WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 10

2-107. CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

(1)      SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, THE SECRETARY
SHALL ESTABLISH CLASSES AND CLASSIFY ALL POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFIED
SERVICE AND THE UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE.

(2)      THE SECRETARY SHALL ENSURE THAT EACH CLASS COMPRISES ONE
OR MORE POSITIONS:

(I)       THAT ARE SIMILAR IN THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES;

(II)     THAT ARE SIMILAR IN THE GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED TO PERFORM THOSE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES;

(III)    TO WHICH THE SAME STANDARDS AND, IF REQUIRED, TESTS
OF FITNESS CAN BE APPLIED; AND

(IV)    TO WHICH THE SAME RATES OF PAY CAN BE APPLIED.

(3)      THE SECRETARY SHALL GIVE EACH CLASS A DESCRIPTIVE
CLASSIFICATION TITLE THAT INDICATES THE CHARACTER AND RANK OF

EMPLOYMENT.

(4)      SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, THE SECRETARY
SHALL, WHEN NECESSARY:

(I)       CREATE ADDITIONAL CLASSES; AND

(II)     ABOLISH, COMBINE, OR MODIFY EXISTING CLASSES.

(B)      USE OF CLASSIFICATION TITLE.

(1)      EACH EMPLOYEE IN A POSITION SHALL ASSUME THE
CLASSIFICATION TITLE GIVEN THE CLASS TO WHICH THAT POSITION BELONGS.

(2)      THE SECRETARY, THE COMPTROLLER, AND THE TREASURER SHALL
USE THESE CLASSIFICATION TITLES IN ALL RELEVANT RECORDS AND
COMMUNICATIONS.

(C)      EFFECT OF MATERIAL CHANGE IN DUTIES.

(1)      A MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE DUTIES OF A POSITION OPERATES TO
ABOLISH THE POSITION AND CREATE A NEW POSITION IN ITS PLACE.

(2)      THE SECRETARY SHALL CLASSIFY EACH NEW POSITION CREATED
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(D)     CLASSIFICATION AUDITS.

(1) TO ENSURE THAT POSITIONS ARE CLASSIFIED PROPERLY, THE
SECRETARY PERIODICALLY SHALL CONDUCT A CLASSIFICATION AUDIT OF A
RANDOM SAMPLE OF ALL POSITIONS UNDER THE SALARY JURISDICTION OF THE
SECRETARY.

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