Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 4-301

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
On or before October 15 of each year, each unit of the Executive Branch of State government shall submit to the Secretary the information that the Secretary requires on the processing and disposition during the preceding fiscal year of each:

(1) denial of a pay increase;

(2) disciplinary suspension;

(3) grievance;

(4) involuntary demotion;

(5) rejection on probation; and

(6) attendance incentive award and conversion made pursuant to Title 9, Subtitle 12 of this article.