(c) (1) In contesting the finding of a FELONY conviction [or a pending
charge], the individual shall contact the office of the Secretary, or a designee of the
Secretary, and a hearing shall be convened within 20 workdays, unless subsequently
waived by the [eligible employee] INDIVIDUAL.

(2) The Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, shall render a decision
regarding the appeal within 5 workdays after the hearing.

(d) [(1)] For the purposes of this subtitle, the record of a FELONY conviction
[for a crime] or a copy of the record certified by the clerk of the court or by a judge of
the court in which the conviction occurred shall be conclusive evidence of the
conviction.

[(2) In a case where a pending charge is recorded, documentation
provided by a court to the Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, that a pending
charge for a crime has not been finally adjudicated shall be conclusive evidence of the
pending charge.]

(e) Failure of the individual to appear at the scheduled hearing shall be
considered grounds for dismissal of the appeal.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1999.

Approved April 13, 1999.

CHAPTER 37
(Senate Bill 413)

AN ACT concerning

Education - Charles County Board of Education - Elimination of Staggered

Terms

FOR the purpose of eliminating staggered terms of office for the members of the
Charles County Board of Education; establishing that members of the Board are
elected in gubernatorial election years; altering the term of office for certain
members whose terms expire in a certain year; and generally relating to the
Charles County Board of Education.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Education
Section 3-501(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: