PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 347

[(k) "Reinstate" means to reemploy an individual with restoration of all benefits.]

(K) "PRINCIPAL UNIT' MEANS A PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENT OR OTHER
PRINCIPAL INDEPENDENT UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT.

(L) "PROFESSIONAL SERVICE" MEANS THE EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY IN THE
STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT IS DESCRIBED IN § 6-402 OF THIS
ARTICLE.

[(1)] (M) Except as provided in [Title 8, Subtitle 1] TITLE 2, SUBTITLE 5 of this
article, "Secretary" means the Secretary of Personnel.

(N) "SKILLED SERVICE" MEANS THE EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY IN THE STATE
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT IS DESCRIBED IN § 6-401 OF THIS ARTICLE

[ (m)] (O) "State" means:

(1)     a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

(2)     the District of Columbia.

[(n)](P) "State Personnel Management System" means the personnel system
established under [§ 1-201] § 6-101 of this [title] ARTICLE.

(Q) "TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE" INCLUDES:

(1)     A CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE; AND

(2)     AN EMERGENCY EMPLOYEE

[(o) (1) "Unclassified service" means all of those positions in the State Personnel
Management System that are excluded' from the classified service by law.

(2) "Unclassified service" does not include any position that is:

(i) included in the classified service under Subtitle 3 of this title; or

(ii) excluded from the unclassified service under Subtitle 5 of this
title.]

SUBTITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

1-201.

UNLESS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE, IN THIS DIVISION I OF THIS
ARTICLE A REFERENCE TO A "DAY" OR "DAYS" MEANS A CALENDAR DAY OR
CALENDAR DAYS.

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