{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-5-202","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 5–202","heading":"","body":"(a) There is an Equal Employment Opportunity Program, which is under the authority of the Secretary.\n(b) The purpose of the Program is to ensure a system based on merit that provides equal opportunity in employment on the basis of merit and fitness.\n(c) The following employees and applicants for employment are included in the Program:\n(1) an employee in any unit of the Executive Branch of State government, including a unit with an independent personnel system; and\n(2) an applicant for a position in the skilled service, professional service, or management service, of the State Personnel Management System or a comparable position in an independent personnel system in the Executive Branch of State government.","path":["Article - State Personnel and Pensions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsp\u0026section=5-202","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"ceb1f6790f8706a9ad6a00510989443b10320a210619deccbf5069bcef86fb47","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-5-201","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-5-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}