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MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  4-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 4 - Personnel Management|Subtitle 2 - Classes and Position Classifications|Section 4-202 - Standards and Procedures to Classify Positions

    The Secretary shall:        (1)    classify skilled service positions, professional service positions, management service positions, and executive service positions;        (2)    establish standards and general procedures to be used to classify positions in the skilled service, professional service, management service, and executive service; and        (3)    provide advice and guidance on the use of those standards and procedures.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  4-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 4 - Personnel Management|Subtitle 2 - Classes and Position Classifications|Section 4-203 - Classification Plans; Titles

    (a)    (1)    The Secretary may delegate authority to the head of a principal unit to classify positions for the principal unit in accordance with standards and procedures established by the Secretary in accordance with § 4–202(2) of this subtitle.        (2)    If the Secretary delegates classification authority to the head of a principal unit under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the head of the principal unit shall:            (i)    submit for the Secretary’s approval a position classification plan for classifying positions in the principal unit that are in the skilled service, professional service, and management service; and            (ii)    classify skilled service positions, professional service positions, and management service positions in the principal unit in accordance with the approved classification plan.    (b)    (1)    Each employee in a position shall assume the classification title given the class to which that position belongs.        (2)    The Secretary, the Comptroller, and the Treasurer shall use these classification titles in all relevant records and communications.    (c)    To ensure that positions in the State Personnel Management System are classified properly, the Secretary:        (1)    shall conduct position classification audits at least once every 3 years for any classification activity performed in accordance with subsection (a)(2) of this section; and        (2)    may conduct operational audits of classification practices and records in principal units at least once every 3 years.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  4-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 4 - Personnel Management|Subtitle 2 - Classes and Position Classifications|Section 4-204 - Classification by Secretary

    (a)    The Secretary may:        (1)    classify positions in a unit when, in the Secretary's judgment, it is necessary to preserve the integrity of the classification system; and        (2)    order the head of a principal unit to:            (i)    take appropriate action to properly classify a position or take other appropriate action to comply with a position classification audit; or            (ii)    modify the unit's classification practices to comply with the findings of an operational audit.    (b)    (1)    The Secretary shall determine the effective dates for newly created or modified classes, position classification plans, and classification standards and procedures.        (2)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations to provide for effective dates of position reclassifications.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  4-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 4 - Personnel Management|Subtitle 2 - Classes and Position Classifications|Section 4-205 - Abolition of Position; Creation of New Positions

    If there is a material change in the duties of a position, the Secretary shall abolish the position and create a new position in its place.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  4-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 4 - Personnel Management|Subtitle 3 - Reports and Assistance|Section 4-301 - Annual Reports -- to Secretary

    On or before October 15 of each year, each unit of the Executive Branch of State government shall submit to the Secretary the information that the Secretary requires on the processing and disposition during the preceding fiscal year of each:         (1)    denial of a pay increase;        (2)    disciplinary suspension;        (3)    grievance;        (4)    involuntary demotion;        (5)    rejection on probation; and        (6)    attendance incentive award and conversion made pursuant to Title 9, Subtitle 12 of this article.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  4-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 4 - Personnel Management|Subtitle 3 - Reports and Assistance|Section 4-302 - Annual Reports -- to Governor

    (a)    This section does not apply to the University System of Maryland.    (b)    The Secretary shall submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly an annual report covering all units of the Executive Branch of State government, including a unit with an independent personnel system, for each fiscal year that:        (1)    provides information about:            (i)    employee performance and efficiency;            (ii)    use of leave by State employees;            (iii)    incentive awards;            (iv)    whistleblower proceedings;            (v)    each denial of a pay increase, each disciplinary suspension, each grievance, each involuntary demotion, and each rejection on probation; and            (vi)    a summary of the equal employment opportunity report required under § 5–204 of this article, including hiring, firing, promotions, terminations, and rejections on probation, by race, sex, and age;        (2)    provides statistics and rankings that compare minority group State employees to all State employees in all job categories;        (3)    provides information about part–time work and, in the Secretary’s discretion, alternate work schedules, work days, and work locations;        (4)    provides information on the total number of positions designated as special appointments, including special appointments designated with regard to political affiliation, belief, or opinion; and        (5)    makes any recommendations about conditions in State employment that the Secretary considers advisable.    (c)    The report required by this section shall be submitted on or before January 1 following the fiscal year to which it applies.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  4-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 4 - Personnel Management|Subtitle 3 - Reports and Assistance|Section 4-303 - Assistance to Governmental Units

