Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1237

gram for State employees, to make the Secretary of Personnel
Responsible for staff supervision of all manpower training and
development under this program, to authorize the Secretary of
Personnel to issue policy, regulations and instructions relating to
this training program, and relating generally to the laws of this
State providing for a training program for State employees.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 49 of Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1968 Replacement Volume and 1970 Supplement), title Merit Sys-
tem," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted to read as follows :

49.

[(a) Definitions.

(1)    "Government" means the government of the State of Mary-
land.

(2)    "Employee" means any person employed in the classified or
unclassified service or any person who has entered into an obligated
service agreement with the government.

(3)    "Training" means the process of providing for and making
available to an employee and, placing or enrolling such employee in, a
planned, prepared, and coordinated program, course, curriculum,
subject, system, or routine of instruction or education, in scientific,
professional, technical, mechanical, trade, clerical, fiscal, administra-
tive or other fields which are or will be directly related to the per-
formance by such employee of official duties for the government, in
order to increase the knowledge, proficiency, ability, skill, and quali-
fications of such employee in the performance of official duties.

(4)    "Commissioner" or "Secretary" means the Secretary of Per-
sonnel.

(5)    "In-service training" means training conducted in a State
agency on State time by employees acting in their official State
capacities.

(6)    "Out-service training" means any training when a fee is paid
for the training by a State agency or an employee of the State who is
eligible for reimbursement at State expense.

(7)    "Additional expenses of training" means all authorized ex-
penses of training other than salary, pay or compensation.

(8)    "Tuition and related fees" means cost of instruction includ-
ing compensation paid to instructors and organizations and all other
costs connected with instruction including matriculation fees, labora-
tory fees, and purchase or rental of books.

(9)    "Career development plan" means a combination of experi-
ence and training designed to prepare an employee to perform the
duties of a classification or position.

(b) Coverage.—This section governs employees of departments,
agencies, and institutions whose training is not otherwise specified by
law. Provisions of this section may be waived to accommodate a
training program supported by federal funds or other outside sources
when approved by the Commissioner.