Title 13. Contractual Employment and Service Contracts in Executive Branch — Subtitle 3. Transfers of Contractual Employees to Budgeted Positions
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. § 13-301 (2026)
Title 13. Contractual Employment and Service Contracts in Executive Branch
Subtitle 3. Transfers of Contractual Employees to Budgeted Positions
§ 13–301LinkCopy Citation
This subtitle applies to all units in the Executive Branch of State government, except a unit with an independent personnel system.
Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. § 13-302 (2026)
Title 13. Contractual Employment and Service Contracts in Executive Branch
Subtitle 3. Transfers of Contractual Employees to Budgeted Positions
§ 13–302LinkCopy Citation
If a contractual position is replaced by a budgeted position, a contractual employee in the contractual position may transfer to the budgeted position, if:
(1)
the employee meets the minimum qualifications for the budgeted position and has at least 6 continuous months of satisfactory service as of the date on which the replacement occurs;
(2)
there is a continuing need for the function to be performed;
(3)
the agency can document a competitive hiring process; and
(4)
the budgeted position replacing the contractual position was not available at the time the contractual employee was hired.
Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. § 13-303 (2026)
Title 13. Contractual Employment and Service Contracts in Executive Branch
Subtitle 3. Transfers of Contractual Employees to Budgeted Positions
§ 13–303LinkCopy Citation
To enable a contractual employee to participate in any required examination for a budgeted position under this subtitle, the Secretary may certify the continuation of the employee's contract for a maximum period of 1 year after the date on which the budgeted position is created.
Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. § 13-304 (2026)
Title 13. Contractual Employment and Service Contracts in Executive Branch
Subtitle 3. Transfers of Contractual Employees to Budgeted Positions
§ 13–304LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A contractual employee who transfers to a budgeted position under this subtitle or who is selected to fill a budgeted position in the State Personnel Management System, without a break in service, in the same principal unit that employs the contractual employee, shall be given credit for service in the contractual position for the purpose of establishing:
(1)
steps in the pay grade applicable to the budgeted position;
(2)
annual leave; and
(3)
seniority rights.
(b)
A contractual employee who transfers to a budgeted position under this subtitle or who is selected to fill a budgeted position shall become a member of the Employees’ Pension System of the State of Maryland.
Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. § 13-305 (2026)
Title 13. Contractual Employment and Service Contracts in Executive Branch
Subtitle 3. Transfers of Contractual Employees to Budgeted Positions
§ 13–305LinkCopy Citation
This subtitle does not preclude the General Assembly from prohibiting the creation of a budgeted position or the replacement of a contractual position with a budgeted position in the State budget.