HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1329

Assembly on the status of leave taken by State
personnel.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 64A - Merit System

Section 37A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1972 Replacement Volume and 1978 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 64A - Merit System

37A.

(A)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of any law
to the contrary, the Secretary shall promulgate rules and
regulations for all State employees, classified or
unclassified, and appointed officials, except 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 key employees and officials, 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 § 3 of
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, and the University
of Maryland, concerning all aspects of annual leave, sick
leave, personal leave, compensatory time, the keeping of
time records, and the filling of any one full-time position
by two or more part—time employees.

(B)     (1)              THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER
SUBSECTION (A) SHALL REQUIRE EACH AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, BOARD,

COMMISSION, OR OTHER UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO REPORT THE

AMOUNT OF ANNUAL LEAVE, SICK LEAVE, AND PERSONAL LEAVE TAKEN

BY ITS EMPLOYEES TO THE SECRETARY. SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY

OF PERSONNEL PERIODIC REPORTS OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION;

(I) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ITS EMPLOYEES; AND

(II) THE AGGREGATE AMOUNTS OF ANNUAL

LEAVE, SICK LEAVE, AND PERSONAL LEAVE TAKEN BY ITS
EMPLOYEES.

(2) THE SECRETARY SHALL COMPILE THESE REPORTS,
SHALL MAINTAIN A CENTRAL DATA BASE ON THEM, AND ANNUALLY
REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON LEAVE TAKEN BY STATE
EMPLOYEES.