WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                       H.B. 618

Senate Bill 518, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May 26,
1994, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 618.

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

House Bill No. 618

AN ACT concerning

State Personnel - Sick Leave Use Following Birth or Adoption of a Child

FOR the purpose of allowing certain classified service and unclassified service employees
with primary responsibility for the care and nurturing of a child to use up to 30 days
of earned sick leave, without medical certification, for child care immediately
following the birth of the employee's child or the placement of the child with the
employee for adoption; allowing certain classified service and unclassified service
employees with secondary responsibility for the care and nurturing of a child to use
up to 10 days of earned sick leave, without medical certification, for child care
immediately following the birth of the employee's child or the placement of the
child with the employee for adoption; and generally relating to the use of sick leave
following the birth or adoption of a child.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - State Personnel and Pensions
Section 7-501

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Personnel and Pensions
Section 7-501, 7-502, 7-502 and 7-507
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1993 Volume)

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

Article - State Personnel and Pensions

7-501.

[This] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN § 7-507 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THIS
subtitle applies to all classified service and unclassified service employees in the State
Personnel Management System.

7-502.

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