Section 5-202 - Program established; purpose; eligibility. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-202. Program established; purpose; eligibility.
 

(a)  Program established.- There is an Equal Employment Opportunity Program, which is under the authority of the Secretary. 

(b)  Purpose.- The purpose of the Program is to ensure a system based on merit that provides equal opportunity in employment on the basis of merit and fitness. 

(c)  Eligibility.- The following employees and applicants for employment are included in the Program: 

(1) an employee in any unit of the Executive Branch of State government, including a unit with an independent personnel system; and 

(2) an applicant for a position in the skilled service, professional service, or management service, of the State Personnel Management System or a comparable position in an independent personnel system in the Executive Branch of State government. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 64A, § 12A; 1993, ch. 10, § 2; 1996, ch. 347, § 1.]