# Education (GED)

## Title 14. Morgan State University and St. Mary's College of Maryland

### Subtitle 2. Morgan State University Classified Employee Separation Procedures

#### Section 14-206

(a)

  (1) A vice president or program director may suspend a classified employee without pay pending disposition of a charge for removal.

  (2) The vice president or program director shall notify the classified employee in writing of the suspension and the reasons for it.

(b) Within 5 workdays after receiving a notice of suspension under this section, a classified employee may request in writing that the President conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether the employee may continue to work with pay pending disposition of the charge.

(c) The President shall hold the preliminary hearing within 5 workdays after the President receives the request.

(d)

  (1) A preliminary hearing under this subtitle is in addition to the hearing on the merits required by Sec. 14-205 of this subtitle.

  (2) The preliminary hearing is limited to the following issues:

    (i) Whether suspension without pay is necessary to protect the interests of the University or of the classified employee pending final disposition of the charge; and

    (ii) Whether other employment and status alternatives for the classified employee should be considered.

(e) At the preliminary hearing, the classified employee may:

  (1) Rebut the reasons given for the suspension;

  (2) Assert mitigating circumstances; and

  (3) Offer alternatives to the suspension, including:

    (i) A return to the employee's position with pay;

    (ii) A transfer to another position with pay; or

    (iii) A suspension with pay.

(f)

  (1) Within 5 workdays after the preliminary hearing, the President shall issue a proposed decision in writing for approval by the Secretary of Budget and Management.

  (2) The decision is conclusive only as to the issue of the suspension.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)