Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 4-302

  • 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.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • 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
(a) This section does not apply to the University System of Maryland.

(b) The Secretary shall submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly an annual report covering all units of the Executive Branch of State government, including a unit with an independent personnel system, for each fiscal year that:

(1) provides information about:

(i) employee performance and efficiency;

(ii) use of leave by State employees;

(iii) incentive awards;

(iv) whistleblower proceedings;

(v) each denial of a pay increase, each disciplinary suspension, each grievance, each involuntary demotion, and each rejection on probation; and

(vi) a summary of the equal employment opportunity report required under § 5-204 of this article, including hiring, firing, promotions, terminations, and rejections on probation, by race, sex, and age;

(2) provides statistics and rankings that compare minority group State employees to all State employees in all job categories;

(3) provides information about part-time work and, in the Secretary’s discretion, alternate work schedules, work days, and work locations;

(4) provides information on the total number of positions designated as special appointments, including special appointments designated with regard to political affiliation, belief, or opinion; and

(5) makes any recommendations about conditions in State employment that the Secretary considers advisable.

(c) The report required by this section shall be submitted on or before January 1 following the fiscal year to which it applies.