SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                        1453

(g) Pooling of Resources:

Departments and inter-departmental divisions should cooperate
to the maximum extent necessary in pooling resources, facilities, and
talents in meeting common training needs. Larger organizations
should accommodate the smaller organizations having limited capa-
bilities for training to participate in their training programs. Ar-
rangements may be made for a pro rota portion of the cost of such
shared training. The Office of the Commissioner will assist small
agencies in arranging for in-service training with other agencies.

(k) Out-Service Training

(1) Authorization of outside training:

(a)    The Commissioner may delegate the authority to department
heads to approve employee out-service training provided the following
conditions are met:

(1)    training does not exceed one hundred and twenty classroom
hours per each six months;

(2)    tuition and related fees do not exceed three hundred and fifty
dollars per participating employee per each six months;

(3)    the agency has certified within fifteen work days after the
out-service training has started, that the training is in accordance
with policies, procedures, and regulations of the State.

(b)    Authority to approve employee's participating in any single
outside training program, in excess of one hundred and twenty hours
duration for any six month period or which involves expenditures
by the Maryland State government in excess of three hundred fifty
dollars per participating employee in any six month period for tuition
and related fees, is retained by the Commissioner.

(2)    Determination Requirements

Training of employees, through out-service training, may be au-
thorized or recommended only after a determination by the depart-
ment concerned that employees who are already trained cannot be
utilized as instructors and that adequate training is not reasonably
available in other State agencies. The Office of the Commissioner
shall be available for advice and assistance in making this determina-
tion.

(3)    Prohibited Purposes

(a)    Out-service training for the purpose of filling a position by
promotion is prohibited if there is another employee on the promo-
tional eligible list. The Commissioner, may at his discretion, waive
this provision provided a previously approved career development
program has been filed and approved by the Commissioner.

(b)    The selection of an employee for out-service training or the
payment or reimbursement by the State of Maryland of the costs of
such training is prohibited either for the purpose of providing an
opportunity to such employee to obtain an academic degree which is
not in accord with his career development plan.

(c)    The expenditure of funds for out-service training for the
purpose of raising the general educational level of an employee is not