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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 5 - Sick Leave › Section 9-508 - Sick Leave Donation

(a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an employee may voluntarily donate the employee's unused sick 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.
(b)    An employee may donate sick leave under this section only to the extent that the employee has a sick leave balance of at least 240 hours after the donation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › 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 indicated.
(b)    “Catastrophic illness or injury” means a condition that is incapacitating or life threatening as certified by a health care provider, as defined in the federal Family Medical Leave Act.
(c)    “Immediate family” means:
(1)    the spouse of the employee;
(2)    children, including foster and stepchildren of the employee;
(3)    parents, stepparents, or foster parents of the employee;
(4)    brothers and sisters of the employee; and
(5)    grandparents and grandchildren of the employee.
(d)    “Leave Bank” means the State Employees’ Leave Bank.
(e)    “Leave Donation Program” means the Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 6 - State Employees' Leave Bank and Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program › Section 9-602 - Established; Administration; Regulations; Participation

(a)    (1)    There is a State Employees' Leave Bank.
(2)    There is an Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program.
(b)    The Secretary shall administer the State Employees' Leave Bank and the Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program.
(c)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations that:
(1)    govern donations to and grants of leave from the Leave Bank;
(2)    govern donations and receipts of leave under the Leave Donation Program; and
(3)    provide for participation in the Leave Bank and the Leave Donation Program by employees in units of State government with independent personnel systems that elect to participate in the State Employees' Leave Bank in accordance with subsection (e) of this section.
(d)    Each employee, except a temporary employee, in the State Personnel Management System may voluntarily participate in the Leave Bank and the Leave Donation Program in accordance with this subtitle.
(e)    (1)    A principal unit in the Executive, Judicial, or Legislative branches of State government with an independent personnel system may allow its employees to voluntarily participate in the Leave Bank and the Leave Donation Program in accordance with this subtitle.
(2)    A unit that elects to participate under this subsection shall:
(i)    keep a record of the employee leave donated; and
(ii)    at the end of each fiscal year, submit to the Secretary a report containing the following information:
1.    the number of employees who donated leave;
2.    the kind of leave and number of hours donated by each employee;
3.    the number of employees who received donated leave; and
4.    the number of hours of donated leave used by each employee to whom leave was donated.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 6 - State Employees' Leave Bank and Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program › Section 9-603 - Composition; Membership; Granting of Leave

(a)    The Leave Bank consists of donated leave and forfeited annual, personal, and sick leave.
(b)    An employee is a member of the Leave Bank for 2 years from the date on which the employee:
(1)    voluntarily donates at least 8 hours of annual, personal, or sick leave to the Leave Bank in accordance with this title; or
(2)    has at least 8 hours of annual or personal leave placed in the Leave Bank as a result of a forfeiture under § 9-307, § 9-403, or § 9-507 of this title.
(c)    The Secretary may grant leave from the State Employees' Leave Bank to an employee who:
(1)    has exhausted all forms of annual, personal, sick, and compensatory leave because of a serious and prolonged medical condition;
(2)    provides a certificate of illness or disability; and
(3)    (i)    is a member of the State Employees' Leave Bank; or
(ii)    is granted an exemption by the Secretary from the membership requirement for good cause.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 6 - State Employees' Leave Bank and Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program › Section 9-604 - Leave Donation to Another Employee

(a)    (1)    Subject to the limitations in this title or in any other law, an employee may voluntarily donate unused annual, sick, or personal leave to another employee who has exhausted all available annual, personal, sick, and compensatory leave because of a serious and prolonged medical condition of the employee or a catastrophic illness or injury of a member of the employee’s immediate family.
(2)    The employee who donates leave shall designate the recipient of the leave.
(b)    An employee who receives leave through the Leave Donation Program may only use the leave for:
(1)    an illness or disability of the employee due to the medical condition that existed at the time of the donation; or
(2)    a catastrophic illness or injury of a member of the employee’s immediate family for whom the employee is needed to provide direct care.
(c)    (1)    An employee may use leave received through the Leave Donation Program for a catastrophic illness or injury of a member of the employee’s immediate family only after obtaining approval from the employee’s appointing authority.
(2)    Approval by the employee’s appointing authority is discretionary, and denial may be based on any reason which is consistently applied and that is not illegal or unconstitutional.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 6 - State Employees' Leave Bank and Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program › Section 9-605 - Limitations

