§ 12–401

a regular employee of the State whose compensation:

an employee who is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Budget and Management;

an officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member of the organized militia;

an employee of the Maryland Port Administration, as described in § 6–204(n) of the Transportation Article;

a member or employee of a board of trustees for a community college;

except in Montgomery County, an employee of a county health department;

a member or employee of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners or of a county board of education;

a member of the Board of Visitors of the Maryland School for the Deaf;

a member or employee of a board of supervisors for a soil conservation district;

a person who, as a volunteer, is providing a service to or for the State;

a person who, for or under contract with a unit of the State or a local government, performs an emergency service during a state of emergency under Title 14 of the Public Safety Article;

any other individual who, with or without compensation, holds a position that requires the exercise of discretion and of a part of the sovereignty of the State;

any other State officer or State employee; and

a Montgomery County employee who administers a State program under Title 3, Subtitle 4 of the Human Services Article.