HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      2799

Article 64A - Merit System

36A.

(A) THE SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL MAY DESIGNATE A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ARBITRATOR OF THE EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE
RELATIONS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL TO HEAR AND
ISSUE THE FINAL DECISION IN THE FOLLOWING CASES:

(1) DENIAL OF INCREMENT APPEALS UNDER SECTION 30(C)
OF THIS ARTICLE;

(2) PRELIMINARY HEARING CASES OF SUSPENSIONS PENDING
APPEAL UNDER SECTION 33 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND

(3)  GRIEVANCE APPEALS UNDER SECTION 54 OF THIS
ARTICLE.

(A)(B) THE SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL MAY DESIGNATE A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL TO HEAR AND
DECIDE THE FOLLOWING: AN ARBITRATOR OF THE EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE
RELATIONS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL TO HEAR AND
ISSUE PROPOSALS FOR DECISIONS IN THE FOLLOWING CASES:

(1) REMOVAL APPEALS UNDER SECTION 33 OF THIS ARTICLE;

(1) DENIAL OF INCREMENT APPEALS UNDER SECTION 30(C)
OF THIS ARTICLE;

(2) (1) (2) DEMOTION APPEALS UNDER SECTION 31 OF THIS
ARTICLE;

(3) PRELIMINARY HEARING CASES OF SUSPENSION PENDING
APPEAL UNDER SECTION 33 OF THIS ARTICLE;

(4) (2) REMOVAL APPEALS OF PROMOTIONAL PROBATIONARY
EMPLOYEES UNDER SECTION 33 OF THIS ARTICLE;

(5) (3) UNSATISFACTORY WORK OR CONDUCT REPORT APPEALS
UNDER SECTION 34 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND

(6) (4) SUSPENSION APPEALS UNDER SECTION 36 OF THIS
ARTICLE; AND.

(7) GRIEVANCE APPEALS UNDER SECTION 54 OF THIS

ARTICLE.

(B) (C) IN CASES REQUIRING THE SECRETARY'S APPROVAL OR
CONSENT, THE SECRETARY MAY DESIGNATE EITHER THE DEPUTY SECRETARY,
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY, OR ANOTHER OFFICIAL WHOSE DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE UNRELATED TO THE HEARING PROCESS TO APPROVE
PROPOSED DECISIONS OF THE FOLLOWING:

(1) DEMOTION APPEALS UNDER SECTION 31 OF THIS
ARTICLE;