MARVIN MANDEL,

Governor

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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 24A and [[51(b)(1)]] 51(a), (b),
(f), (h), (i), (j), (1), and (m) of Article 64A - Merit
System, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972
Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and they are
hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 64A - Merit System

24A.

A State agency may not enter into a consultant
contract with any person who has left State employment,
other than by reason of retirement, until the person has
been out of State employment for a period of one year.
The term "consultant contract" for the purpose of this
[subsection] SECTION shall be limited to a contract with
a corporation, partnership, or other entity in which the
former State employee is more than a 10 percent
beneficial owner, or director, or officer.

51.

(a)    For purposes of this section the following
terms shall have the following indicated meanings:

(1)    "Executive agency" means an executive
department or agency in the executive branch of State
government, including all offices thereof directly
responsible to the Governor.

(2)    ["Flexible hours employment" means
permanent part—time employment, as for example, four

hours per work day or, two, three or__four days per

workweek, and includes such other arrangements as the
Secretary establishes consistent with the policy set
forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (b). ] PERMANENT

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT MEANS WORKING ON NOT FEWER THAN__TWO

DAYS PER WORKWEEK.

(3)    "Workweek" means [minimum of 15 hours

of work per week] NOT FEWER THAN 17 3/4 HOURS NOR MORE

THAN 30 HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK.

(4) "Secretary" means the "Secretary of
Personnel."

[[51]].

(b)    (1) It is the policy of the State that,
unless adjudged by the Secretary to be in conflict with
efficient performance by the State personnel force, at
least one percent of the positions at each and all levels
in all executive agencies shall be available on a
[[flexible hours]] PART-TIME employment basis for persons