State Government - Personnel
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Personnel - Spouses of Active Duty Service Members - Hiring Preferences [HB-140]
Requiring an appointing authority to apply a credit of ten points on a selection test for specified positions in the State Personnel Management System for the spouse of an active duty service member relocating to the State on military orders; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
First Reading Appropriations on 01/10/2024
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Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2024 [HB-114]
Altering the collective bargaining process for State employees, including by requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator to oversee all aspects of collective bargaining, establishing a process of arbitration in the event of impasse, and providing that certain decisions of a neutral arbitrator are advisory; requiring that each budget bill contain the appropriations necessary to implement all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for the next ensuing fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2024 [SB-188]
Altering the collective bargaining process for State employees, including by requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator to oversee all aspects of collective bargaining, establishing a process of arbitration in the event of impasse, and providing that certain decisions of a neutral arbitrator are advisory; requiring that each budget bill contain the appropriations necessary to implement all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for the next ensuing fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
First Reading Budget And Taxation And Finance on 01/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Employees - Parental Bereavement Leave [HB-52]
Providing that certain State employees are entitled to use up to 10 days of parental bereavement leave with pay within 60 days after the death of the employee's child; providing that certain State employees are entitled to use up to 60 days of parental bereavement leave within 60 days after the employee experiences a stillbirth or the death of the employee's infant; and prohibiting certain State entities from requiring State employees entitled to parental bereavement leave under the Act to use any other paid leave available to the employee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 419 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Employee Rights and Protections - Personnel Actions and Harassment - Investigation of Complaints [SB-133]
Increasing, from 30 days to 60 days, the time period during which an investigation must be conducted and a written decision must be issued regarding a complaint filed by an applicant or employee alleging discrimination or harassment by an employer; and authorizing an extension of the time period by up to an additional 30 days if the applicant or employee who filed the complaint provides written authorization to the equal employment officer investigating the complaint.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 555 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Employees - Parental Bereavement Leave [SB-109]
Providing that certain State employees are entitled to use up to 10 days of parental bereavement leave with pay within 60 days after the death of the employee's child; providing that certain State employees are entitled to use up to 60 days of parental bereavement leave with pay within 60 days after the employee experiences a stillbirth or the death of the employee's infant; and prohibiting certain State entities from requiring State employees entitled to parental bereavement leave under the Act to use any other paid leave available to the employee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 420 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Employee Relations Act – Alterations [HB-144]
Altering certain provisions of the Public Employee Relations Act, including adding the definition of interested employee organization, altering the timing of exclusive representative access to new employees, clarifying the responsibilities of certain deputy directors, and clarifying the process for certain investigations of unfair labor practices.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 51 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees [SB-192]
Providing collective bargaining rights to certain supervisory State employees; and requiring that certain supervisory State employees who are not confidential employees have separate bargaining units.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 134 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Employee Rights and Protections - Personnel Actions and Harassment - Investigation of Complaints [HB-62]
Increasing, from 30 days to 60 days, the time period during which an investigation must be conducted and a written decision must be issued regarding a complaint filed by an applicant or employee alleging discrimination or harassment by an employer; and authorizing certain applicants and employees to provide written authorization to increase by an additional 30 days the time period during which an investigation of a complaint and a written decision must be completed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Simpson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 554 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Employee Relations Act [HB-984]
Consolidating and altering certain laws governing collective bargaining for certain public employees, including laws related to the establishment of bargaining units, election and certification of exclusive representatives, employee and employer rights, unfair labor practices, and strikes and lockouts; establishing the Public Employee Relations Board to oversee collective bargaining activities for certain public employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 114 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Juvenile Services Education Program - Transfer of Locally Employed Educational Professionals [HB-1047]
Requiring educational professionals employed by a county board of education, the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, or a county public library system who transfer to the Juvenile Services Education Program to be given credit as State employees for certain years of service for the purpose of establishing leave accrual rates; authorizing an individual who transfers to the Program to transfer leave balances in excess of a certain limit under certain circumstances; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 672 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Community Health Resources Commission - Compensation of Employees and Funding [SB-556]
Authorizing the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, to set the compensation of certain Commission employees; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, to determine the positions for which the Commission may set compensation; and specifying that the Community Health Resources Commission Fund includes money from the Cigarette Restitution Fund, appropriated in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 644 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Employee Rights and Protections - Personnel Actions and Harassment - Complaints [SB-574]
Authorizing an applicant for State employment or a State employee to file a complaint alleging harassment by an employer within 2 years after the alleged violation that is the basis of the complaint; and increasing, from 30 days to 1 year, the period of time for an applicant or employee to file a complaint alleging certain prohibited personnel actions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 235 on 04/24/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Prohibition on Use of Facial Recognition Services by Employers - Application [HB-720]
Defining the term "employer" to include State and local governments for the purposes of certain provisions of law that prohibit employers from using facial recognition technology for the purpose of creating a facial template during an applicant's interview for employment without the applicant's consent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State and Local Government - Proof of Vaccination for Employees and Applicants for Employment - Prohibition (Vaccination by Choice Act) [HB-699]
Prohibiting the State and the political subdivisions in the State from requiring an applicant for employment or an employee to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition for employment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Community Health Resources Commission and Offices of the Comptroller, Treasurer, and Attorney General - Compensation and Pay Scales of Employees [HB-701]
Authorizing the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, to set the compensation of certain Commission employees; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, to determine the positions for which the Commission may set compensation; and authorizing the Comptroller, the Treasurer, and the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Budget and Management, to set the pay scale of certain positions in their offices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 801 on 05/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland State Department of Education - Employee Status and Designation [SB-494]
Requiring the Secretary of the Budget and Management to assign certain employees of the State Department of Education to the executive, management, professional, and skilled services of the State Personnel Management System and to assign certain employees to certain bargaining units; and requiring that these employees suffer no diminution of pay or benefits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland State Department of Education – Employee Status and Designation [HB-579]
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to assign certain employees of the State Department of Education to the executive, management, professional, and skilled services of the State Personnel Management System and to assign or reassign certain employees to certain bargaining units; and requiring that these employees suffer no diminution of pay or benefits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Personnel - Teleworking Programs, Policies, and Guidelines - Requirements [SB-421]
Establishing certain requirements for each teleworking program, policy, and guideline adopted by a certain appropriate official in State government; authorizing certain State employees to initiate a certain grievance; and requiring the University System of Maryland to include in a consolidated memorandum of understanding certain terms relating to teleworking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Personnel – Teleworking Programs, Policies, and Guidelines – Requirements [HB-528]
Establishing certain requirements for each teleworking program, policy, and guideline adopted by a certain appropriate official in State government; authorizing certain State employees to initiate a certain grievance; and requiring the University System of Maryland to include in a consolidated memorandum of understanding certain terms relating to teleworking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Catherine Forbes
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/04/2023