2012

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 245

of setting fire to any building, tenement, or property, the
setting fire to which is punishable by confinement in the
penitentiary in the case of adults, shall be sentenced to the
penitentiary for the said crime in the same manner as if they
were of full age, or in the discretion of the court may be
confined in the [House of Refuge] CHARLES H. HICKEY, JR. SCHOOL
or Saint Mary's Industrial School, or the Cheltenham School for
Boys.

Article 64A - Merit System

3.

The following positions shall not be included in the
classified service:

(15) All teachers, principals, directors of education
and supervisors of vocational education on the staffs of Boys'
Village of Maryland, [Maryland Training School for Boys] CHARLES
H. HICKEY, JR. SCHOOL, Montrose School, Victor Cullen School,
and any and all other institutions which are under the
supervision, direction, control and general management of the
State Juvenile Services Administration;

27.

(a) After consultation with appointing authorities, the
Secretary of Personnel shall prepare and recommend to the
Governor a pay plan for all classes of positions in both the
classified and unclassified service to the end that all positions
in the service involving comparable duties, experience,
responsibilities and authority shall be paid comparable salaries
in accordance with the relative value of the services to be
performed. In establishing rates of pay, the Secretary shall
give consideration to experience, the prevailing rates of pay for
the services performed, and for comparable services in public and
private employment, living costs, maintenance or other benefits
received by employees, and the State's financial condition and
policies. The pay plan shall take effect and shall have the
force and effect of law after approval by the Governor, at the
time the next State budget takes effect, if funds for the pay
plan are provided therein. Amendments to the pay plan may be
made from time to time for specific classes of positions when
recommended by the Secretary and approved by the Governor and so
presented to the General Assembly on or before December 20 of
each year. The amendments will be effective in the next State
budget if funds are provided for that purpose. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary and solely in cases of acute emergency,
amendments may be made from time to time in the pay plan to take
effect at any time prior to the effective date of the next State
budget, if the amendment is necessary in order to procure or to
retain in the State service, essential career administrative
employees, performing executive functions, or essential
professional or technical employees, and upon approval of the
Board of Public Works, after recommendation by the Secretary,