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MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  8-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 8 - Compensation of Employees Subject to Salary Authority of Secretary of Budget and Management|Subtitle 4 - Prohibited Acts and Penalties|Section 8-402 - Penalties

    Money paid in violation of this section or in violation of any regulation adopted under § 8-401 of this subtitle may be recovered from the officer who pays or authorizes payment of the money or from the sureties of that officer's official bond.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 9-101 - Regulations

    (a)    This section applies to all employees in the State Personnel Management System.    (b)    Subject to the requirements of this title, the Secretary shall adopt regulations, policies, and guidelines that:        (1)    govern all aspects of leave and the keeping of time records for all employees subject to this section;        (2)    require each unit subject to the regulations to submit to the Secretary an annual report that includes:            (i)    the total number of employees in the unit; and            (ii)    the aggregate amounts of annual, personal, and sick leave taken by the employees in the unit;        (3)    provide for computations in a pay period of:            (i)    accruals of annual and sick leave; and            (ii)    deductions for unpaid leave used; and        (4)    provide for conversions of leave time and holiday time for employees who do not have an 8-hour daily work schedule.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 9-102 - Central Database of Leave Reports

    The Secretary shall compile all leave reports received under § 9-101 of this subtitle and maintain a central database on those reports.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 9-103 - Employee Benefits While on Leave With Pay

    While using leave with pay under this title, an employee:         (1)    does not lose any health insurance benefits with the subsidy allowed in Title 2, Subtitle 5 of this article solely because of use of the paid leave;        (2)    continues seniority and leave accruals based on the employee's regular hours; and        (3)    except as provided in § 9-704 of this title, is entitled to pay for the leave at the employee's regular hourly rate for the hours of leave.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 2 - Holiday Leave|Section 9-201 - Employee Holidays

    In this title, “employee holiday” includes:        (1)    January 1, for New Year’s Day;        (2)    January 15, for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, unless the United States Congress designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in which case, the day designated by the United States Congress;        (3)    the third Monday in February, for Presidents’ Day;        (4)    May 30, for Memorial Day, unless the United States Congress designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in which case, the day designated by the United States Congress;        (5)    July 4, for Independence Day;        (6)    the first Monday in September, for Labor Day;        (7)    October 12, for Columbus Day, unless the United States Congress designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in which case, the day designated by the United States Congress;        (8)    November 11, for Veterans’ Day;        (9)    the fourth Thursday in November, for Thanksgiving Day;        (10)    the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, for American Indian Heritage Day;        (11)    December 25, for Christmas Day;        (12)    each statewide general election day in this State; and        (13)    each other day that the President of the United States or the Governor designates for general cessation of business.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 2 - Holiday Leave|Section 9-202 - Scope of Subtitle

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle applies to all employees of all units in the Executive Branch of State government, including any unit with an independent personnel system.    (b)    This subtitle does not apply to:        (1)    temporary employees;        (2)    employees of any unit that is authorized or required by law to establish holiday schedules different from those provided in this subtitle; or        (3)    employees of the State Department of Transportation.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 2 - Holiday Leave|Section 9-203 - Holiday Leave Authorized

    Each employee subject to this subtitle is entitled to holiday leave with pay for each employee holiday specified in § 9-201 of this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 2 - Holiday Leave|Section 9-204 - When Holiday Observed

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an employee shall use holiday leave on the day the employee holiday occurs.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle:        (1)    if the employee holiday occurs on a Saturday, an employee shall use holiday leave on the Friday immediately before the employee holiday; and        (2)    if the employee holiday occurs on a Sunday, an employee shall use holiday leave on the Monday immediately following the employee holiday.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 2 - Holiday Leave|Section 9-205 - Compensatory Time for Holiday Work

    (a)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection or in any other law, an employee, who because of the nature of the employee’s duties, is required to work on any part of an employee holiday shall receive compensatory time for that work.        (2)    An employee, including an employee in a 24-hour facility, shall receive payment for the number of holiday hours scheduled, at the employee’s regular hourly rate of pay, and time and one-half payment for the number of hours actually worked, if the employee:            (i)    is eligible to receive cash overtime;            (ii)    has holidays prescheduled by the employer; and            (iii)    is required by the employer to work a holiday that was designated as a prescheduled holiday for the employee.        (3)    An employee who is included in the Executive Pay Plan at a pay grade of (ES) 6 or above may receive compensatory time for work on an employee holiday only if the employee works 5 or more hours on the holiday. The employee shall receive 1 day of compensatory time for each employee holiday on which the employee works 5 hours or more.    (b)    An employee must use any compensatory time accrued under this section within 1 year after having accrued that time.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 3 - Annual Leave|Section 9-301 - Annual Leave Authorized

    (a)    This subtitle does not apply to:        (1)    a temporary employee; or        (2)    an employee of the Maryland School for the Deaf who works 11 months or less in a calendar year.    (b)    Each employee in the State Personnel Management System is entitled to annual leave with pay as provided in this subtitle.    (c)    Annual leave may be used for any purpose.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 3 - Annual Leave|Section 9-302 - Annual Leave Accruals

