criminal Penalties

Section 15-201 - Criminal Penalties - Any person who violates Subtitle 1 of this title or...

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