An employee may not:
(1)    receive more than a total of 2,080 hours of leave from the Leave Bank and the Leave Donation Program; or
(2)    use leave from the Leave Bank, the Leave Donation Program, or both for any continuous period that, when combined with all other forms of paid leave, exceeds 16 months.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 6 - State Employees' Leave Bank and Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program › Section 9-607 - Intimidation, Threats, Coercion, etc., Prohibited; Penalties

(a)    An employee may not, through intimidation, threat, or coercion, interfere with any right that another employee may have with respect to contributing, receiving, or using leave under this subtitle, including any promise to confer or conferring any appointment, promotion, compensation, or other benefit, or effecting or threatening to effect any reprisal, including the deprivation of appointment, promotion, compensation, or other benefit.
(b)    An employee who violates subsection (a) of this section is subject to disciplinary action, including the termination of State employment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 7 - Work-Related Accident Leave › Section 9-701 - Work-Related Accident Leave Authorized

(a)    Each employee in the State Personnel Management System, except a temporary employee, is entitled to work-related accident leave with sick pay if:
(1)    the employee sustains a disabling personal injury that would be compensable under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act; and
(2)    a physician examines the employee and certifies that the employee is disabled because of the injury.
(b)    The appointing authority of an employee entitled to work-related accident leave shall notify the employee of the employee's right to file a claim with the Workers' Compensation Commission.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 7 - Work-Related Accident Leave › 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 on the first day of disability; and
(2)    continuing until the earlier of:
(i)    the day that the employee is able to return to work, as certified by a physician; or
(ii)    6 months from the day of disability.
(b)    After an employee returns to work, work-related accident leave may be granted for continuing treatment as certified by a physician selected by the appointing authority up to 6 months from the day of the original disability.
(c)    Work-related accident leave may be granted for up to an additional 6 months if:
(1)    the employee is certified by a physician selected or accepted by the appointing authority; and
(2)    no decision has been reached by the Workers' Compensation Commission on the employee's claim.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 7 - Work-Related Accident Leave › Section 9-703 - Periodic Examination

The appointing authority may require an employee on work-related accident leave to be examined periodically by a physician selected or accepted by the appointing authority to determine the employee's progress and the length of time necessary for the employee's recovery.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 7 - Work-Related Accident Leave › Section 9-704 - Sick Pay

(a)    Payment to an employee for work-related accident leave taken under this subtitle shall be based on two-thirds of the employee's regular pay.
(b)    Payment for work-related accident leave taken under this subtitle constitutes a separate benefit on account of accidental disability and is not a continuation of salary.
(c)    Notwithstanding the reduced rate that an employee is paid while using work-related accident leave, the employee:
(1)    continues seniority and leave accruals based on the employee's regular pay; and
(2)    does not lose health care benefits with the subsidy allowed in Title 2, Subtitle 6 of this article solely because of use of the work-related accident leave.
(d)    An employee may not receive temporary total disability benefits under the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act while the employee is receiving payment under this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 7 - Work-Related Accident Leave › Section 9-705 - Subrogation

(a)    If someone other than the employee or the State causes an injury for which work-related accident leave is taken under this subtitle, the State, as employer, after giving written notice to the employee, is subrogated to the rights of the employee to the extent of any compensation paid or owed under this subtitle.
(b)    The State, in its own name and for its own benefit, may bring an action or join in an action if:
(1)    within 90 days after the employee receives notice from the State under subsection (a) of this section, the employee fails to:
(i)    enforce the claim against the person causing the injury; or
(ii)    give written notice to the State of an intent to do so; or
(2)    within a reasonable time after giving the State notice of an intent to enforce the claim against the person causing the injury, the employee fails to take action to enforce the claim.
(c)    An action brought by the State under this section is not a bar to any other claim related to the injury.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 8 - Religious Observances › Section 9-801 - Scope of Subtitle