    (a)    In this section, “total State service” includes any previous State service.    (b)    Annual leave accrues as follows, on a pro rata basis:        (1)    for an employee whose total State service is less than 5 years, at the rate of 10 workdays not to exceed 80 hours, a year;        (2)    for an employee whose total State service is at least 5 years but less than 10 years, at the rate of 15 workdays not to exceed 120 hours, a year;        (3)    for an employee whose total State service is at least 10 years but less than 20 years, at the rate of 20 workdays not to exceed 160 hours, a year; and        (4)    for an employee whose total State service is 20 years or more, at the rate of 25 workdays not to exceed 200 hours, a year.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 3 - Annual Leave|Section 9-303 - Prior Approval Required

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an employee may use annual leave at any time after obtaining approval from the employee’s supervisor.    (b)    An employee may not use annual leave until the employee has completed 6 months of State service.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 3 - Annual Leave|Section 9-304 - Unused Annual Leave -- Accumulation

    (a)    (1)    An employee may accumulate unused annual leave and may carry over from 1 year to the next year up to 75 days or 600 hours of that unused annual leave.        (2)    Any accumulated and unused annual leave in excess of 75 days or 600 hours shall be forfeited at the beginning of the first full pay period of the next calendar year.    (b)    (1)    If an employee is denied the opportunity in 1 calendar year to use annual leave days in excess of the 75 days or 600 hours allowed to be carried over to the next year, the head of the employee’s principal unit may allow the employee compensation, at the employee’s regular rate of pay, for those excess leave days.        (2)    The head of a principal unit may approve a request for compensation under this subsection only if:            (i)    the appointing authority documents the unusual administrative reasons for having denied the employee the use of annual leave; and            (ii)    funds are available for that purpose.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 3 - Annual Leave|Section 9-305 - Unused Annual Leave -- Compensation on Termination of Employment

    (a)    Except for employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement and except as provided in § 9–306 of this subtitle, an employee is entitled, on termination of State employment, to compensation for unused annual leave.    (b)    The amount of compensation to be paid under this section shall equal one–tenth of the employee’s established biweekly compensation at the time of termination of State employment, multiplied by:        (1)    the number of days of annual leave, not exceeding 50 days or 400 hours of the total that were accrued at the end of the previous calendar year and that remain unused; and        (2)    the number of days of annual leave that accrued during the calendar year in which the employee’s State employment terminates and that remain unused.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 3 - Annual Leave|Section 9-306 - Forfeiture and Disqualification

    (a)    An employee whose State employment is terminated for a cause involving moral turpitude forfeits all unused annual leave and all compensation for unused annual leave.    (b)    An employee whose State employment terminates within 6 months after the employee's original appointment is not eligible for annual leave or compensation for annual leave.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 3 - Annual Leave|Section 9-307 - Forfeited Leave Placed in Leave Bank

    Annual leave that is forfeited under §§ 9-304 and 9-306 of this subtitle is placed, unless the employee objects, in the State Employees' Leave Bank established by § 9-602(a)(1) of this title.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 3 - Annual Leave|Section 9-308 - Annual Leave Donation

    An employee may voluntarily donate any amount of the employee's annual leave to the State Employees' Leave Bank or to another State employee under the Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program under Subtitle 6 of this title.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 4 - Personal Leave|Section 9-401 - Personal Leave Authorized

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, or otherwise provided by law, each employee in the State Personnel Management System, except a temporary employee, is entitled to 6 days, not to exceed 48 hours, of personal leave with pay at the beginning of the first full pay period of the calendar year.        (2)    For the calendar year in which an employee begins employment, the employee is entitled only to the following personal leave with pay:            (i)    6 days, not to exceed 48 hours, if employment begins on or after January 1 and on or before the last day in February;            (ii)    5 days, not to exceed 40 hours, if employment begins on or after March 1 and on or before April 30;            (iii)    4 days, not to exceed 32 hours, if employment begins on or after May 1 and on or before June 30; or            (iv)    3 days, not to exceed 24 hours, if employment begins on or after July 1.        (3)    For each calendar year that is a leap year, each employee in the State Personnel Management System, except a temporary employee, is entitled to 7 days, not to exceed 56 hours, of personal leave with pay at the beginning of the first full pay period of the calendar year.        (4)    For each calendar year, an employee of the Maryland School for the Deaf who works 11 months or less in a calendar year is entitled to 3 days, not to exceed 24 hours, of personal leave with pay at the beginning of the first full pay period of the calendar year.    (b)    Personal leave may be used for any purpose.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 4 - Personal Leave|Section 9-402 - Leave Use After Notice

