Ch. 347

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) If a report is made a part of an employee's official employment record,
the employee's written response, if any, shall also be made a part of the employee's
record.]

7-501.

(A)    THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH EMPLOYEE IN THE SKILLED SERVICE,
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE SHALL BE EVALUATED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE

(B)     THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL ENSURE THAT EACH OF THE UNIT'S
EMPLOYEES WHO IS SUBJECT TO THIS SUBTITLE HAS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE
SECRETARY.

(C)     (1) EACH SUPERVISOR OF AN EMPLOYEE SUBJECT TO THIS SUBTITLE
SHALL ATTEND MANDATORY TRAINING BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE METHODS
AND PROCEDURES REQUIRED IN THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PROCESS.

(2) TIMELINESS AND ADHERENCE TO ESTABLISHED METHODS AND
PROCEDURES IN CONDUCTING PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS, PERFORMANCE
APPRAISAL TRAINING, AND EMPLOYEE RESPONSE ON SUPERVISOR RATING
SURVEYS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE
SECRETARY WILL BE FACTORS IN EVALUATING A SUPERVISOR'S PERFORMANCE.

(D)    FACTORS IN EVALUATING A MANAGER'S OR SUPERVISOR'S
PERFORMANCE SHALL INCLUDE:                                                                 

(1)     ATTENDANCE AT ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
TRAINING;

(2)     ADHERENCE TO ESTABLISHED METHODS AND PROCEDURES IN
CONDUCTING PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS;

(3)     THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS FOR
EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE SUPERVISOR; AND

(4)     EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION THE
RESULTS OF AN ANONYMOUS SURVEY OF EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE
SUPERVISOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE
SECRETARY.

(E) THE ANONYMOUS SURVEY REQUIREMENT UNDER SUBSECTION(D)(4) OF THIS
SECTION SHALL NOT BE A FACTOR IN EVALUATING A MANAGER'S OR SUPERVISORS
PERFORMANCE IF FEWER THAN FIVE EMPLOYEES ARE ASSIGNED TO THE MANAGER OR
SUPERVISOR

7-502.

(A) AN EMPLOYEE SUBJECT TO THIS SUBTITLE SHALL RECEIVE THE
FOLLOWING WRITTEN PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS AT 6 MONTH INTERVALS BASED
ON THE EMPLOYEE'S ENTRY-ON-DUTY DATE:

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