Ch. 637

LAWS OF MARYLAND

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education

Section 13-lA-02(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

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

Article - Education

13-1A-02.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this
subsection, appointments at the University are not subject to or
controlled by the provisions of the Merit System Law.

(2)  After appointment, employees in positions
designated by the University shall be regarded and treated as
classified employees of this State and:

(i) Have all the rights and privileges of
classified employees;

(ii) Have the right of appeal as provided by
law in any case of alleged injustice;

(iii) Shall be paid salaries not less than
those paid in similar classifications in other State agencies;
and

(iv) Shall retain their vacation privileges,
retirement status, and benefits under the State retirement
system.

(3)  If a new branch of the University is established
under Section 13-104(f), the University is subject to the State
Merit System Law with respect to nonacademic employees at that
branch.

(4)  If authorized by the Board of Regents or its
designee, nurses and graduates of registered nurse education
programs assigned to positions in the medical system of the
Baltimore City campus may be scheduled to work flexible biweekly
schedules with the normal biweekly work period of 80 hours,
however, nursing personnel may not be required to work a flexible
biweekly schedule. The provisions of Article 100, Section 76 (a)
of the Code, for compensation of State employees for work in
excess of the normal workweek, do not apply to these nursing
personnel. Unless ineligible to receive overtime compensation,
any assigned work performed by nursing personnel in excess of 80

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