PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                               Ch. 57

State Police communications supervisors; and generally relating to salaries of the
State Police communications operators.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 88B - Department of State Police
Section 22(a) and 23
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

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

Article 88B - Department of State Police

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(a) From and after July 1, 1974, all police employees of the Department of State
Police AND STATE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS AND STATE POLICE
COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISORS shall receive such salary, including any increment
based upon length of service, as set forth in a salary plan proposed by the Superintendent
of State Police and approved by the Secretary of Personnel, and provided in the State
budget.

(a)     The Superintendent of the State Police shall develop a salary plan for police
employees AND STATE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS AND STATE POLICE
COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISORS which shall include such ranks and grades within
ranks as he deems appropriate. The plan shall be effective upon approval by the
Governor if sufficient funds therefor are included in the State budget. No police
employee shall be demoted or otherwise affected in rank, pay or status except for cause as
hereinbefore required. A police employee who holds a rank determined by the
Superintendent to be obsolete shall remain in the rank until promoted, demoted, retired,
or otherwise terminated.

(b)     A police employee shall receive the salary for the next highest step within his
rank upon each anniversary date. "Anniversary date" means (1) July first, as to all
persons who were police employees on July 1, 1967, or (2) the date of employment as to
all other persons. Upon promotion, a police employee shall be entitled to the pay
specified for the new rank in the same step as that occupied before promotion, except
that if such step is higher than that held by any employee who (1) is already in the rank
and (2) has equal or higher total service time, a police employee upon promotion shall be
entitled only to the pay specified for the new rank in the step next lower than that
occupied before promotion.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1995.

Approved April 11, 1995.

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