    (a)    On the request of a unit of State government, the Secretary, consistent with available resources, shall offer assistance to the unit in personnel and employee relations matters.    (b)    (1)    On request to the Secretary, the Department, consistent with available resources, shall assist any county or municipal corporation of the State that adopts a merit system for its employees, so that merit systems may be administered throughout the State without unnecessary expense.        (2)    The Department shall assist the county or municipal corporation making the request by:            (i)    helping to test candidates for positions;            (ii)    helping to prepare regulations; and            (iii)    making available the full use of the facilities of the Department.        (3)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department shall provide the assistance required by this subsection without charge.            (ii)    A county or municipal corporation shall reimburse the Department for travel and other expenses that the Department incurs because of the use of departmental facilities by that county or municipal corporation.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  4-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 4 - Personnel Management|Subtitle 3 - Reports and Assistance|Section 4-304 - Assistance to Department

    (a)    On request of the Secretary, all employees and officers of the State shall assist the Department in all proper ways in carrying out this Division I and the regulations, guidelines, and policies adopted under it. This assistance shall be provided as a public duty and without extra compensation.    (b)    On request of the Secretary, all employees and officers of the State or of a county or municipal corporation of the State shall:        (1)    allow the Department reasonable use of public buildings for tests or investigations under this Division I;        (2)    provide heat and light for the public buildings used by the Department under this subsection; and        (3)    in all other proper ways, facilitate the work of the Department.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  4-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 4 - Personnel Management|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 or conduct a hearing and issue a final decision in:        (1)    a Whistleblower Law hearing under § 5–310 of this article;        (2)    an appeal under Title 11 of this article of a disciplinary action;        (3)    a grievance under § 12–205 of this article; and        (4)    an appeal under § 18–123 of the Public Utilities Article for the removal of an employee of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  5-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|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 in the unit of the location, at the work site, of a copy of:         (1)    this Division I of this article; and        (2)    all applicable personnel policies, guidelines, and regulations.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  5-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 5 - Employee Rights and Protections|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 indicated.    (b)    “Coordinator” means the Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator.    (c)    “Program” means the Equal Employment Opportunity Program established under this subtitle.    (d)    “Unit” means a unit of the Executive Branch of State government.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  5-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 5 - Employee Rights and Protections|Subtitle 2 - Equal Employment Opportunity Program in the Executive Branch of State Government|Section 5-202 - Program Established; Purpose; Eligibility

    (a)    There is an Equal Employment Opportunity Program, which is under the authority of the Secretary.    (b)    The purpose of the Program is to ensure a system based on merit that provides equal opportunity in employment on the basis of merit and fitness.    (c)    The following employees and applicants for employment are included in the Program:        (1)    an employee in any unit of the Executive Branch of State government, including a unit with an independent personnel system; and        (2)    an applicant for a position in the skilled service, professional service, or management service, of the State Personnel Management System or a comparable position in an independent personnel system in the Executive Branch of State government.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  5-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 5 - Employee Rights and Protections|Subtitle 2 - Equal Employment Opportunity Program in the Executive Branch of State Government|Section 5-203 - Election to Pursue Allegation Under Complaint Resolution Procedures

