MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                            2193

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ANY CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE OF THE BOOKSTORE AND SNACK
BAR OF SALISBURY STATE COLLEGE WHO AS OF JULY 1, 1974,
HAS CONTINUOUS, FULL-TIME, SATISFACTORY SERVICE FOR A
PERIOD EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A
PROBATIONARY PERIOD IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE SHALL BE
[[ADOPTED INTO]] INCLUDED IN THE MERIT SYSTEM UNDER
[[ARTICLE 64A OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND]] THIS
ARTICLE, WITHOUT FURTHER EXAMINATION OR QUALIFICATION.
AN EMPLOYEE [[ADOPTED INTO THE STATE MERIT SYSTEM
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION]] SHALL BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR THE
YEARS OF SERVICE RENDERED AS A CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE OF
THE BOOKSTORE AND SNACK BAR OF SALISBURY STATE COLLEGE
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING (1) COMPENSATION RATES
INCLUDING INCREMENTS, AND (2) THE BASIC RATES FOR ANNUAL
LEAVE AND SICK LEAVE CREDIT EARNINGS PROVIDED UNDER
[[SAID]] THIS ARTICLE [[64A]]. AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN
INCLUDED [[INTO]] IN. THE STATE MERIT SYSTEM UNDER THIS
SECTION SHALL NOT RECEIVE ANY DIMINUTION IN COMPENSATION
(BASED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S SALARY AS OF THE DATE OF
ADOPTION) SOLELY AS A RESULT OF THE INCLUSION; AND THERE
SHALL BE NO DIMINUTION IN RESPECTIVE AMOUNTS OF
ACCUMULATED ANNUAL LEAVE AND SICK LEAVE CREDITED TO EACH
EMPLOYEE AT THE TIME OF THE INCLUSION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1974.

Approved May 31, 1974.

CHAPTER 647
(Senate Bill 743)
AN ACT concerning

Dorchester County — Volunteer Fire Companies

FOR the purpose of revising the lavs concerning payments
by the County Commissioners of Dorchester County to
the several volunteer fire companies in the county
and providing for the amounts and conditions of
these payments.

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments,

Article 25 — County Commissioners
Section 3(w)