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Ch. 592 2007 Laws of Maryland
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[(2)] (II) Determine the qualifications, appointment, removal, tenure,
terms of employment, and compensation of employees unless otherwise prohibited by
law.
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(2) THE SECRETARY SHALL DESIGNATE EXECUTIVE SERVICE
EMPLOYEE AND COMMISSION PLAN EMPLOYEE POSITIONS IN THE HUMAN
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT:
(I) MUST BE FILLED WITHOUT REGARD TO POLITICAL
AFFILIATION, BELIEF, OR OPINION; OR
(II) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED
UNDER § 6-405(B) OF THE STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS ARTICLE, MAY BE
FILLED WITH REGARD TO POLITICAL AFFILIATION, BELIEF, OR OPINION.
(3) ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE SECRETARY SHALL REPORT ON
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POSITIONS DESIGNATED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF
THIS SUBSECTION TO THE GOVERNOR AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-1246 OF
THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:
(a) The Department of Legislative Services, with the assistance of the
Department of Budget and Management, the Department of Transportation, and labor
organizations that represent State employees, shall review the State Personnel
Management System law and regulations and other relevant State laws and
regulations, including the Department of Transportation's Human Resources
Management System, to determine:
(1) the number of at-will employees, special appointments, and
management service employees in the Executive Branch agencies of State government;
(2) the rationale for designating the majority of, or all, employees in
an agency as at-will employees; and
(3) the possibility of providing additional merit system protections to
management service employees up to a certain grade level or depending on the job
description of the employee.
(b) The Department of Legislative Services shall make recommendations as
to appropriate and effective legislative and administrative changes in the State's
personnel systems that will help strike a better balance between the need to provide
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