SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                      1455

(1)    That each employee will complete his training satisfactorily
and will continue in the service of the State of Maryland for a period
equal to three times the number of classroom hours spent in out-
service training, unless prior to the expiration of the period of obli-
gated service he is involuntarily separated from the employment of
the State of Maryland. The period of time an employee is required
to agree to continue in the service of the State shall begin on the first
day after the end of the training covered by this agreement;

(2)    That if the employee is voluntarily separated following train-
ing, and prior to the expiration of the period for which he had agreed
to continue in the service of the State of Maryland, he will pay to the
State of Maryland, the amount of additional expenses incurred by it
in connection with his out-service training on a pro rata basis.

(b) Agreements are not required under the following circum-
stances:

(1)    when out-service training is provided by manufacturers as
a normal service incidental to initial purchase or lease of their
products;

(2)    when out-service training will not exceed one hundred and
twenty hours in a single six month period or three hundred and fifty
dollars for tuition and related fees;

(3)    when training will involve no expense to the State of Mary-
land.

(8)    Failure to Fulfill Obligated Service Agreements

(a)    Employees Who Transfer to Another Agency:

An employee who transfers to another State agency before fulfilling
his period of obligated service shall not be required to pay the addi-
tional expenses of out-service training.

(b)    Employees Who Leave State Service:

An employee who leaves State service before completing his period
of obligated service shall reimburse the State of Maryland on a pro
rata basis for the costs of additional expenses incurred through out-
service training.

(9)    Recovery of Funds

A sum equal to the amount of such additional expenses of training
shall be recoverable by the State of Maryland by any means the State
Law Department may prescribe.

(10)    Training Specialists

(a) Use of either training or subject matter specialists on a con-
tract or "purchase of training services" basis to plan or conduct
training courses for State employees may be appropriate when all
of the following conditions exist:

(1)    adequate training in the subject field is not otherwise reason-
ably available;

(2)    the specialist can adequately fulfill the training need at rea-
sonable cost.