Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 11-304
Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 11-304
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(2) This section does not apply to probationary employees in the management service.
(b) If, in the appointing authority’s judgment, a probationary employee subject to this section is unable or unwilling to satisfactorily perform the duties or responsibilities of the position, the appointing authority shall:
(1) return the employee to the employee’s former position if it is vacant; or
(2) demote the employee to a position comparable to the employee’s position within the appointing authority’s jurisdiction.
(c) A probationary employee may appeal a demotion under this section as a disciplinary action.