    Except as provided in § 5–209 of this subtitle, in addition to any right to file an employment discrimination complaint with the Commission on Civil Rights, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or in court, an employee may elect to pursue an allegation of employment discrimination under the complaint resolution procedures of this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  5-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 5 - Employee Rights and Protections|Subtitle 2 - Equal Employment Opportunity Program in the Executive Branch of State Government|Section 5-204 - Duties of Secretary

    The Secretary shall:         (1)    administer the Program in compliance with all applicable State and federal laws governing equal employment opportunity;        (2)    adopt regulations, policies, and directives to implement the Program;        (3)    evaluate the equal employment efforts in each unit in the Program;        (4)    take any action necessary and permitted by law to enforce this subtitle; and        (5)    at least annually report on the Program to the Governor.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  5-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 5 - Employee Rights and Protections|Subtitle 2 - Equal Employment Opportunity Program in the Executive Branch of State Government|Section 5-205 - Duties of Units

    (a)    In accordance with the provisions and intent of the Maryland Constitution and other laws of the State, each unit shall:        (1)    comply with all applicable regulations, policies, guidelines, and directives of the Secretary to carry out this section;        (2)    cooperate fully with the Coordinator in the investigation of complaints of discrimination in violation of § 5–208 of this subtitle;        (3)    (i)    in accordance with the regulations, policies, guidelines, and directives of the Secretary, annually prepare a plan that includes the development and implementation of policies and programs to ensure that protected group members are appropriately represented and that the personnel practices in the unit are not discriminatory; and            (ii)    submit to the Secretary the progress reports about the plan that the Secretary requires;        (4)    for each fiscal year, submit to the Coordinator by the following October 15 an annual report about the activities that the unit undertook in that fiscal year to implement the Program, including:            (i)    information about personnel practices within the unit;            (ii)    a summary of complaints filed, investigated, resolved, and pending;            (iii)    information about relations with other units of State government;            (iv)    information about sexual harassment policies and prevention training; and            (v)    a summary of sexual harassment complaints filed, investigated, resolved, and pending; and        (5)    provide a copy of the annual report to the Commission on Civil Rights.    (b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the University System of Maryland may satisfy any reporting requirement required by this subtitle or by regulations adopted under this subtitle by submitting to the Secretary an annual report on the System’s equal employment opportunity policies and programs in such format as is determined by the System’s Board of Regents.    (c)    An appointing authority shall provide each employee subject to this subtitle with a notice of:        (1)    the protections and remedies against employment discrimination available to the employee under:            (i)    this subtitle;            (ii)    the laws governing the Commission on Civil Rights; and            (iii)    the laws governing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and        (2)    the applicable time limitations for filing complaints under those laws.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  5-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 5 - Employee Rights and Protections|Subtitle 2 - Equal Employment Opportunity Program in the Executive Branch of State Government|Section 5-206 - Coordinator

    (a)    The Governor, with the advice of the Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight, shall appoint an Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator.    (b)    The Coordinator shall:        (1)    administer and enforce the Program; and        (2)    investigate and, as appropriate, resolve complaints that involve allegations of violations of this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  5-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 5 - Employee Rights and Protections|Subtitle 2 - Equal Employment Opportunity Program in the Executive Branch of State Government|Section 5-207 - Fair Practices Officers and Equal Employment Opportunity Officers

