ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 5

2-417. SAME — TERMINATION.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

AN EMPLOYEE, OTHER THAN AN EMPLOYEE IN PROBATIONARY STATUS, MAY
BE TERMINATED FROM EMPLOYMENT ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE
PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS ARTICLE.

(B)     EMPLOYEES IN PROBATIONARY STATUS.

THE SECRETARY MAY TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE IN
PROBATIONARY STATUS FOR ANY REASON THAT THE SECRETARY CONSIDERS
SUFFICIENT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from the third sentence of former Art. 88B, § 18 and the fourth
sentence of § 21.

In subsection (a) of this section, the reference to an "employee in
probationary status" is substituted for the former reference to a
"probationary employee" for consistency with subsection (b) of this section
and § 2-403 of this subtitle.

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the reference to an employee being
"terminated" from employment is substituted for the former reference to
being "discharged" to conform to terminology used in the State Personnel
and Pensions Article. See Title 11, Subtitle 3 of the State Personnel and
Pensions Article.

In subsection (b) of this section, the former phrase "in the Secretary's sole
discretion" is deleted as implicit in the power of the Secretary to terminate
the employment of a probationary employee.

Defined term: "Secretary" § 2-101
2-418. REAPPOINTMENTS.

(A)     POLICE EMPLOYEES.

(1)      EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPHS (2) AND (3) OF
THIS SUBSECTION, A POLICE EMPLOYEE WHO RESIGNS FROM THE DEPARTMENT FOR
ANY REASON MAY NOT BE REAPPOINTED.

(2)      A POLICE EMPLOYEE WHO RESIGNS TO ENTER MILITARY SERVICE
MAY BE REAPPOINTED.

(3)      BY RULE, THE SECRETARY MAY REAPPOINT A POLICE EMPLOYEE
WHO RESIGNED IN GOOD STANDING IF THE INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS
THEN APPLICABLE FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENT.

(4)     AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT BE REAPPOINTED TO A RANK HIGHER
THAN THE RANK THAT THE INDIVIDUAL PREVIOUSLY HELD AS A POLICE EMPLOYEE.

(B)     TERMINATED EMPLOYEES.

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