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this subtitle applies to all employees, including temporary 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 employees of a unit that must provide a service continuously on a 7-day-a-week basis.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 8 - Religious Observances › Section 9-803 - Compensatory Work

(a)    If an employee who is entitled to overtime pay elects to perform compensatory work under this section:
(1)    for any workweek in which the employee works 40 hours or less, each hour of compensatory work offsets 1 hour of absence for religious observance; and
(2)    for any workweek in which the employee works more than 40 hours, each hour of compensatory work over 40 hours offsets 1.5 hours of absence for religious observance.
(b)    If an employee who is exempt from overtime pay elects to perform compensatory work under this section, each hour of compensatory work offsets 1 hour of absence for religious observance.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 9 - Compensatory Leave › Section 9-901 - Compensation for Unused Leave

(a)    Except as provided in § 8-307 of this article, each employee in the State Personnel Management System, except a temporary employee, is entitled, on termination of State employment, to compensation for no more than 2 days of unused compensatory leave earned during the calendar year in which the employee’s State employment terminates.
(b)    Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement or as otherwise required by federal law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › 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 shall adopt regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
(b)    The regulations adopted by the Secretary:
(1)    may require an eligible employee to use other available accrued leave concurrently with family and medical leave; and
(2)    may not limit, to less than 24 weeks, the aggregate number of weeks of family and medical leave that two employees who are married to one another may use during a 12–month period for:
(i)    the birth of the employees’ child;
(ii)    the placement of a child with the employees for adoption or foster care;
(iii)    the serious health condition of the employees’ child, if the child is a minor; or
(iv)    the care of the employees’ adult child, if the adult child is incapable of self–care.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 11 - Other Leaves › Section 9-1102 - Disaster Service Leave

(a)    This section applies to all employees, including temporary employees, of all units in the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches of State government, including any unit with an independent personnel system.
(b)    On request, an employee subject to this section may be entitled to disaster service leave with pay if:
(1)    the employee is certified by the American Red Cross as a disaster service volunteer; and
(2)    the American Red Cross requests the services of the employee during a disaster that is designated at Level II or above in the regulations and procedures of the National Office of the American Red Cross.
(c)    An employee may use up to 15 days of disaster service leave in any 12-month period only after obtaining approval from the employee’s appointing authority.
(d)    For purposes of workers’ compensation and the Maryland Tort Claims Act, while an employee is using disaster service leave, the employee is deemed not to be a State employee.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 11 - Other Leaves › Section 9-1103 - Paid Leave Following Positive Tuberculin Skin Test

(a)    An employee is entitled to receive appropriate health care to be provided by the appointing authority and leave with pay in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, if:
(1)    the employee has a positive tuberculin skin test result on a test taken by the employee at the direction of the employee’s appointing authority; and
(2)    the Secretary of Health determines that, for public health reasons, the employee should not work for a given period of time.
(b)    Leave granted to an employee under this subsection for public health reasons may not exceed 90 days. If it is determined that a longer absence is medically required, the employee may use other forms of leave to the extent authorized under this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 11 - Other Leaves › Section 9-1104 - Miscellaneous Paid Leaves

The Secretary may provide by regulation for leave with pay:
(1)    for jury service;
(2)    to attend employee organization events approved for this purpose by the Secretary;
(3)    up to 15 days for military training or active military duty in a reserve unit of the armed forces or in the organized militia;
(4)    unless the employee is a party to the action or a paid witness, to appear in compliance with a subpoena:
(i)    in court;
(ii)    before a grand jury;
(iii)    before an administrative unit; or
(iv)    for a deposition;
(5)    for administrative leave for the purpose of immediately removing an employee from the work site, if the employee:
(i)    poses a threat to self, another individual, or State property; or
(ii)    is incapable of properly performing the employee’s duties because of extraordinary circumstances; and
(6)    any other paid leave the Secretary deems necessary.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 11 - Other Leaves › Section 9-1106 - Paid Leave for Organ Donation

