PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 549

(c) (1) An employee may apply for a voluntary demotion to any vacant position
of a lower grade in any unit in the Executive Branch for which the employee meets the
minimum qualifications.

(2) An employee who applies for a voluntary demotion to a position will be
considered for the position along with other eligible applicants.

7-701.

(a) In this title, "part-time employee" means an employee who works AN
AVERAGE OF [for at least 16 hours per workweek, for not less than] 50% OR MORE
BUT LESS THAN 100% [nor more than 80%] of the regular workweek.

(b) An individual who is a full-time employee who is qualified for or desires to be
a full-time employee may not be required to accept part-time employment as a condition
of continued or new State employment.

(c) An individual who is a part-time employee who is qualified for or desires to be
a part-time employee may not be required to accept full-time employment as a condition
of continued or new State employment.

(d) (1) In accordance with regulations adopted by the Secretary, a part-time
employee is entitled to receive all employment rights, privileges, and benefits that are
normally available to a full-time employee in a similar position with a similar grade and
length of service.

(2) Benefits shall be prorated in proportion to the number of hours

employed.
9-101.

(a) [(1)]This section applies to ail employees in the State Personnel
Management System [.] AND

[(2) Except as otherwise provide by law, this section applies to all
employees of a State institution of higher education, including the University of Maryland
System and Morgan State University, but] does not apply to any [other] unit with an
independent personnel system.

(b) Subject to the requirements of this title, the Secretary shall adopt regulations,
policies, and guidelines that:

(1) govern all aspects of leave and the keeping of time records for all
employees subject to this section;

(2) require each unit subject to the regulations to submit to the Secretary an
annual report that includes:

(i) the total number of employees in the unit; and

(ii) the aggregate amounts of annual, personal, and sick leave taken by
the employees in the unit;

(3) provide for computations in a pay period of:

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