(a) (1) A contractual employee is a temporary employee whose employment is governed by Title 13 of this article.

(2) An emergency employee is a temporary employee who is appointed under § 7-301 of this article.

(b) A temporary employee:

(1) is not included in the skilled service, professional service, management service, or executive service; and

(2) is not a special appointment described in § 6-405 of this subtitle.