(a)    This section applies to all employees, including temporary employees, of all units in the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches of State government, including any unit with an independent personnel system.
(b)    On request, an employee subject to this section may be entitled to organ donation leave with pay.
(c)    (1)    An employee may use:
(i)    up to 7 days of organ donation leave in any 12–month period to serve as a bone marrow donor; and
(ii)    up to 30 days of organ donation leave in any 12–month period to serve as an organ donor.
(2)    An employee may use organ donation leave only after obtaining approval from the employee’s appointing authority.
(d)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations governing organ donation leave, including regulations that establish conditions and procedures for requesting and approving leave and that require medical documentation of the proposed organ or bone marrow donation before leave is approved.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 11 - Other Leaves › Section 9-1107 - Military Administrative Leave

(a)    This section applies to all employees, except temporary employees, of all units in the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches of State government, including any unit with an independent personnel system.
(b)    Military administrative leave may be provided to an employee subject to this section who:
(1)    is on active military duty on July 1, 2003; or
(2)    is activated for military duty on or after July 1, 2003.
(c)    (1)    An employee who is eligible to receive military administrative leave under this section is entitled to leave in an amount sufficient to compensate the employee, during each pay period for which the employee is eligible to receive military administrative leave under this section, for the difference between the employee’s active duty base salary paid by the federal government and the employee’s State base salary or direct wages.
(2)    Compensation provided under this subsection may not exceed an employee’s State base salary or direct wages.
(d)    An employee eligible to receive military administrative leave under this section who is activated for military duty on or after July 1, 2003, shall elect to use either military administrative leave or paid leave as provided in § 9-1104(3) of this subtitle.
(e)    The Department shall keep a record of the use of military administrative leave under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 11 - Other Leaves › Section 9-1108 - Parental Leave With Pay

(a)    This section applies to all employees in the executive branch of State government.
(b)    On request, an employee subject to this section may be entitled to parental leave with pay.
(c)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an employee who is the primary caregiver responsible for the care and nurturing of a child may use up to 60 days of parental leave to care for the child during the period immediately following:
(i)    the birth of the employee’s child; or
(ii)    the placement of the child under 6 years of age with the employee for adoption.
(2)    (i)    An employee entitled to parental leave authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection may use accrued annual leave and personal leave available to the employee.
(ii)    If the amount of leave specified under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is less than 60 days, the State agency that employs the employee shall provide the employee with additional paid leave to attain 60 days of parental leave.
(d)    An employee may use parental leave only after obtaining approval from the employee’s appointing authority.
(e)    (1)    An employee who uses parental leave following the birth of the employee’s child may not receive payment under this section unless the employee gives the employee’s immediate supervisor information required by guidelines issued by the Secretary on the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
(2)    An employee who uses parental 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 on the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
(f)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations governing parental leave, including regulations that establish conditions and procedures for requesting and approving parental leave.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 12 - Sick Leave Incentive Program › Section 9-1202 - Program Established; Regulations; Annual Report

(a)    There is a Sick Leave Incentive Program for State employees that allows for the payment for unused sick leave.
(b)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations to administer the Program.
(c)    A unit that participates in this Program shall submit to the Secretary at the end of each calendar year a report that includes:
(1)    the number of employees receiving payment for unused sick leave;
(2)    the total payment received by employees;
(3)    the number of unused sick leave hours exchanged for payment;
(4)    the total sick leave hours used during the calendar year; and
(5)    any estimated overtime savings as a result of this Program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 9 - Leave Time and Holidays › Subtitle 12 - Sick Leave Incentive Program › Section 9-1203 - Incentives; Eligibility; Qualifying Leave

