HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1589

CHAPTER 429
(House Bill 218)

AN ACT concerning

Merit System - Delegation of Authority

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Secretary of Personnel to

delegate certain final decisions to certain officials, the
issuance of certain proposed decisions to certain officials,
and certain proposed decisions of outside arbitrators to
certain officials.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 64A - Merit System

Section 36A(c) 36A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1983 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 64A - Merit System

36A.

(a) The Secretary of Personnel may designate an arbitrator
of the Employer-Employee Relations Division of the Department of
Personnel to hear and issue the final decision in the following
cases:

(1) Denial of increment appeals under § [30(c)]

30(B)(1) AND (3) of this article; AND

(2) [Preliminary hearing cases of suspensions pending
appeal under § 33 of this article; and

(3)] Grievance appeals under § 54 of this article.

(b) The Secretary of Personnel may designate an arbitrator
of the Employer-Employee Relations Division of the Department of
Personnel to hear and issue proposals for decisions in the
following cases:

(1) Removal appeals under § 33 of this article [;] OR

ARTICLE 29, § 11-109(B) OF THE CODE;

(2) Demotion appeals under § 31 of this article;