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an employee may use personal leave after notice to the employee's immediate supervisor.    (b)    (1)    If an employee is scheduled to work on a holiday or is employed in a unit that provides a service continuously on a 7-day-a-week basis, the employee may use personal leave only after obtaining approval from the employee's appointing authority.        (2)    If the request is made to observe a religious holiday, the appointing authority may deny the request only if:            (i)    the employee's unit provides a service continuously on a 7-day-a-week basis;            (ii)    the denial is necessary because of a critical shortage of staff in the unit; and            (iii)    no reasonable accommodation to the employee's request can be made.        (3)    If the request is made for any other reason, the appointing authority may deny the request only if the denial is necessary because of a critical shortage of staff in the employee's unit.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 4 - Personal Leave|Section 9-403 - Unused Personal Leave

    (a)    (1)    An employee may not accumulate unused personal leave.        (2)    Any unused personal leave shall be forfeited at the beginning of the first full pay period of the next calendar year.    (b)    Personal leave that is forfeited is placed, unless the employee objects, in the State Employees' Leave Bank established by § 9-602(a)(1) of this title.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 4 - Personal Leave|Section 9-404 - Personal Leave Donation

    An employee may voluntarily donate any amount of the employee's personal leave to the State Employees' Leave Bank or to another State employee under the Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program under Subtitle 6 of this title.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 5 - Sick Leave|Section 9-501 - Sick Leave Authorized

    (a)    Each employee in the State Personnel Management System, except a temporary employee, is entitled to sick leave with pay as provided in this subtitle.    (b)    Sick leave may be used:        (1)    for illness or disability of the employee;        (2)    for death, illness, or disability of a member of the employee's immediate family;        (3)    following the birth of the employee's child;        (4)    when a child is placed with the employee for adoption; or        (5)    for a medical appointment of the employee or a member of the employee's immediate family.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 5 - Sick Leave|Section 9-502 - Sick Leave Accruals

    Fifteen days, not to exceed 120 hours, of sick leave accrue to an employee each year, on a pro rata basis, from the beginning of the employee's State service.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 5 - Sick Leave|Section 9-503 - Sick Pay

    (a)    Payment for sick leave taken under this subtitle for personal illness or disability constitutes a separate benefit on account of sickness and is not a continuation of salary.    (b)    Payment for sick leave taken under this subtitle for any reason not specified in subsection (a) of this section is a continuation of salary.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 5 - Sick Leave|Section 9-504 - Certificate of Illness

    (a)    An employee who uses sick leave for 5 or more consecutive workdays for personal illness or disability or the illness or disability of a member of the employee's immediate family may not receive payment under this subtitle unless the employee gives the employee's immediate supervisor an original certificate of illness or disability.    (b)    The certificate required under subsection (a) of this section shall be signed by one of the following:        (1)    a medical doctor who is authorized to practice medicine or surgery by the state in which the doctor practices;        (2)    if authorized to practice in a state and performing within the scope of that authority:            (i)    a chiropractor;            (ii)    a clinical psychologist;            (iii)    a dentist;            (iv)    a licensed certified social worker - clinical;            (v)    a nurse midwife;            (vi)    a nurse practitioner;            (vii)    an oral surgeon;            (viii)    an optometrist;            (ix)    a physical therapist; or            (x)    a podiatrist;        (3)    an accredited Christian Science practitioner; or        (4)    a health care provider as defined by the federal Family Medical Leave Act.    (c)    The certificate required under subsection (a) of this section due to an employee's illness or disability shall include a prognosis about the employee's ability to return to work.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 5 - Sick Leave|Section 9-505 - Use After Birth or Adoption

    (a)    An employee who is responsible for the care and nurturing of a child may use, without certification of illness or disability, up to 30 days of accrued sick leave to care for the child during the period immediately following:        (1)    the birth of the employee’s child; or        (2)    the placement of the child with the employee for adoption.    (b)    If two employees are responsible for the care and nurturing of a child, each employee may use, without certification of illness or disability, up to 30 days of accrued sick leave to care for the child during the period immediately following:        (1)    the birth of the employees’ child; or        (2)    the placement of the child with the employees for adoption.    (c)    (1)    An employee who uses accrued sick leave following the birth of the employee’s child may not receive payment under this subtitle unless the employee gives the employee’s immediate supervisor information required by guidelines issued by the Secretary about the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.        (2)    An employee who uses accrued sick leave for adoption purposes may not receive payment under this subtitle unless the employee gives the employee’s immediate supervisor the certificate required by guidelines issued by the Secretary about the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 5 - Sick Leave|Section 9-506 - Unused Sick Leave

    (a)    An employee may accumulate unused sick leave and use as permitted by § 9-501(b) of this subtitle.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided by law, an employee whose State employment terminates for any reason forfeits all unused sick leave.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  9-507 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division I - State Personnel|Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays|Subtitle 5 - Sick Leave|Section 9-507 - Forfeited Leave Placed in Leave Bank

    Sick leave that is forfeited is placed, unless the employee objects, in the State Employees' Leave Bank established by § 9-602(a)(1) of this title.