(a)    The Sick Leave Incentive Program consists of the following two incentives:
(1)    payment for up to 40 hours of unused sick leave per calendar year if an employee has used no more than 40 hours of sick leave during the calendar year and has a sick leave balance of at least 240 hours on December 31 of that calendar year; and
(2)    payment for up to 56 hours of unused sick leave per calendar year if an employee has used no more than 24 hours of sick leave during the calendar year and has a sick leave balance of at least 240 hours on December 31 of that calendar year.
(b)    To be eligible for the Program, an employee shall maintain a sick leave balance of at least 240 hours after payment is received for leave.
(c)    (1)    For the purpose of determining eligibility for the Program, the following use of leave does not qualify as sick leave usage:
(i)    sick leave that is used for a death in the immediate family;
(ii)    sick leave that is donated to another employee in accordance with the provisions of the Employee-to-Employee Leave Donation Program;
(iii)    sick leave that is donated to the State Employees’ Leave Bank; and
(iv)    sick leave that is taken in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act.
(2)    Leave used for the purpose stated in paragraph (1)(iv) of this subsection shall not be used to determine an employee’s leave balance under subsection (b) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 10 - Employee Training Program; Awards and Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Employee Training Program › Section 10-103 - Purposes

The purposes of the training program are to:
(1)    develop the capabilities of employees;
(2)    train employees to perform their duties with maximum efficiency;
(3)    attract individuals to State employment; and
(4)    train managers and supervisors to be knowledgeable and skilled in the fair application of laws, rules, and guidelines.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 10 - Employee Training Program; Awards and Benefits › Subtitle 2 - Incentive Awards in the Executive Branch › Section 10-202 - 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 a unit with independent pay-setting authority.
(b)    This subtitle does not apply to any employee who holds a position that is included in the Executive Pay Plan.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 10 - Employee Training Program; Awards and Benefits › Subtitle 2 - Incentive Awards in the Executive Branch › Section 10-203 - Innovative Idea Program

(a)    In this section, “innovative idea” means an invention, innovative suggestion, or any other innovative idea.
(b)    There is an Innovative Idea Awards Program for employees.
(c)    (1)    An innovative idea award may be awarded for an innovative idea that, if implemented, would:
(i)    increase revenue to the State;
(ii)    save money for the State;
(iii)    improve the quality of services delivered to the public; or
(iv)    otherwise significantly benefit the State.
(2)    Except under exceptional circumstances, an award may not be made for an innovative idea that is under active study or continual review by a unit of State government.
(d)    (1)    The head of each principal unit shall establish a labor–management review committee, with half of the members being selected from the exclusive representatives, if any, to evaluate and recommend awards for innovative ideas by employees of that unit.
(2)    (i)    To the extent possible, within 60 days after an innovative idea is submitted to the labor–management review committee, the head of the unit shall decide whether to give an innovative idea award.
(ii)    The innovative idea may be received directly from an employee through an application, or forwarded by the employee’s supervisor.
(e)    For an innovative idea, the head of a principal unit may give an employee of that unit a cash award of not more than:
(1)    $1,000 for an innovative idea with a reasonably ascertainable monetary savings or gain to the State; or
(2)    $300 for any other innovative idea.
(f)    (1)    There is a Governor’s Award Panel.
(2)    The Governor’s Award Panel consists of five members appointed by the Governor, at least three of whom shall be public members who serve without compensation.
(g)    (1)    The head of a principal unit, in consultation with the labor–management review committee, shall submit to the Governor’s Award Panel each innovative idea for which an award is made under subsection (e) of this section, with a recommendation for any additional award by the Governor.
(2)    The Governor’s Award Panel shall:
(i)    review each innovative idea submitted to it;
(ii)    at least once a year, make a recommendation to the Governor about additional awards for the innovative ideas; and
(iii)    recommend to the Governor either monetary or nonmonetary awards for the employees’ innovative ideas.
(h)    (1)    The Governor may make an additional cash award for an innovative idea.
(2)    The cash award may not exceed $20,000.
(3)    The Governor may grant paid administrative leave, not exceeding 20 workdays.
(i)    The State’s use of an innovative idea:
(1)    does not entitle the employee submitting the innovative idea to an award under this section; and
(2)    does not give rise to any claim by the employee or the heirs or assigns of the employee.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 10 - Employee Training Program; Awards and Benefits › Subtitle 2 - Incentive Awards in the Executive Branch › Section 10-204 - Incentive Performance Awards Program

