State Government - Personnel
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Personnel - Grievance Procedures - Exclusive Representatives [SB-446]
Expanding the application of provisions of law governing grievance procedures for specified employees in the State Personnel Management System to include specified exclusive representatives; authorizing specified exclusive representatives to present specified grievances in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
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State Department of Education - Employment Categories and Practices [HB-499]
Altering the employment categories of specified employees of the State Department of Education; requiring that all positions in the Department be appointed positions in the professional service and skilled service as well as the executive service and management service, subject to a specified exception; repealing the authority for special appointment positions in the Department; altering the procedures for appointment, the setting of qualifications, and the transfer of employees of the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Personnel - Grievance Procedures - Exclusive Representatives [HB-491]
Expanding the application of provisions of law governing grievance procedures for specified employees in the State Personnel Management System to include specified exclusive representatives; authorizing specified exclusive representatives to present specified grievances in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 04/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Charles County - State's Attorney's Office and Child Support Enforcement Administration - Transfer of Personnel [HB-457]
Transferring the Child Support Unit of the Office of the State's Attorney for Charles County to the Child Support Enforcement Administration of the Department of Human Resources; requiring that the employees be transferred in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring that specified transferred employees be given credit with the State for years of county employment for the purposes of determining specified retirement eligibility and also be subject to specified benefit selections in the Employees' Pension System; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 134 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Prescription Drugs and Devices - Copayment or Coinsurance Requirements [HB-450]
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to ensure that the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program complies with a provision of the Insurance Article that prohibits a copayment or coinsurance requirement for a covered prescription drug or device that exceeds the retail price of the prescription drug or device.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Participation by Satellite Organizations [SB-382]
Altering the definition of "qualifying not-for-profit organization", for purposes of provisions of law that authorize specified qualifying not-for-profit organizations to participate in the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, to include a corporation, a limited liability company, or any other entity wholly owned by the Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 280 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Personnel - Leap Year - Personal Leave [HB-324]
Providing 7 days, not to exceed 56 hours, of personal leave to each employee in the State Personnel Management System, except a temporary employee, during each calendar year that is a leap year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Charles County - State's Attorney's Office and Child Support Enforcement Administration - Transfer of Personnel [SB-347]
Transferring the Child Support Unit of the Office of the State's Attorney for Charles County to the Child Support Enforcement Administration of the Department of Human Resources; requiring that the employees be transferred in accordance with specified provisions of law; requiring that specified transferred employees be given credit with the State for years of county employment for the purposes of determining specified retirement eligibility and also be subject to specified benefit selections in the Employees' Pension System; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 135 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Environmental Service - Collective Bargaining [HB-239]
Requiring the Maryland Environmental Service, consistent with specified provisions of law, to recognize and deal with an employee organization once elected as an exclusive representative, to collectively bargain, and to enter into specified types of agreements applicable to specified State employees; and providing for an exception to an exemption from specified provisions of State personnel law.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Environmental Service - Collective Bargaining [SB-291]
Requiring the Maryland Environmental Service, consistent with specified provisions of law, to recognize and deal with an employee organization once elected as an exclusive representative, to collectively bargain, and to enter into specified types of agreements applicable to specified State employees; and providing for an exception to an exemption from specified provisions of State personnel law.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 15 on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Discrimination in Employment - Conditions Related to Pregnancy or Childbirth [HB-214]
Requiring employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants for employment who have known limitations due to conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth; establishing a rebuttable presumption that a specified accommodation is not an undue hardship if the employer would provide it to an employee with a disability; requiring the Commission on Civil Rights to develop specified courses and public education programs regarding specified rights and responsibilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [SB-230]
Requiring employers that employ 15 or more employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with 14 or fewer employees to provide unpaid earned sick and safe leave; prohibiting an employer from being required to pay a tipped employee more than a specified wage for earned sick and safe leave; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop a specified model paid sick and safe leave policy for use by specified employers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
First Reading Economic Matters on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [HB-65]
Requiring employers that employ 15 or more employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with 14 or fewer employees to provide an employee with unpaid earned sick and safe leave; providing for the manner in which earned sick and safe leave is accrued; authorizing an employee to work additional hours or trade shifts with another employee under specified circumstances; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 01/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [HB-1]
Requiring employers with 15 or more employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with 14 or fewer employees to provide unpaid earned sick and safe leave; prohibiting an employer from being required to pay a tipped employee more than a minimum wage for earned sick and safe leave; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop a specified model paid sick and safe leave policy for use by specified employers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2018