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rate is determined as in paragraph (2), but used for the 2-week
period.

(4)  THE SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL MAY, BY REGULATION
CONSISTENT WITH THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT, PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT
TO BE MADE IN COMPENSATORY TIME RATHER THAN BY MONETARY PAYMENT.

(5)    REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE:

(I) PROVISIONS WHICH SPECIFY THE ABILITY OF THE
EMPLOYEE TO CHOOSE, PRIOR TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK AND
AFTER NOTIFYING THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISOR, WHETHER TO RECEIVE

COMPENSATORY TIME FOR THE APPROVED OVERTIME WORK. IF THE

EMPLOYEE DOES NOT CHOOSE TO RECEIVE COMPENSATORS TIME, THE
EMPLOYEE WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE OVERTIME PAYMENT CALCULATED
UNDER THIS SECTION FOR APPROVED OVERTIME WORK.----------------------

(II) PROVISIONS SPECIFYING THAT COMPENSATORY
TIME RECEIVED BY AN EMPLOYEE UNDER THIS SECTION, IN LIEU OF A
MONETARY OVERTIME PAYMENT, MAY NOT BE LESS THAN ONE AND ONE-HALF
HOURS OF COMPENSATORY TIME FOR EACH HOUR OF OVERTIME WORKED.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 19, 1989.

CHAPTER 373

(House Bill 88)

AN ACT concerning

State Holidays - Observance of Columbus Day

FOR the purpose of amending the provision of law relating to the
designation of Columbus Day as a legal holiday in this State
by providing that if the United States Congress designates a
day for the national observance of Columbus Day other than
October 12, the day so designated by the United States
Congress, shall be observed as Columbus Day in this State.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 1 - Rules of Interpretation

Section 27(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

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