(a)    There is an Incentive Performance Awards Program for employees.
(b)    (1)    An incentive performance award for extraordinary service may be awarded for extraordinary performance in the public interest in connection with an employee's State employment.
(2)    For extraordinary service, the head of a principal unit may make the following awards to an employee or members of a group of employees in that unit:
(i)    cash of not more than $300;
(ii)    a gift of not more than $300 in value;
(iii)    paid administrative leave of not more than 3 days; or
(iv)    any combination of cash, gift, and leave of not more than $300 in value.
(3)    An employee may only receive one incentive performance award under this subsection in any 12-month period.
(c)    (1)    An incentive performance award for outstanding service in connection with State employment over a sustained period or a special State project may be awarded for:
(i)    exceptional performance that exceeds the knowledge, skill, or ability required by the employee's position; or
(ii)    exceptionally meritorious acts or services in the public interest.
(2)    For outstanding service, the head of a principal unit may make a cash award of not more than $3,000 to an employee of that unit.
(3)    An employee may only receive one incentive performance award under this subsection in any 24-month period.
(d)    (1)    Before making an award, the head of a principal unit shall:
(i)    establish criteria for administering the Incentive Performance Awards Program, including standards of eligibility; and
(ii)    ensure that the employees in the unit have copies of the criteria.
(2)    The head of the unit may amend the criteria at any time, but an amendment is not effective until the employees in the unit have been sent a copy of the amendment.
(e)    The head of a principal unit may delegate to any subordinate supervising unit head the authority to make awards under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 10 - Employee Training Program; Awards and Benefits › Subtitle 2 - Incentive Awards in the Executive Branch › Section 10-207 - Source of Funds

A cash award and expenses related to other awards under this subtitle shall be paid:
(1)    from increased revenue or monetary savings attributable to the innovative idea or service;
(2)    from the funds of any principal unit that employs the employee or that benefits from the innovative idea or service; or
(3)    as provided in the State budget.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 10 - Employee Training Program; Awards and Benefits › Subtitle 2 - Incentive Awards in the Executive Branch › Section 10-208 - Regulations and Reports

(a)    (1)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
(2)    Regulations to implement the Innovative Idea Awards Program shall be made with the concurrence of the Governor's Award Panel.
(b)    (1)    Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the head of each principal unit shall submit to the Secretary a report on all awards made under this subtitle.
(2)    The report shall be made on the form and in the manner that the Secretary requires.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 10 - Employee Training Program; Awards and Benefits › Subtitle 3 - Length of Service Awards › Section 10-302 - Length of Service Awards

To recognize length of State service, the Secretary shall give to each employee subject to this subtitle an appropriate emblem and certificate for:
(1)    the first 10 years of service; and
(2)    each additional 5 years of service.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 10 - Employee Training Program; Awards and Benefits › Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Benefits › Section 10-401 - Scope of Subtitle

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and § 10-404 of this subtitle, this subtitle applies to all employees of all units in the Executive Branch of State government.
(b)    Except as provided in § 10-404 of this subtitle, this subtitle does not apply to a unit with an independent personnel system.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 10 - Employee Training Program; Awards and Benefits › Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Benefits › Section 10-402 - Services to Employees of Closed Facility