    (a)    (1)    The head of each principal unit shall appoint:            (i)    a fair practices officer who:                1.    except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, reports directly to the head of the unit; and                2.    is an assistant secretary or an employee of the unit with stature similar to that of an assistant secretary; and            (ii)    an appropriate number of equal employment opportunity officers for the unit.        (2)    If necessary, the fair practices officer of a unit may also be the unit’s equal employment opportunity officer.        (3)    The fair practices officer of the Department of State Police:            (i)    shall be an expert in diversity issues and equal employment law, procedures, and practices;            (ii)    shall report directly to the Secretary of State Police; and            (iii)    may not be a sworn law enforcement officer.        (4)    All appointments under this subsection shall be made in accordance with position descriptions approved by the Secretary.    (b)    The Department shall provide training, assistance, and advice for equal employment opportunity officers and fair practices officers.    (c)    Each fair practices officer shall:        (1)    implement the Program within the unit;        (2)    investigate and, as appropriate, resolve complaints filed under § 5–211 of this subtitle; and        (3)    coordinate activities of equal employment opportunity officers in the unit.    (d)    An equal employment opportunity officer shall:        (1)    monitor all personnel actions adopted by the unit;        (2)    attest that procedures consistent with this article, the Governor’s Code on Fair Practices, and other State and federal equal employment opportunity laws were followed by the unit in taking a personnel action; and        (3)    perform the duties assigned by the fair practices officer and any other duty required by this article.    (e)    An appointing authority shall delay the effective date of any adverse personnel action that directly affects an equal employment opportunity officer for up to 45 days, pending review and resolution by the Coordinator.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  5-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 5 - Employee Rights and Protections|Subtitle 2 - Equal Employment Opportunity Program in the Executive Branch of State Government|Section 5-208 - Personnel Actions

    (a)    All personnel actions concerning an employee in the Executive Branch of State government shall be made in accordance with § 2–302 of this article.    (b)    Personnel actions concerning an employee or applicant for employment in the skilled service or professional service of the State Personnel Management System or comparable position in an independent personnel system in the Executive Branch of State government shall also be made without regard to:        (1)    political affiliation, belief, or opinion; or        (2)    any other nonmerit factor.    (c)    All personnel actions concerning an employee or applicant in the management service shall also be made without regard to the employee’s political affiliation, belief, or opinion.    (d)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, personnel actions concerning special appointments or applicants for special appointment in the State Personnel Management System or comparable positions in an independent personnel system in the Executive Branch of State government shall be made without regard to political affiliation, belief, or opinion.        (2)    For the positions that are designated by the Secretary under § 4–201(c)(2)(ii) of this article or by the Secretary of Transportation under § 2–103.4(b)(2) of the Transportation Article, personnel actions concerning special appointments or applicants for special appointment in the State Personnel Management System or comparable positions in an independent personnel system in the Executive Branch of State government may be made with regard to political affiliation, belief, or opinion.    (e)    The protections of this section are in addition to whatever legal or constitutional protections an employee or applicant has.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  5-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 5 - Employee Rights and Protections|Subtitle 2 - Equal Employment Opportunity Program in the Executive Branch of State Government|Section 5-209 - Election of Procedures

    (a)    An employee in the skilled service, professional service, or management service of the State Personnel Management System may elect to pursue an allegation of employment discrimination under:        (1)    the complaint procedures in this subtitle; or        (2)    the grievance procedures in Title 12 of this article.    (b)    An employee of the University System of Maryland who is eligible to file a grievance under Title 13 of the Education Article may elect to pursue an allegation of employment discrimination under:        (1)    the complaint procedures in this subtitle; or        (2)    a grievance under Title 13 of the Education Article.    (c)    An employee of Morgan State University who is eligible to file a grievance under Title 14 of the Education Article may elect to pursue an allegation of employment discrimination under:        (1)    the complaint procedures in this subtitle; or        (2)    a grievance under Title 14 of the Education Article.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  5-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 5 - Employee Rights and Protections|Subtitle 2 - Equal Employment Opportunity Program in the Executive Branch of State Government|Section 5-210 - Representation of Complainant; Finality of Decision; Resolution of Complaint

    (a)    A complainant may be represented during the complaint process by any person the complainant chooses.    (b)    (1)    If a complainant fails to appeal a decision in accordance with this subtitle, the complainant is considered to have accepted the decision.        (2)    A failure to decide a complaint in accordance with this subtitle is considered a denial from which an appeal may be made.    (c)    Each party shall make every effort to resolve a complaint at the lowest level possible.