866                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 11

THE SECRETARY MAY MAKE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HEAD OF ANOTHER
UNIT OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT, OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OF A
REGIONAL OR LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY, OR OF A UNIT OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR THE TEMPORARY EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES:

(1)  FROM THE DEPARTMENT TO THE UNIT, LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, OR AGENCY; OR

(2)  FROM THE UNIT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR AGENCY TO THE
DEPARTMENT.

(B)  MAXIMUM TIME PERIOD.

AN EMPLOYEE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR EXCHANGED UNDER THIS
SECTION FOR MORE THAN 90 DAYS AT A TIME.

(C)  APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED.

THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL IS NOT REQUIRED
FOR AN AGREEMENT UNDER THIS SECTION.

(D)  POSITION UNDER MERIT SYSTEM.

FOR PURPOSES OF THE STATE MERIT SYSTEM LAW, AN EMPLOYEE
TRANSFERRED OR EXCHANGED UNDER THIS SECTION IS CONSIDERED TO
CONTINUE IN THE POSITION FROM WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS TEMPORARILY
TRANSFERRED OR EXCHANGED.

(E)  REIMBURSEMENT.

THE SECRETARY MAY AGREE TO REIMBURSE, OR COLLECT
REIMBURSEMENT FROM, ANOTHER UNIT OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT, A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, A REGIONAL OR LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY, OR A FEDERAL
AGENCY FOR A TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE OF EMPLOYEES UNDER THIS
SECTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first, second, and
third sentences of former Art. 88C, § 3.

In subsection (a) of this section, the words "unit of
the federal government" are substituted for the former
words "federal agency", for consistency with language
used in § 5-402 of this subtitle.

In subsection (c) of this section, the words

"Secretary of    Personnel" are substituted for the

former obsolete   reference to the "State Commissioner
of Personnel".

In subsection (d) of this section, the words "State
merit system law" are substituted for the former
obsolete reference to the "classified service law".