PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 347

(I) POST THE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE POSITION AT LEAST 2
WEEKS BEFORE THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS, IN AT LEAST ONE
CENTRALIZED LOCATION IN THAT UNIT THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES;
AND

(II) USE ANY OTHER METHOD REASONABLY CALCULATED TO
GIVE ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES NOTICE OF THE VACANCY; AND

(3) ADVERTISE THE POSITION VACANCY AT LEAST 2 WEEKS BEFORE
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS BY:

(I) MAKE MAKING AVAILABLE A JOB ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL
APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCIES, BASED ON SELECTION LIMITATIONS; AND

(II) USING ANY OTHER METHOD THAT IS REASONABLY
CALCULATED TO ENSURE A SUFFICIENT POOL OF APPLICANTS, INCLUDING PRINTED
ADVERTISEMENTS IN NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS, PAPER AND ELECTRONIC
BULLETIN BOARD POSTINGS, AND SPECIAL NOTICES.

7-205.

(A)    AFTER THE CLOSE OF A POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT, THE APPOINTING
AUTHORITY SHALL:

(1)     REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED TO DETERMINE THE
APPLICANTS WHO MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION;

(2)     PREPARE A REGISTER OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS IN RANDOM
ORDER;

(3)     SEND TO UNQUALIFIED APPLICANTS A NOTICE THAT THEY HAVE
FAILED TO MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION; AND

(4)     EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, IF A

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION THAT REQUIRES ATTENDANCE AT A TEST SITE IS

REQUIRED FOR THE POSITION, SEND A NOTICE OF THE EXAMINATION TO
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ON THE REGISTER AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE TEST
ADMINISTRATION DATE.

(B)     IF LESS THAN TEN BUT MORE THAN TWO APPLICANTS MEET THE
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR A POSITION, THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY MAY:

(1)     MAKE A SELECTION FROM THE REGISTER WITHOUT THE NEED FOR
FURTHER SELECTION TESTING; OR

(2)     READVERTISE THE POSITION VACANCY.

7-206.

(A) (1) (I) AN APPOINTING AUTHORITY MAY USE ANY APPROPRIATE
SELECTION PROCESS TO RATE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.

(II) A UNIT MUST BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH THE JOB RELATEDNESS,
RELIABILITY, AND VALIDITY OF THE SELECTION TESTS THAT IT USES.

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