# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 11. Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning

### Subtitle 7. Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now Program

#### Section 11-706

(a) The Department, in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, shall develop and implement a State employment advancement strategy.

(b) The State employment advancement strategy shall identify:

  (1) positions in State government in need of skilled employees; and

  (2) mechanisms to provide incumbent State employees with access to skills training programs that result in:

    (i) employment advancement resulting in title promotion or wage promotion; or

    (ii) the potential for future employment advancement as the result of obtaining a credential or identifiable skill.

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