{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-education-14-206","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Education § 14–206","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) A vice president or program director may suspend a classified employee without pay pending disposition of a charge for removal.\n(2) The vice president or program director shall notify the classified employee in writing of the suspension and the reasons for it.\n(b) Within 5 workdays after receiving a notice of suspension under this section, a classified employee may request in writing that the President conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether the employee may continue to work with pay pending disposition of the charge.\n(c) The President shall hold the preliminary hearing within 5 workdays after the President receives the request.\n(d) (1) A preliminary hearing under this subtitle is in addition to the hearing on the merits required by § 14-205 of this subtitle.\n(2) The preliminary hearing is limited to the following issues:\n(i) Whether suspension without pay is necessary to protect the interests of the University or of the classified employee pending final disposition of the charge; and\n(ii) Whether other employment and status alternatives for the classified employee should be considered.\n(e) At the preliminary hearing, the classified employee may:\n(1) Rebut the reasons given for the suspension;\n(2) Assert mitigating circumstances; and\n(3) Offer alternatives to the suspension, including:\n(i) A return to the employee’s position with pay;\n(ii) A transfer to another position with pay; or\n(iii) A suspension with pay.\n(f) (1) Within 5 workdays after the preliminary hearing, the President shall issue a proposed decision in writing for approval by the Secretary of Budget and Management.\n(2) The decision is conclusive only as to the issue of the suspension.","path":["Article - Education"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ged\u0026section=14-206","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:38Z","sha256":"059424679671dac040841d11c3afb1b9511390900e5e2c7983d5c859612d795e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-education-14-205","next":"us-md/md.-code-education-14-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}