Ch. 543

LAWS OF MARYLAND

IN THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED:

(1)  "APPOINTING AUTHORITY" MEANS A PERSON OR GROUP OF
PERSONS EMPOWERED BY THE CONSTITUTION, STATUTE, OR EXECUTIVE
ORDER TO INITIATE OR HAVING THE POWER TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS AND TO
TERMINATE EMPLOYMENT.

(2)  "APPOINTMENT" MEANS FILLING A VACANT OR NEWLY
CREATED POSITION WITH AN ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE FROM A CERTIFIED
ELIGIBLE LIST.

(3)  "CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLES" MEANS THE REFERRING
OF NAMES FROM AN ELIGIBLE LIST TO AN APPOINTING AUTHORITY TO FILL
VACANT OR NEWLY CREATED POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE.

(4)  "CLASS" MEANS A GROUPING OF ONE OR MORE POSITIONS
SUFFICIENTLY SIMILAR WITH RESPECT TO DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
THAT THE SAME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE MAY BE USED TO DESIGNATE EACH
POSITION IN THAT GROUPING AND THAT THE SAME GENERAL
QUALIFICATIONS ARE NEEDED FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES, THAT THE
SAME TESTS OF FITNESS SHALL BE USED TO SELECT EMPLOYEES, AND THAT
THE SAME RATES OF PAY SHALL BE APPLIED TO ALL POSITIONS IN THAT
GROUPING.

(5)  "CLASSIFICATION AUDIT" MEANS THE STUDY OF THE
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A POSITION FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ASSIGNING THE POSITION TO A CLASS.

(6)  "CLASSIFIED SERVICE" MEANS ALL POSITIONS FOR
WHICH PERSONS ARE SELECTED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH §§ 17 AND 18 OF THIS ARTICLE AND FROM WHICH A
NONPROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE MAY BE DISMISSED ONLY FOR CAUSE.

(7)  "CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE" MEANS A PERSON WITH WHOM
THE STATE HAS AN EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP BUT WHOSE
EMPLOYMENT IS NOT DEPENDENT UPON A BUDGETED POSITION.

(8)  "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL.

(9)  "EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT" MEANS THE APPOINTMENT OF
A PERSON DURING AN EMERGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING THE
STOPPAGE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 60 DAYS.

(10)  "INITIAL APPOINTMENT" MEANS THE FIRST
APPOINTMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE TO STATE SERVICE AND DOES NOT INCLUDE
REEMPLOYMENT OF A PERSON WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE STATE.

(11)  "INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION" MEANS THE LAYOFF OF AN
EMPLOYEE INITIATED BY AN APPOINTING AUTHORITY BECAUSE OF LACK OF
WORK, REORGANIZATION, OR LACK OF FUNDS.

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