Sec. 16-156. Qualification requirements
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 § 16-156 (2026)
Sec. 16-156. Qualification requirementsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Director of Human Resources Management shall be responsible for developing, in consultation with appointing authorities, where appropriate, a qualification requirements statement for each established class of work which specifies the minimum qualifications requisite for any person to initially occupy and continue to occupy any position allocated to a particular class of work.
(b)
The Director of Human Resources Management shall insure that each such qualification requirements statement, as developed, is limited in its contents to include only those occupational requirements which are realistic and job-related in nature and, as such:
(1)
Measure and predict only a person's aptitude or ability to satisfactorily perform the duties, tasks, and responsibilities required to occupy and continue to occupy any position in an established class of work; and,
(2)
Eliminate artificial, arbitrary, and unnecessary barriers to employment and/or continued employment.
(c)
The Director of Human Resources Management shall periodically evaluate the qualification requirements statement for each class of work established in the Classification Plan in accordance with established personnel procedures.