PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 347

(2) PERIODICALLY REVIEW AND AUDIT RECRUITMENT AND HIRING
PRACTICES OF ALL APPOINTING AUTHORITIES.

(D) ON REQUEST OF A UNIT THAT IS NOT ABLE TO CONDUCT ALL OR PART OF
ITS OWN RECRUITMENT OR SELECTION TESTING FOR A POSITION BECAUSE IT LACKS
THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES, THE DEPARTMENT, CONSISTENT WITH ITS
RESOURCES, SHALL ASSIST THE UNIT IN CONDUCTING THE REQUESTED
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION TESTING.

7-202.

(A)    WHEN A SKILLED SERVICE OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE POSITION IS TO BE
FILLED, THE UNIT SHALL COMPLETE A POSITION SELECTION PLAN FOR THE
POSITION.

(B)     A POSITION SELECTION PLAN SHALL CONTAIN THE INFORMATION ABOUT
THE POSITION THAT THE SECRETARY REQUIRES, INCLUDING:

(1)     A POSITION DESCRIPTION DESCRIBED IN § 7-102 OF THIS SUBTITLE;

(2)     THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE CLASS OF THE POSITION
AND ANY SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE
POSITION;

(3)     ANY LIMITATIONS ON SELECTION FOR THE POSITION, INCLUDING
THOSE THAT LIMIT CONSIDERATION TO:

(I)      CURRENT STATE OR UNIT EMPLOYEES;

(II)    PROMOTIONAL CANDIDATES; OR

(III) CANDIDATES INDICATING A WILLINGNESS TO WORK IN A
LOCATION; AND

(4)     IF APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION ARE TO BE RECRUITED, THE:

(I)      LOCATION FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS;

(II)     MANNER FOR POSTING THE POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE
UNIT;

(III) METHOD AND LENGTH OF TIME FOR ADVERTISING THE
POSITION;

(IV) CLOSING DATE TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION;

(V)     A PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT OF ANY SELECTION TEST TO BE
ADMINISTERED TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS; AND

(VI)   DURATION OF THE LIST OF ELIGIBLES THAT RESULTS FROM
THE RECRUITMENT.

(C)     THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL:

(1) APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE EACH POSITION SELECTION PLAN;

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