Maryland Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 13-203

(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:

(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.