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<section article="gsp" article_name="State Personnel and Pensions" number="5-305" title_number="5" title_name="Employee Rights and Protections" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Maryland Whistleblower Law in the Executive Branch of State Government">
  <text>Subject to the limitations of § 5–306 of this subtitle, a supervisor, appointing authority, or the head of a principal unit may not take or refuse to take any personnel action as a reprisal against:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>an employee who discloses information that the employee reasonably believes evidences:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>an abuse of authority, gross mismanagement, or gross waste of money;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>a violation of law;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>an employee of the Department of Juvenile Services who discloses information to the Director of Juvenile Justice Monitoring or staff of the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman, including the Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit relating to the Unit’s duties under § 9–4014 of the State Government Article;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>an employee of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services who discloses information to the Correctional Ombudsman or staff of the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman relating to the Office’s duties under § 9–4004 of the State Government Article; or</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>an employee who, following a disclosure under item (1), (2), or (3) of this section, seeks a remedy provided under this subtitle or any other law or policy governing the employee’s unit.</text>
  </level>
</section>
