PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 347

[(c) Except for § 7-206 of this subtitle, the rulemaking and other authority of the
Secretary with respect to this subtitle extends only to those employees who are in the
State Personnel Management System.]

[7-202.] 9-203.

Each employee SUBJECT TO THIS SUBTITLE is entitled to holiday leave with pay for
[the holidays listed in Article 1, § 27 of the Code] EACH EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY
SPECIFIED IN § 9-201 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

[7-203.] 9-204.

(a)     Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an employee shall use holiday
leave on the day the EMPLOYEE holiday occurs.

(b)     Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle:

(1)     if the EMPLOYEE holiday occurs on a Saturday, an employee shall use
holiday leave on the Friday immediately before the EMPLOYEE holiday; and

(2)     if the EMPLOYEE holiday occurs on a Sunday, an employee shall use
holiday leave on the Monday immediately following the EMPLOYEE holiday.

[7-204.

(a)     The State government maintains operations on the days when the following
holidays are observed:

(1)     Defender's Day;

(2)     Good Friday;

(3)     Lincoln's Birthday; and

(4)     Maryland Day.

(b)     An employee who works on any of the holidays listed in subsection (a) of this
section may request leave with pay on an alternative workday.

(c)     The appointing authority shall approve a request made under subsection (b)
of this section unless the appointing authority determines that the employee's absence on
the requested alternative workday will interfere unduly with the conduct of public
business.

(d)     Leave under this section:

(1)     may not be used before the holiday is observed; and

(2)     is forfeited if it is not used before that holiday is next observed.]
[7-205.] 9-205.

(A) (1) Except [for a holiday listed in § 7-204 of this subtitle and except as
otherwise provided in § 7-206 of this subtitle] AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SECTION or in any other law, an [ employee] EMPLOYEE, who

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