Ch. 347                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

APPOINTING AUTHORITY FROM MAKING A REASONABLE DECISION REGARDING
THE PROFICIENCY OF THE EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE; OR

(3) THE EMPLOYEE REQUESTS TO EXTEND THE PROBATIONARY
PERIOD.

(B) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, AN
EMPLOYEE'S PROBATIONARY PERIOD MAY BE EXTENDED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF
THIS SECTION UP TO ONE ADDITIONAL 6-MONTH PERIOD.

(2) FOR AN EMPLOYEE APPOINTED TO A SKILLED SERVICE POSITION
BELOW GRADE 7, AN EMPLOYEE'S PROBATIONARY PERIOD MAY BE EXTENDED UNDER
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION UP TO ONE ADDITIONAL 3-MONTH PERIOD.

7-404.

(A)    EACH APPOINTING AUTHORITY AND, WHERE APPLICABLE SUPERVISOR
HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROPERLY EXPLAINING THE DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN EMPLOYEE'S POSITION TO THE EMPLOYEE, PROVIDING
THE EMPLOYEE WITH A WRITTEN POSITION DESCRIPTION AND OTHERWISE
ORIENTATING THE EMPLOYEE TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE'S UNIT.

(B)     PERIODICALLY DURING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD, AN APPOINTING
AUTHORITY OR AN EMPLOYEE'S SUPERVISOR, AS APPROPRIATE, SHALL CONFER
WITH THE EMPLOYEE ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE AND
IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT PERFORMANCE THAT ARE NECESSARY TO
SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE PROBATION.

(C)     (1) AN APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL ENSURE THAT AT THE END OF
AN EMPLOYEE'S FIRST 90 DAYS OF PROBATION THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVES A
WRITTEN EVALUATION OF THE EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE AND ANY
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.

(2) IF THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY EXTENDS AN EMPLOYEE'S
PROBATIONARY PERIOD, THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL ENSURE THAT THE
EMPLOYEE RECEIVES ADDITIONAL WRITTEN EVALUATIONS:

(I)      AT THE END OF THE EMPLOYEE'S INITIAL PROBATIONARY
PERIOD; AND

(II)    AT THE MID-POINT OF THE EXTENSION PERIOD.
7-405.

AN APPOINTING AUTHORITY MAY TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST OR
TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF A PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH TITLE 11 OF THIS ARTICLE

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