HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Article 64A - Merit System
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(a)  As of July 1, 1973, any employees of Prince
George's County who were performing parole and probation
duties under the direction of the State Division of Parole
and Probation and who are designated by the administrative
judge of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, and
any employees of the Probation Department of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City who are designated by the chief
judge of the Supreme Bench, shall be transferred to the
State Division of Parole and Probation, if they have been
employed for at least six months prior to July 1, 1973, and
the division on and after July 1, 1973 shall assume all of
the duties and functions previously assigned to the
employees of Prince George's County designated under this
subsection and all of the duties and functions previously
assigned to the Probation Department of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City, including the disposition of matters pending
on that date.

(b)  Those employees who are transferred shall become
classified employees of the State, subject to the provisions
of the State Merit System Law under this article and shall
be placed in that position which is comparable or most
closely compares with their former position, without further
examination or qualification, and without diminution or loss
of any benefits to which entitled prior to July 1, 1973.
They shall be credited with the years of service rendered in
Prince George's County or Baltimore City for purposes of
determining compensation rates, including longevity steps,
and the basic rates for annual leave and sick leave; except
any employee made part of the State classified service,
under the terms of this subsection, shall not be deemed a
permanent employee unless the period of service with his
prior governmental employer would qualify the employee for
permanent status if the employee had been serving in the
State service during the period, but the prior service shall
be credited against the applicable probationary period
required to be served under the provisions of the Merit
System Law.

(c)  Those employees who are transferred shall become
members of the State employees pension system under Article
73B of this Code and shall transfer all contributions as
provided in § 32A of Article 73B.]

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(c) A complainant or appointing authority may secure
review of a decision under this section in the circuit court
[or Baltimore City Supreme Bench] for the jurisdiction in
which the violation allegedly occurred. The court in