880                               Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 423

PLOYEE MADE PART OF THE STATE CLASSIFIED SERVICE
SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A PERMANENT EMPLOYEE UN-
LESS THE PERIOD OF SERVICE WITH HIS PRIOR GOVERN-
MENTAL EMPLOYER WOULD QUALIFY THE EMPLOYEE
FOR PERMANENT STATUS IF THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN
SERVING IN THE STATE SERVICE DURING THE PERIOD;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PRIOR SERVICE SHALL
BE CREDITED AGAINST THE APPLICABLE PROBATIONARY
PERIOD REQUIRED TO BE SERVED UNDER THE PROVI-
SIONS OF THE MERIT SYSTEM LAW. IT IS FURTHER PRO-
VIDED THAT ANY CLERICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE OR CON-
STABULAR EMPLOYEE OTHERWISE WITHIN THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION BUT WHO WAS HIRED,
PROMOTED OR RECLASSIFIED BY HIS GOVERNMENTAL
EMPLOYER AFTER JANUARY 1, 1971, BUT PRIOR TO JULY
4, 1971, SHALL CONTINUE AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DIS-
TRICT COURT ONLY UPON A DETERMINATION BY THE
CHIEF JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT THAT THE EM-
PLOYEE'S CONTINUED SERVICE IN THE JOB CLASSIFICA-
TION HELD ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN JULY, 1971, IS
REQUIRED FOR THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF THE
DISTRICT COURT. All other EXCEPT AS HERETOFORE
PROVIDED, ALL SUCH CLERICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND
CONSTABULAR employees shall be appointed by the chief judge
of the District Court upon the recommendation of the admin-
istrative judge in each district, [and] Those employees hired

after the effective date of the subtitle shall be under any State

merit or classification system in existence for State employees. ALL
CONSTABLES, CLERKS, AND CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRA-
TIVE EMPLOYEES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CONDUCT
THE BUSINESS OF THE COURT SHALL BE IN THE STATE
SERVICE.

(c)    With respect to every employee or person described in sub-
sections (a) or (b) of this Section 149 who elects to remain under
a county, city or municipal merit, classification, leave, retirement or
health system, the county, city or municipality in question shall
make whatever payments or contributions are required to be made
by such THE county, city or municipality to or for the account or on
behalf of said THE employee, and the State shall periodically re-
imburse said THE county, city or municipality for any such pay-
ments or contributions made, provided that payments or contributions
made by the county, city or municipality to the retirement or group
insurance program of any such employee shall not be deemed to be
salary with respect to such THE employee.

(d)    [(b)] The chief clerk of the District Court shall be re-
sponsible, subject to the direction of the chief judge of the District
Court, for the administration and day-to-day clerical operation of
the District Court and its several divisions and locations and shall
perform such ALL other duties as may be prescribed by rule or by
law. He may delegate administrative duties to other clerical or admin-
istrative personnel of the District Court in a manner consistent with
rule and with law. The chief administrative clerk in each district
shall be responsible to the chief clerk of the District Court and the
administrative judge of the district for the maintenance and opera-
tion of the clerical staff and work within the district, including