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§ 7-204. Job announcements

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Personnel and PensionsEffective: July 1, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Personnel and Pensions (Refs & Annos)
Division I. State Personnel [Titles 1-19]
Title 7. Employment in the State Personnel Management System (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Appointment in Skilled Service and Professional Service (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2014
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 7-204
§ 7-204. Job announcements
Currentness
In general
(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.
Contents of job announcement
(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.
Procedure for vacant positions
(c) For a vacant position under this subtitle, the appointing authority shall:
(1) send a copy of the selection plan and job announcement to the Secretary at least 1 week before posting the job announcement to assure public access;
(2) 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
(3) 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.

Credits

Added by Acts 1996, c. 347, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 633, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 7-204, MD ST PERS & PENS § 7-204
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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