Sec. 13A-120. Transition employment period
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 13A-120 (2026)
Sec. 13A-120. Transition employment periodLinkCopy Citation
(a)
Awarding authority. At least 15 days before a service contract is terminated, an awarding authority must:
(1)
request the terminated contractor to give the successor entity and the awarding authority a complete list of the name, date of hire, and job classification of each displaced service employee working on the service contract;
(2)
give the successor entity a complete list of the name, date of hire, and job classification of each displaced service employee of the terminated contractor working on the service contract;
(3)
ensure that a written notice to all affected displaced service employees describing the pending termination of the service contract and the employee rights provided by this Article is conspicuously posted at any affected work site, except in the case of a service contract at a facility used as a public university, in which case the terminated contractor shall comply with subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section.
(b)
Successor Entity.
(1)
Subject to subsection (b)(3) below, each successor entity must retain each affected displaced service employee at an affected site for 90 days or until the successor entity no longer provides services at the covered location, whichever is earlier.
(2)
Each successor entity must give each affected displaced service employee a written offer of employment and send a copy to the displaced service employee's collective bargaining representative, if any. Each offer must:
(A)
state the date by which the displaced service employee must accept the offer; and
(B)
allow the displaced service employee at least 10 days after receiving the notice to accept the offer.
(3)
Each successor entity may retain less than all of the affected displaced service employees during the 90-day transition period if the successor entity:
(A)
finds that fewer displaced service employees are required to perform the work than the terminated contractor had employed;
(B)
maintains a preferential hiring list of those displaced service employees not retained; and
(C)
hires any additional displaced service employees from the list until all affected displaced service employees have been offered employment;
(4)
The successor entity shall not discharge a displaced service employee retained under this Section without just cause during the transition period.
(5)
The successor entity shall not engage in discrimination as defined by Section 2-186(a)(3) in the replacement or failure to retain a displaced service employee eligible to be retained under this Section.
(c)
Notice.
(1)
At least 90 days before a service contract is terminated, the terminated contractor must provide notice to the displaced service employee through a signed letter in English and in Spanish explaining that a new contractor will start work in 90 days and that they will no longer have employment with terminated service contractor.