Title 13. Contractual Employment and Service Contracts in Executive Branch — Subtitle 1. Contractual Employee Defined
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. § 13-101 (2026)
Title 13. Contractual Employment and Service Contracts in Executive Branch
Subtitle 1. Contractual Employee Defined
§ 13–101LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this title, “contractual employee” means an individual:
(1)
who, under a written agreement, provides temporary personal services to the State for pay;
(2)
who is not employed in a budgeted position; and
(3)
who has an employer-employee relationship with the State in which the State:
(i)
furnishes necessary tools and a place to work;
(ii)
has the right to control and direct the details, means, and results of the performance of the services; and
(iii)
has the right to discharge the individual from employment.
(b)
“Contractual employee” does not include an individual who is employed as:
(1)
an employee in the:
(i)
skilled service;
(ii)
professional service;
(iii)
management service; or
(iv)
executive service; or
(2)
an emergency employee.