PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 347

Subtitle 4. [Payroll] STATE COMPENSATION GENERALLY AND PAYROLL.
2-401.

(A)    EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, COMPENSATION FOR STATE
EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED UNDER A PAY PLAN.

(B)     THE PAY PLANS FOR THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT
STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARE DESCRIBED IN TITLE 8 OF THIS
ARTICLE

[6-401.] 2-402.

(a)     Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding any
other law, the Central Payroll Bureau of the Office of the State Comptroller shall provide
for the payment of all wages to:

(1)     each officer and employee of the State who is paid from funds
appropriated by the General Assembly; and

(2)     whether or not paid from funds appropriated by the General Assembly,
each officer and employee of:

(i)     the University of Maryland System;

(ii)    Morgan State University;

(iii)   St. Mary's College of Maryland; and

(iv)   Baltimore City Community College.

(b)     The Central Payroll Bureau shall maintain all supporting payroll records for
the payment of wages under this section.

[6-402] 2-403.

(a)     (1) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, on the written request of an
employee to pay dues to an organization by payroll deduction, the Central Payroll Bureau
shall:

[(1)] (I) deduct the dues from the employee's wages; and

[(2)] (II) timely pay over the amount deducted to the organization.

(2) AN EMPLOYEE MAY CANCEL A PAYROLL DEDUCTION OF
ORGANIZATION DUES BY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE CENTRAL PAYROLL
BUREAU.

(b)     The Central Payroll Bureau may deduct dues under this section only for:

(1)     an organization that has a membership of 1,000 or more State
employees;

(2)     an organization for which the potential field of membership is limited to
fewer than 1,000 State employees, if the Governor has approved the deduction for that
organization; or

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