Section 12-108 - Chancellor; employees of Board. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-108. Chancellor; employees of Board.
 

(a)  Appointment and position.-  

(1) The Board of Regents shall appoint a Chancellor of the University System of Maryland. 

(2) The Chancellor is the Chief Executive Officer of the University System of Maryland and the Chief of Staff for the Board. 

(b)  Powers and duties; term; compensation.-  

(1) The Chancellor shall: 

(i) Advise the Board of Regents on systemwide policy; 

(ii) Conduct systemwide planning; 

(iii) Coordinate and arbitrate among the institutions and centers of the University; 

(iv) Assist the institutions in achieving performance goals in accordance with their adopted performance accountability plan; 

(v) Provide technical assistance to institutions and centers such as legal and financial services; 

(vi) Perform the duties the Board assigns; and 

(vii) See that the policies of the Board are carried out. 

(2) The Chancellor serves at the pleasure of the Board. 

(3) The Chancellor is entitled to the compensation established by the Board. 

(c)  Additional staff; creation of positions.- The Chancellor may: 

(1) Have the additional staff provided in the University budget; and 

(2)  

(2) (i) Create any position within the system administration office and within existing funds available to the system administration office, to the extent the cost of the position, including the cost of any fringe benefits, is funded from existing funds. 

(ii) This paragraph may not be construed to require any additional State General Fund support. 

(iii) The total number of positions authorized under this paragraph shall be limited as specified annually in the State budget bill. 

(d)  Employees of Board.-  

(1) Each employee of the Board shall join the Teachers' Pension System of the State of Maryland or the Employees' Pension System of the State of Maryland. 

(2) As an alternative, any employee in a position determined by the Board to be a professional position may join the optional retirement program under Title 30 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article. 
 

[1988, ch. 246, § 2; 1992, ch. 131, § 12; 1994, ch. 468; 1995, ch. 345; 1997, ch. 114, § 1; 2004, ch. 239.]