Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, this subtitle applies to all employees in the State Personnel Management System, except temporary employees.

This section applies to all employees, including temporary employees, of all units in the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches of State government, including any unit with an independent personnel system. On request, an employee subject to this section may be entitled to disaster service leave with pay if: the employee is certified by the American Red Cross as a disaster service volunteer; and the American Red Cross requests the services of the employee during a disaster that is designated at Level II or above in the regulations and procedures of the National Office of the American Red Cross; or the employee is a member of: the Civil Air Patrol; the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary; Maryland Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster; a volunteer emergency medical services department; a volunteer fire department; a volunteer rescue company or volunteer rescue squad; or a Community Emergency Response Team. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an employee may use up to 15 days of disaster service leave in any 12–month period only after obtaining approval from the employee’s appointing authority. An employee in the Executive Branch of State government may use up to 30 days of disaster service leave in any 12–month period only after obtaining approval from the employee’s appointing authority. During a prolonged or recurrent disaster, the employee’s appointing authority may: waive the requirements under subsections (b) and (c) of this section that an employee must request and obtain approval before the employee may use disaster service leave, if waiving the requirement would be in the best interest of the citizens of the State; and increase the number of days of disaster service leave under subsection (c) of this section that an employee may use, if an increase would be in the best interest of the citizens of the State. For purposes of workers’ compensation and the Maryland Tort Claims Act, while an employee is using disaster service leave, the employee is deemed not to be a State employee.

An employee is entitled to receive appropriate health care to be provided by the appointing authority and leave with pay in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, if: the employee has a positive tuberculin skin test result on a test taken by the employee at the direction of the employee’s appointing authority; and the Secretary of Health determines that, for public health reasons, the employee should not work for a given period of time. Leave granted to an employee under this subsection for public health reasons may not exceed 90 days. If it is determined that a longer absence is medically required, the employee may use other forms of leave to the extent authorized under this title.

In this section, “uniformed services” has the meaning stated in 38 U.S.C. § 4303 and 20 C.F.R. § 1002.5(o). The Secretary may provide by regulation for leave with pay: for jury service; to attend employee organization events approved for this purpose by the Secretary; up to 30 days for uniformed services training or active uniformed services duty in a reserve component or in the organized militia; unless the employee is a party to the action or a paid witness, to appear in compliance with a subpoena: in court; before a grand jury; before an administrative unit; or for a deposition; for administrative leave for the purpose of immediately removing an employee from the work site, if the employee: poses a threat to self, another individual, or State property; or is incapable of properly performing the employee’s duties because of extraordinary circumstances; and any other paid leave the Secretary deems necessary.

The Secretary may provide by regulation for leaves of absence without pay for up to 2 years.

This section applies to all employees, including temporary employees, of all units in the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches of State government, including any unit with an independent personnel system. On request, an employee subject to this section may be entitled to organ donation leave with pay. An employee may use: up to 7 days of organ donation leave in any 12–month period to serve as a bone marrow donor; and up to 30 days of organ donation leave in any 12–month period to serve as an organ donor. An employee may use organ donation leave only after obtaining approval from the employee’s appointing authority. The Secretary shall adopt regulations governing organ donation leave, including regulations that establish conditions and procedures for requesting and approving leave and that require medical documentation of the proposed organ or bone marrow donation before leave is approved.

In this section, “uniformed services” has the meaning stated in 38 U.S.C. § 4303 and 20 C.F.R. § 1002.5(o). This section applies to all employees, except temporary employees, of all units in the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches of State government, including any unit with an independent personnel system. Uniformed services administrative leave may be provided to an employee subject to this section who: is on active uniformed services duty on July 1, 2003; or is activated for uniformed services duty on or after July 1, 2003. An employee who is eligible to receive uniformed services administrative leave under this section is entitled to leave in an amount sufficient to compensate the employee, during each pay period for which the employee is eligible to receive uniformed services administrative leave under this section, for the difference between the employee’s active duty base salary paid by the federal government and the employee’s State base salary or direct wages. Compensation provided under this subsection may not exceed an employee’s State base salary or direct wages. An employee eligible to receive uniformed services administrative leave under this section who is activated for uniformed services duty on or after July 1, 2003, shall elect to use either uniformed services administrative leave or paid leave as provided in § 9–1104(b)(3) of this subtitle. The Department shall keep a record of the use of uniformed services administrative leave under this section.

This section applies to all employees in the executive branch of State government. On request, an employee subject to this section may be entitled to parental leave with pay. Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an employee who is the primary caregiver responsible for the care and nurturing of a child may use up to 60 days of parental leave to care for the child during the period immediately following: the birth of the employee’s child; or the placement of the child under 6 years of age with the employee for adoption. An employee entitled to parental leave authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection may use accrued annual leave and personal leave available to the employee. If the amount of leave specified under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is less than 60 days, the State agency that employs the employee shall provide the employee with additional paid leave to attain 60 days of parental leave. An employee may use parental leave only after obtaining approval from the employee’s appointing authority. An employee who uses parental leave following the birth of the employee’s child may not receive payment under this section unless the employee gives the employee’s immediate supervisor information required by guidelines issued by the Secretary on the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. An employee who uses parental leave for adoption purposes may not receive payment under this subtitle unless the employee gives the employee’s immediate supervisor the certificate required by guidelines issued by the Secretary on the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. The Secretary shall adopt regulations governing parental leave, including regulations that establish conditions and procedures for requesting and approving parental leave.

In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. “Child” means an adopted, biological, or foster child, a stepchild, or a legal ward, who is at least 6 months old and under the age of 27 years. “Infant” means an adopted, biological, or foster child, a stepchild, or a legal ward, who is under the age of 6 months. This section applies to all employees, including temporary employees, in the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches of State government, including any unit with an independent personnel system. An employee subject to this section is entitled to parental bereavement leave with pay. Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, an employee may use up to 10 days of parental bereavement leave within 60 days after the death of the employee’s child. Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, an employee may use up to 60 days of parental bereavement leave within 60 days after: the employee experiences a stillbirth; or the death of the employee’s infant. An employee may use parental bereavement leave only after notifying the employee’s appointing authority of the employee’s intention to use parental bereavement leave. An employee’s appointing authority may not require an employee entitled to parental bereavement leave under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection to use any other paid leave available to the employee. The Secretary shall adopt regulations governing parental bereavement leave.