Ch. 347                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

LICENSING, AND REGULATION, BALTIMORE CITY HAD AN AVERAGE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE THAT IS MORE THAN 1.5 TIMES THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE AS A WHOLE.

(F) IN THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO A POSITION
WITHIN THE STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AN APPOINTING
AUTHORITY SHALL ALLOW FIVE POINTS TO EACH RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND.

7-208.

(A)    THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL:

(1)     BASED ON TECHNICALLY APPROPRIATE STANDARDS, RANK PLACE
THE CANDIDATES WITHIN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

(I)     BEST QUALIFIED;

(II)    BETTER QUALIFIED;

(III)   QUALIFIED;

(IV)   UNSATISFACTORY; OR

(V)     CERTIFIED BY VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; AND THE
DIVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES;

(VI)   ELIGIBLE FOR REINSTATEMENT AFTER LAYOFF OR AFTER A
SEPARATION UNDER § 11-302 OF THIS ARTICLE;

(VII) ELIGIBLE FOR REINSTATEMENT; OR

(VIII) ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER; AND

(2)     PLACE THE CANDIDATES ON A LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES BY
CATEGORY IN RANDOM ORDER WITHIN THE CATEGORY EXCEPT FOR CANDIDATES
ELIGIBLE FOR REINSTATEMENT AFTER LAYOFF OR SEPARATION UNDER § 11-302 OF
THIS ARTICLE WHO SHALL BE PLACED IN THAT CATEGORY IN SENIORITY POINT
ORDER.

(B)     ON REQUEST, AN APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL NOTIFY ELIGIBLE
CANDIDATES OF THEIR RELATIVE STANDING ON THE LIST OF ELIGIBLE
CANDIDATES.

(C)     (1) THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL FILE THE LIST OF ELIGIBLE
CANDIDATES WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR USE BY OTHER AGENCIES REQUESTING
IT; OR

(2) IF THE DEPARTMENT DEVELOPS A LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SEND THE LIST TO THE APPROPRIATE APPOINTING
AUTHORITIES, ON REQUEST, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY
THE SECRETARY.

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