§ 13-203. Recruitment and selection

MD State Pers & Pens Code § 13-203 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    The Secretary shall adopt guidelines for the recruitment and selection of contractual employees.

(b)    These guidelines shall require a contracting unit:

(1)    to make a reasonable effort to publicly solicit applicants for contractual employment;

(2)    to make a reasonable effort to screen and select contractual employees by using methods and criteria that are uniformly applied to all applicants for a particular instance of contractual employment; and

(3)    to use criteria to select contractual employees that:

(i)    are based on the qualifications of the applicant; and

(ii)    conform to subsection (c) of this section.

(c)    (1)    All personnel actions concerning a contractual employee shall be made in accordance with § 2-302 of this article.

(2)    An action may be taken with regard to age, sex, or disability to the extent that age, sex, or disability involves a bona fide occupational qualification.

(d)    To the extent feasible, a unit shall conduct the recruitment and selection of contractual employees according to the guidelines adopted under this section.