PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 347

(1)     shall establish a list of eligible candidates in accordance with this title;
and

(2)     if necessary to prevent the stoppage of public business pending
establishment of the list, may certify, with or without a competitive examination, a
qualified individual as eligible for temporary appointment as a temporary pending
employee.

(b)     A temporary pending employee appointed under this section serves at the
pleasure of the employee's appointing authority and is not entitled to any of the rights,
including the right to notice and hearing, provided other employees under § 4-504, §
4-604, § 6-107, Title 9, or Title 10 of this article.

(c)     A temporary pending employee appointed under this section may continue in
the position only until a list of eligible candidates is established and the position is filled
on a permanent basis.]

[4-307.

(a)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Secretary may investigate
the background and qualifications of an individual even after the individual is appointed
to a position in the classified service.

(b)     (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if fraudulent or irregular
information is discovered after the appointment of an individual, the Secretary may
revoke certification for the individual, withdraw the appointment of the individual, and
direct that the employment of the individual be terminated.

(2) If the individual has completed an original period of probation, the
employment of the individual may be terminated under this section only if the appointing
authority files charges for removal of the employee and otherwise complies with the
requirements of Title 9, Subtitle 2 of this article.

(c)     Except for fraud, the Secretary may not take action against an individual
under this section after 3 years from the day on which the individual was appointed.]

SUBTITLE 3. OTHER APPOINTMENTS.
7-301.

(A) IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY, AN
APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO THE EXECUTIVE
SERVICE. THE MANAGEMENT SERVICE, AS SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS ON AN
EMERGENCY BASIS. OR AS EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS.

(B) THESE GUIDELINES SHALL PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYEE SO APPOINTED
UNDER A SPECIAL APPOINTMENT IN THE SKILLED SERVICE OR SPECIAL SERVICE
SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY.

(B) THESE GUIDELINES SHALL REQUIRE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED
SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THE POSITION
DESCRIPTION REQUIRED BY § 7-102 OF THIS TITLE.

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