Ch. 347

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3) The pay rate for a physician in the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene whose position is in the Executive Pay Plan shall be set in accordance with the
physician-administrator pay schedule.

[6-105.] 8-105.

(a)     This section applies only to the Standard Pay Plan.

(b)     With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary may amend the Standard
Pay Plan to increase pay rates for specific classes OF WORK to:

(1)     recruit or retain competent personnel; or

(2)     ensure that pay rates adequately compensate for the effort, knowledge,
responsibility, skills, and working conditions of employees in the class OF WORK.

(c)     If an amendment affects a position in the executive branch that is listed in the
budget bill in accordance with § 7-109 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, the
amendment is contingent on the approval of the Board of Public Works.

(d)     An amendment to the Standard Pay Plan may not take effect unless sufficient
money is available in the budget to cover the resulting pay rates.

(e)     (1) Subject to § 2-1312 of the State Government Article, the Secretary shall
report all amendments to the Standard Pay Plan to the General Assembly on or before
the 15th day of the next regular legislative session.

(2) If the General Assembly rejects an amendment, the appropriate
reduction in pay rates takes effect as of the next fiscal year.

[6-106.] 8-106.

(a)     This section applies only to the Standard Pay Plan.

(b)     (1) The regulations adopted under this subtitle shall provide for automatic
increases, from minimum to maximum, of the pay rates set by the Standard Pay Plan.

(2) If the Secretary considers it inadvisable to provide automatic pay
increases for special cases or classes, the Secretary may establish flat pay rates for those
cases or classes for a period not exceeding 2 years.

[6-107.] 8-107.

(a) This section applies only to employees whose positions are in the Standard
Pay Plan.

[(b) Subject to the approval of the Secretary, but not otherwise, an employee in the
Standard Pay Plan shall be denied an automatic pay increase under the circumstances
described in subsection (c) of this section.]

(B) AN EMPLOYEE IN THE STANDARD PAY PLAN SHALL BE DENIED AN
AUTOMATIC A PAY INCREASE IN ANY YEAR IF:

(1) AN APPOINTING AUTHORITY HAS IMPOSED THE DENIAL AS A
DISCIPLINARY ACTION UNDER TITLE 11, SUBTITLE 1 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR

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