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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That all laws or parts of
laws, public general or public local, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
repealed to the extent of the inconsistency.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 660
(Senate Bill 183)

AN ACT to add new Section 37A to Article 64A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume [[and 1972 Supplement]]), title "Merit
System," to follow immediately after Section 37 thereof, providing that the
Secretary of Personnel shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning annual
leave, compensatory time, the keeping of time records, and the filling of any
one full-time position for all persons paid by the State, and persons employed
by the State in Federally funded positions[[.]] with certain exceptions.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That new Section 37A be and it is hereby added to Article 64A of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume ([and 1972
Supplement]]), title "Merit System," to follow immediately after Section 37
thereof and to read as follows:

37A.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW TO
THE CONTRARY, THE SECRETARY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES
AND REGULATIONS FOR ALL PERSONS PAID BY THE STATE,
EXCEPT [[COURT HOUSE EMPLOYEES]] EMPLOYEES OF THE
OFFICES OF CLERKS OF THE COURT AND REGISTERS OF WILLS,
WHETHER OR NOT IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, [[ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS,]] ALL APPOINTED
OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, ALL KEY EMPLOYEES AND
OFFICIALS, HALL JUDGES,]] ALL EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS
HOLDING TOTALLY OR PARTIALLY FEDERALLY FUNDED
POSITIONS, ALL ATTORNEYS IN THE STATE LAW DEPARTMENT,
ALL HOURLY-PAID EMPLOYEES, ALL EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS
SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED FROM THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE BY ANY
STATUTE, ALL EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS EXEMPTED UNDER
SECTION 3 OF [[ARTICLE 64A OF THE CODE]] THIS ARTICLE, ALL
PERSONS EMPLOYED OR APPOINTED, WHETHER FACULTY,
ADMINISTRATIVE, CLERICAL OR ANY OTHER FORM OF
EMPLOYMENT AT ALL STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL STATE COLLEGES,
[[COMMUNITY COLLEGES,]] AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
MARYLAND; CONCERNING ALL ASPECTS OF ANNUAL LEAVE,
COMPENSATORY TIME, THE KEEPING OF TIME RECORDS, AND THE
FILLING OF ANY ONE FULL-TIME POSITION BY TWO OR MORE
PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.