Ch. 743                                    1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND                         

17-205.

(e) The executive director is [in the unclassified service of] A SPECIAL
APPOINTMENT IN the State Personnel Management System.                     

Article - Business Regulation

2-103.

(b) (2) Each staff assistant in the Office of the Secretary in charge of a
particular area of responsibility and each professional consultant is in the [unclassified
service of] EXECUTIVE SERVICE, MANAGEMENT SERVICE, OR IS A SPECIAL
APPOINTMENT IN the State Personnel Management System and is appointed by and
serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.

(3) Unless otherwise provided by law, the Secretary shall appoint and
remove all other staff in the Office of the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of
the State Personnel and Pensions Article [that govern classified service employees].

8-206.

(a) (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the staff is in the [classified service
of] SKILLED SERVICE OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, IN the State Personnel Management System.

11-205.

(a) (2) The executive director is in the [unclassified] EXECUTIVE service [of]
IN the State Personnel Management System and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.

11-206.                                                                                                       

(a)     With the. approval of the Commission and, except as otherwise provided by
law, subject to the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article [that govern
classified service employees], the executive director shall appoint a staff of the
Commission.

(b)  (4) The stewards and harness judges are [in the unclassified service of]
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS OF THE SKILLED SERVICE OR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

IN the State Personnel Management System.                                             

11-207.

(a) On the recommendation of the executive director, the Commission may
employ AS SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS OF THE SKILLED SERVICE OR THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE additional employees or agents, including auditors, experts,
guards, inspectors, a breathalyzer operator at each harness racing track, scientists,
Commission secretaries, specimen collectors, veterinarians, and others whom the
Commission considers to be essential at or in connection with a race meeting in the best
interests of racing.

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