Ch. 22

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article 48 - Inspections

173.

(a) [The present State boiler inspectors shall be retained in office by reason of
their having passed the competitive State of Maryland boiler inspector's examination
given by the State Commissioner of Personnel or his successor.] At any time [hereafter]
when the office of chief boiler inspector or deputy boiler inspector shall become vacant,
the [Commissioner] SECRETARY of Personnel [or his successor] shall, as soon as
practicable, conduct a competitive examination in accordance with [State Merit System
Law] TITLE 4 OF THE STATE PERSONNEL ARTICLE, the examination to be the same or
equivalent to the examination given by the Board of Boiler Rules for special inspectors in
§ 174 of this subtitle. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry with the approval of the
Secretary of Licensing and Regulation shall appoint from the successful candidates a
chief boiler inspector or a deputy boiler inspector, as the case may be.

Article 48A - Insurance Code

243.

(d) (1) Except AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION OR
OTHERWISE BY LAW [for the provisions of Article 64A, § 35 of the Code, which shall not
apply to the Fund to the extent that they relate to the laying off and reinstatement of
unclassified employees], the Executive Director shall appoint and remove the staff of the
Fund in accordance with the provisions of [Article 64A of the Code] THE STATE
PERSONNEL ARTICLE THAT GOVERN CLASSIFIED SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

(2)      [Except for such positions] POSITIONS THAT ARE [as may be]
designated by the Executive Director, with the approval of the Board of Trustees, as
technical or professional positions [, the staff shall be classified employees] ARE IN THE
UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE OF THE STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

(3)     The compensation of unclassified SERVICE personnel shall be as
determined by the Executive Director with the approval of the Board of Trustees and
shall be in accordance with the State pay plan when possible.

(4)     (i) The Executive Director shall submit to the Secretary changes to
salary plans which involve increases or decreases in salary ranges other than those
associated with routine reclassifications and promotions or general salary increases
approved by the General Assembly. Reportable changes include but are not limited to
creation or abolition of classes, regrading of classes from one established range to
another, or creation of new pay schedules or ranges. The Secretary shall review proposed
changes, determine whether such changes would have an adverse effect on comparable
State jobs, and so advise the Executive Director.

(ii) The Executive Director shall submit any changes in the Fund's
salary plan to the Secretary at least 45 days before the planned effective date of the
changes. The Secretary shall advise the Executive Director, not later than 15 days before
the effective date of the plan changes, of any adverse effect which the changes might have
on comparable State jobs. Failure of the Secretary to timely respond shall be deemed a
statement of no adverse effect.

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