Ch. 46                                     2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - State Personnel and Pensions

4-203.

(a)     The head of a principal unit shall submit for the Secretary's approval a
position classification plan for classifying positions in the unit that are in the skilled
service, professional service, and management service.

(b)     The head of a principal unit or designee shall classify skilled service
positions, professional service positions, and management service positions in the
unit in accordance with the approved classification plan.

(c)      (1) Each employee in a position shall assume the classification title
given the class to which that position belongs.

(2) The Secretary, the Comptroller, and the Treasurer shall use these
classification titles in all relevant records and communications.

(d)     To ensure that positions in the State Personnel Management System are
classified properly, the Secretary:

(1)     [shall] MAY conduct position classification audits AT LEAST ONCE
EVERY 3 YEARS; and

(2)     [shall] MAY conduct operational audits of classification practices and
records in units as necessary AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS.

7-201.

(a)     This subtitle does not apply to a special appointment position in the skilled
service or professional service.

(b)     Each unit shall fill vacant skilled service and professional service positions
in accordance with a position selection plan.

(c)     To ensure compliance with State and federal employment laws and to
ensure consistency in recruitment and hiring practices in the State Personnel
Management System, the Department [shall] MAY:

(1)     assist units in developing application forms, position selection plans,
selection tests, and announcement forms; and

(2)     periodically review and audit recruitment and hiring practices of
fall] SELECTED appointing authorities AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 3 YEARS.

(d)     On request of a unit that is not able to conduct all or part of its own
recruitment or selection testing for a position because it lacks the appropriate
resources, the Department, consistent with its resources, shall assist the unit in
conducting the requested recruitment and selection testing.

13-205.

(a) The Secretary periodically [shall] MAY audit a sample of instances of
contractual employment in the various units to determine whether:

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