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Maryland Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 7-204

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) To recruit candidates for a position, an appointing authority shall prepare a job announcement for the position and conduct recruitment in accordance with the position selection plan.

(b) A job announcement shall contain:

(1) a summary of the position description;

(2) the minimum qualifications for the class and any selective qualifications necessary for consideration;

(3) the type of selection test that will be administered to those meeting the position's minimum qualifications;

(4) the location and deadline for submitting applications; and

(5) the duration of the list of eligibles derived from the announcement.

(c) For a vacant position under this subtitle, the appointing authority shall:

(1) if current employees or contractual employees in the unit may be eligible for the position:

(i) post the job announcement for at least 2 weeks before the deadline for submitting applications, in at least one centralized location in that unit that is accessible to all employees; and

(ii) use any other method reasonably calculated to give eligible employees notice of the vacancy; and

(2) advertise the position vacancy at least 2 weeks before the deadline for submitting applications by:

(i) making available a job announcement to all appropriate State agencies, based on selection limitations; and

(ii) using any other method that is reasonably calculated to ensure a sufficient pool of applicants, including printed advertisements in newspapers and journals, paper and electronic bulletin board postings, and special notices.

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