HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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of the State government that are not principal departments may be
placed by the Governor in any principal department.

(2) [An] UNLESS EXPRESSLY EXEMPTED FROM PLACEMENT BY
LAW, AN interstate, regional, or other intergovernmental unit in
which the State participates shall be placed in the appropriate
principal department.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of
this Act shall take effect June 1, 1984.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of
this Act shall take effect October 1, 1984.

Approved May 15, 1984.

CHAPTER 374

(Senate Bill 881)

AN ACT concerning

Merit System - Employees - Grievance Procedures

FOR the purpose of providing that, under certain circumstances,
after a certain grievance hearing has been held no further
action may be taken against a State employee with regard to
the charge that was considered in the hearing or with regard
to additional information provided at the hearing.

BY adding to

Article 64A - Merit System
Section 54(d)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1983 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 64A - Merit System

54.

(D) IF THE STEP FIVE HEARING HAS BEEN HELD AND IN THAT
HEARING THE INITIAL DETERMINATION WAS RESCINDED, NO FURTHER
ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE WITH REGARD TO THE CHARGE
THAT WAS CONSIDERED IN THE HEARING OR WITH REGARD TO ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED AT THE HEARING.