(a)    This section does not apply to a temporary employee.
(b)    (1)    When a principal unit plans the closure of a facility where 50 or more employees regularly work, that unit shall give the employees of that facility notice of the planned closure of the facility.
(2)    Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the notice shall be given at least 6 months before closing a facility.
(3)    In any year in which the Governor fails to include sufficient funds in the annual budget to operate a facility, thereby precipitating the closure of the facility, the notice shall be given no later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget bill to the General Assembly.
(4)    Whenever the General Assembly in any year fails to appropriate sufficient funds in the annual budget to operate a facility, thereby precipitating the closure of the facility, the notice shall be given no later than 30 days following the close of that session of the General Assembly.
(c)    If requested by an employee who is to be laid off, immediately following the notice, the department or other independent unit that plans the closure shall:
(1)    begin to provide intensive job counseling and training referral for the affected employees;
(2)    make efforts to relocate or transfer the affected employees to other departmental positions in the State; and
(3)    notify the Department of Budget and Management and the Maryland Department of Labor of any employees who are adversely affected.
(d)    The Department of Budget and Management shall:
(1)    develop a list of State classifications with their comparable classifications, if any; and
(2)    with the assistance of the Maryland Department of Labor, make efforts to relocate the affected State employees to vacant State positions.
(e)    The Maryland Department of Labor shall develop a program to assist adversely affected State employees by providing retraining and other appropriate employment and training services.
(f)    The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations to implement this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 10 - Employee Training Program; Awards and Benefits › Subtitle 4 - Miscellaneous Benefits › Section 10-403 - Reimbursement for Loss of Personal Items

(a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an employee subject to this subtitle is entitled to reimbursement for the loss of any wearing apparel, jewelry, eyeglasses, or prosthetic device damaged or destroyed as a result of an intentional act by a client, patient, prisoner, or other individual who is in the care or custody of the State.
(2)    Reimbursement is allowed under this section only if:
(i)    the loss occurs while the employee is engaged in the performance of job duties;
(ii)    the item is on the person of the employee when it is damaged or destroyed; and
(iii)    the employee gives a written report of the estimated loss to the employee's immediate supervisor before the close of business on the employee's next workday.
(b)    To the extent that the employee is not reimbursed under any other State law, the employee's unit shall reimburse the employee under this section for the amount of the loss, but not more than $100 for each item.
(c)    Each reimbursement under this section is subject to reasonable verification of the value of the item when the damage or destruction occurs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 11 - Disciplinary Actions, Layoffs, and Employment Terminations in State Personnel Management System › Subtitle 1 - Disciplinary Actions › Section 11-103 - Miscellaneous Provisions

(a)    Except as otherwise provided, the appointing authority has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence in any proceeding under this subtitle. The head of a principal unit, the Secretary, and the Office of Administrative Hearings shall apply that standard of proof in appeals under this subtitle.
(b)    After taking a disciplinary action against an employee, an appointing authority may not impose an additional disciplinary action against that employee for the same conduct unless additional information is made known to the appointing authority after the disciplinary action was taken.
(c)    The suspension of an employee who is exempt from the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and under any changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act, shall be done so that the employee’s overtime exemption will not be lost.
(d)    An employee may choose any person to assist or represent the employee during an appeal under this subtitle and shall notify the employer of that choice.
(e)    All written appeal documents and all decisions rendered under this subtitle may be transmitted electronically to the appropriate parties.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division I - State Personnel › Title 11 - Disciplinary Actions, Layoffs, and Employment Terminations in State Personnel Management System › Subtitle 1 - Disciplinary Actions › Section 11-104 - Disciplinary Actions Permitted

An appointing authority may take the following disciplinary actions against any employee:
(1)    give the employee a written reprimand;
(2)    direct the forfeiture of up to 15 work days of the employee’s accrued annual leave;
(3)    suspend the employee without pay;
(4)    deny the employee an annual pay increase;
(5)    demote the employee to a lower pay grade; or
(6)    with prior approval of the head of the principal unit:
(i)    terminate the employee’s employment, without prejudice; or
(ii)    if the appointing authority finds that the employee’s actions are egregious to the extent that the employee does not merit employment in any capacity with the State, terminate the employee’s employment, with prejudice.