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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 701

EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS PURSUANT TO THE POLICY ESTABLISHED
BY PARAGRAPH (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION SHALL RECEIVE, ON A
PRO RATA BASIS, ALL BENEFITS NORMALLY AVAILABLE TO
FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF ALL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES IN SIMILAR
POSITION, GRADE, OR LENGTH OF SERVICE.

(J) NO EXECUTIVE AGENCY SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS SECTION SHALL, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING
THAT AGENCY'S PERSONNEL CEILING REQUIREMENT, COUNT ANY
EMPLOYEE EMPLOYED ON A FLEXIBLE HOURS EMPLOYMENT BASIS
OTHER THAN ON A PRO RATA BASIS ACCORDING TO THE
PERCENTAGE OF HOURS SUCH EMPLOYEE WORKS COMPARED TO THE
STANDARD STATE WORKWEEK ESTABLISHED FOR THE AGENCY OR ANY
APPROPRIATE AGENCY DIVISION.

(K) THE SECRETARY MAY EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SECTION TO ANY STATE AGENCY NOT WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH.

(LI THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 18 OF THIS ARTICLE
SHALL APPLY TO FLEXIBLE HOURS EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
CREATED UNDER THIS SECTION.

(M) EACH PART-TIME EMPLOYEE OF AN EXECUTIVE AGENCY,
AND OTHER AGENCIES COVERED UNDER SUBSECTION (K) ABOVE
WHO, AS OF JULY 1, 1975 HAS CONTINUED SATISFACTORY
SERVICE FOR A PERIOD EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE A PROBATIONARY PERIOD IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE
UNDER THIS ARTICLE WITHOUT EXAMINATION OR FURTHER
QUALIFYING REQUIREMENT.

(N) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO
AUTHORIZE THE HIRING OF PART-TIME EMPLOYEES EXCEPT TO DO
WORK WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE TO BE PERFORMED PURSUANT
TO APPLICABLE LAW BY FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OR BY OTHER
PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section
3 of Article 64A - Merit System, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1972 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement) be
and it is hereby repealed and re—enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

Article 64A — Merit System

3.

The following positions shall not be included in the
classified service, namely: those held by officers
elected by popular vote and officers whose appointment
and election is provided by the Constitution, including
deputy clerks provided for by the Constitution, Article
4, §§ 26 and 37; officers and employees of the General