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Subtitle 1 - General Provision
Section 2-101 - Scope of Title - Except as expressly provided by law, this title does not...
Subtitle 2 - Personnel Systems in State Government
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,...