{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-13-302","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 13–302","heading":"","body":"If a contractual position is replaced by a budgeted position, a contractual employee in the contractual position may transfer to the budgeted position, if:\n(1) the employee meets the minimum qualifications for the budgeted position and has at least 6 continuous months of satisfactory service as of the date on which the replacement occurs;\n(2) there is a continuing need for the function to be performed;\n(3) the agency can document a competitive hiring process; and\n(4) the budgeted position replacing the contractual position was not available at the time the contractual employee was hired.","path":["Article - State Personnel and Pensions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsp\u0026section=13-302","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"b15e730f4943725909ceb23f6cc74bac926eec4529ad0463adcbf6e6efae5775","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-13-301","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-13-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}