PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 491

SECTION 12. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department of Human
Resources shall report to the Legislative Policy Committee before January 1, 1996, in
accordance with § 2-1312 of the State Government Article, on the selection of the sites for the
privatization pilot and demonstration pilot established in Section 3 of this Act. The Legislative
Policy Committee shall have 45 days to review and comment on the report.

SECTION 13. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That an individual who is a State
employee as of November 1, 1996, who is hired by a private contractor under Section 3 of this
Act, and who remains employed by the contractor as of the termination of the Privatization
Program established under Section 3 of this Act:

(1)     may return to State service at any time while the Pilot Program is in existence
and on the termination of the Pilot Program at a grade and step comparable to the grade and
step that the employee would have attained but for the implementation of the Pilot Program
and full restoration of benefits and seniority rights; and

(2)     notwithstanding limits under §§ 22-216 and 23-214 of the State Personnel
and Pensions Article, may be reinstated as a member of the Employees' Pension System or the
Employees' Retirement System in accordance with their membership as a State employee and
be entitled to the restoration of any service credit to which the individual was entitled before
employment with the private contractor whether or not the individual was vested under those
systems.

SECTION 13. 14. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 3 of this Act
shall remain effective for the period of 4 years, and, at the end of June 30, 1999, and with no
further action required by the General Assembly, Section 3 of this Act shall be abrogated and
of no further force and effect.

SECTION 6. 8. 14. 15. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of
this Act shall remain effective for a period of 3 years, and, at the end of June 30, 1998 and
with no further action required by the General Assembly, Section 1 of this Act shall be
abrogated and of no further force and effect.

SECTION 7. 9. 15. 16. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the
provisions of Section 2 4 and Section 17 of this Act, Section 1 of this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1995.

SECTION 16. 17. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 2 of this Act
shall take effect October 1, 1996.

SECTION 17. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 3 of this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1996. Section 3 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 4 years, and,
at the end of June 30, 1999, and with no further action required by the General Assembly,
Section 3 shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect.

Approved May 25, 1995.

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