{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-13-205","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 13–205","heading":"","body":"(a) The Secretary periodically shall audit a sample of instances of contractual employment in the various units to determine whether:\n(1) justification exists in each instance to continue certification for the contractual employee; and\n(2) the guidelines adopted under § 13-203 of this subtitle have been followed.\n(b) (1) If, as a result of an audit, the Secretary determines that services performed by a contractual employee should be performed by a permanent employee, the Secretary shall:\n(i) refuse to renew the certification for the contractual employee; and\n(ii) recommend that a position for a permanent employee be established.\n(2) If, as a result of an audit, the Secretary determines that a unit has not complied with the guidelines adopted under § 13-203 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall:\n(i) advise the unit of the nature of the noncompliance; and\n(ii) suggest alternate criteria or methods that would have complied with the guidelines.","path":["Article - State Personnel and Pensions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsp\u0026section=13-205","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"a2e5aaad1fa2441ed204416d62ff9fe629355f8dfc7098f8e30954a0e80ccf8a","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-13-204","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-13-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}