152                              Laws of Maryland                         Ch. 98

or which most closely compares with his last job classification as a
Baltimore City employee. An employee appointed to the State merit
system under this section shall be given credit thereunder for the
years of service rendered in Baltimore City for the purposes of estab-
lishing retirement and death benefits, compensation rates, including
longevity steps, and the basic rates for vacation and sick leave credit
earnings. No such employee who has been transferred from the
Baltimore City health department to the State merit system may
receive any diminution in compensation solely as a result of such
transfer and appointment.

25C.

Any employee of Baltimore City who is engaged in the electronic
data processing operations and in the work, experience and training
program of the department of public welfare of Baltimore City and
who, while so employed, applies to the [Commissioner] Secretary
of Personnel for appointment under the State merit system on or
before July 1, 1968, shall be so appointed, and without further
examination or qualification shall be classified in the job classification
under the State merit system which is comparable or which most
closely compares with his last job classification as a Baltimore City
employee. An employee appointed to the State merit system under
this section shall be given credit thereunder for the years of service
rendered in Baltimore City for the purposes of compensation rates,
including longevity steps, and the basic rates for vacation and sick
leave credit earnings. Any such employee shall be fully subject to
the rights, duties, and privileges of Article 73B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, title "Pensions." No such employee who has been
transferred from the department of public welfare of Baltimore
City to the State merit system may receive any diminution in com-
pensation solely as a result of such transfer and appointment.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That Sections 26 and 28
of Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition,

1968  Replacement Volume and 1969 Supplement), title "Merit Sys-
tem," be and they are hereby repealed in their entirety.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That Sections 27, 29, 30(a),
30 (b), 30 (c), 31, 32, 32A, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 (c), 38, 39, 40, 41, 43,
49(a), 49(e), 49(f) 49(h), 49(i), 49(j) (3) (E), 49(k)(l), 49
(k)(2), 49(k)(3) and 49(k)(5) of Article 64A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition, 1968 Replacement Volume and

1969  Supplement), title "Merit System," be and they are hereby
repealed and reenacted with amendments, all to read as follows:

27.

(a) [The Commissioner shall be responsible for developing all
data, including but not limited to tables, charts, job descriptions,
job comparisons, and ratings for use of the Standard Salary Board.
It shall be the duty of the Board to consider the materials developed
by the Commissioner and after] After consultation with ap-
pointing authorities, the [State Employees Standard Salary Board]
Secretary of Personnel shall prepare and recommend to the Governor
a pay plan for all classes of positions in both the classified and un-
classified service to the end that all positions in such services involv-
ing comparable duties, experience, responsibilities and authority