{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-7-204","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 7–204","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(b) A job announcement shall contain:\n(1) a summary of the position description;\n(2) the minimum qualifications for the class and any selective qualifications necessary for consideration;\n(3) the type of selection test that will be administered to those meeting the position’s minimum qualifications;\n(4) the location and deadline for submitting applications; and\n(5) the duration of the list of eligibles derived from the announcement.\n(c) For a vacant position under this subtitle, the appointing authority shall:\n(1) if current employees or contractual employees in the unit may be eligible for the position:\n(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\n(ii) use any other method reasonably calculated to give eligible employees notice of the vacancy; and\n(2) advertise the position vacancy at least 2 weeks before the deadline for submitting applications by:\n(i) making available a job announcement to all appropriate State agencies, based on selection limitations; and\n(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.","path":["Article - State Personnel and Pensions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsp\u0026section=7-204","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"d567b0d71ab45e085897d3dc28cfd05ae14ceb744286f234724f16ef32a60fb1","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-7-203","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-7-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}