WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                           Ch. 10

4-503. PERFORMANCE RECORDS.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

AS A BASIS FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYEE EFFICIENCY, EACH APPOINTING
AUTHORITY SHALL KEEP RECORDS ON THE PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTIVITY, AND
CONDUCT OF EACH CLASSIFIED SERVICE EMPLOYEE OF THE APPOINTING
AUTHORITY.

(B)     FORM AND SCOPE.

THE SECRETARY MAY DETERMINE THE FORM AND SCOPE OF THESE RECORDS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from the first sentence of former Art. 64A, § 31, as it related to
records.

Defined terms: "Appointing authority" § 1-101
"Classified service" § 1-101
"Secretary" § 1-101

4-504. UNSATISFACTORY WORK OR CONDUCT REPORT.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

(1)      EACH APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE
SECRETARY ON EACH CLASSIFIED SERVICE EMPLOYEE WHO, BECAUSE OF ALLEGED
UNSATISFACTORY WORK OR CONDUCT, VOLUNTARILY OR INVOLUNTARILY IS
SEPARATED FROM STATE EMPLOYMENT OR TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER UNIT.

(2)      THE SECRETARY SHALL DETERMINE THE FORM OF THE REPORT.

(B)     NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES.

THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL:

(1)      PROVIDE A COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE EMPLOYEE; AND

(2)      NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TO RESPOND
TO THE REPORT.

(C)     EMPLOYEE RESPONSE.

(1)      AN EMPLOYEE MAY SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARY A WRITTEN
RESPONSE TO A REPORT UNDER THIS SECTION.

(2)      AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED PROBATION
MAY REQUEST A HEARING BEFORE THE SECRETARY. THE SECRETARY SHALL
CONDUCT THE HEARING UNDER THE SAME PROCEDURES AS THOSE ESTABLISHED
FOR REMOVAL OF CLASSIFIED SERVICE EMPLOYEES FROM STATE EMPLOYMENT.

(D)     DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.

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