HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                       2483

CHAPTER 659

(Senate Bill 239)

AN ACT concerning

State Employment - Department of Personnel -

Medical Examination Advisory Board

Denial of State Employment for Medical Reasons

FOR the purpose of repealing certain provisions of law that
prohibit the Secretary of Personnel or prohibit an
authorizing authority from taking certain actions regarding
certain qualifications for State employment; providing that
State law and regulations be used at a reference in deciding
whether an accommodation is reasonable; establishing the
Medical Examination Advisory Board within the Department of
Personnel; providing for the membership of the Board;
defining terms; requiring the medical director to submit
certain information to the Board within a certain time
period after determining that a State employee or that an
applicant for State employment is unfit for a certain
position; requiring the Board to determine whether or not
certain State employees or applicants for State employment
are able to perform certain duties and functions when
provided with reasonable accomodation; requiring the Board

to report the Board's determination regarding certain

employees or applicants for State employment in writing to
the Secretary; clarifying language; requiring the Secretary

of Personnel to adopt certain rules and regulations;

requiring the Secretary of Personnel to repeal certain rules
and regulations and to consult with the Governor's Office
for Handicapped Individuals in developing certain rules and

regulations; and generally relating to the Medical

Examination Advisory Board within the Department of

Personnel. certain procedures to be followed in the case of
denial of State employment for medical reasons; and
generally relating to denial of State employment for medical
reasons.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 64A - Merit System

Section 12

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

12.