Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1387 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1387
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1387
8	8	E4 2lr0929
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10	10	By: Delegate Guyton
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 15, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Employees – Department of State Police – Emergency Dispatcher Classification 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of State Police to establish certain emergency 3
21	21	dispatcher classifications; establishing certain compensation levels and employment 4
22	22	requirements for emergency dispatcher classifications; and generally relating to the 5
23	23	Department of State Police and emergency dispatcher classifications. 6
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25	25	BY adding to 7
26	26	Article – Public Safety 8
27	27	Section 2–419 9
28	28	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
29	29	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
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31	31	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
32	32	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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34	34	Article – Public Safety 14
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36	36	2–419. 15
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38	38	(A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, THE DEPARTMENT 16
39	39	SHALL ESTABLISH THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICA TIONS WITHIN THE 17
40	40	COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT : 18
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42	42	(1) EMERGENCY DISPATCHER TRAINEE; 19
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44	44	(2) EMERGENCY DISPATCHER I; 20
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46	46	(3) EMERGENCY DISPATCHER II; 21
47	47	2 HOUSE BILL 1387
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50	50	(4) EMERGENCY DISPATCHER III; 1
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52	52	(5) EMERGENCY DISPATCHER SENIOR; 2
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54	54	(6) EMERGENCY DISPATCHER SUPERVISOR; AND 3
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56	56	(7) EMERGENCY DISPATCHER SUPERVISOR SENIOR. 4
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58	58	(B) EACH EMERGENCY DISPATCHER CLASSIFICA TION SHALL RECEIVE THE 5
59	59	HIGHER AMOUNT OF THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM LE VELS OF COMPENSATION : 6
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61	61	(1) (I) FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCHER TRAINEE, WITH NO 7
62	62	TENURE, SALARIES SHALL BE SET AT A RATE NOT LESS T HAN GRADE 12, STEP 4 OF 8
63	63	THE STATE PAY SCALE OR A MINIMUM OF $43,136; 9
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65	65	(II) FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCHER I, WITH UP TO 4 YEARS OF 10
66	66	TENURE INCLUDING TRA INING, SALARIES SHAL L BE SET AT A RATE N OT LESS THAN 11
67	67	GRADE 14, STEP 4 OF THE STATE PAY SCALE OR A RANGE OF $48,843 TO $67,106; 12
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69	69	(III) FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCHER II, WITH 5 TO 9 YEARS OF 13
70	70	TENURE, SALARIES SHALL BE SET AT A RATE NOT LESS T HAN GRADE 15, STEP 5 OF 14
71	71	THE STATE PAY SCALE OR A RANGE OF $53,935 TO $71,606; 15
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73	73	(IV) FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCHER III, WITH 10 TO 14 YEARS 16
74	74	OF TENURE, SALARIES SHALL BE SET AT A RA TE NOT LESS THAN GRA DE 16, STEP 10 17
75	75	OF THE STATE PAY SCALE OR A RANGE OF $63,191 TO $76,432; 18
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77	77	(V) FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCHER SENIOR, WITH A MINIMUM 19
78	78	OF 15 YEARS OF TENURE , SALARIES SHALL BE SET AT A RA TE NOT LESS THAN GRA DE 20
79	79	17, STEP 15 OF THE STATE PAY SCALE OR A MAXIMUM OF $81,596; 21
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81	81	(VI) FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCHER SUPERVISOR, WITH 5 TO 9 22
82	82	YEARS OF SUPERVISORY TENURE, SALARIES SHALL BE SET AT A RA TE NOT LESS 23
83	83	THAN GRADE 18, STEP 5 OF THE STATE PAY SCALE OR A RANGE OF $63,014 TO 24
84	84	$87,106; AND 25
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86	86	(VII) FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCHER SUPERVISOR SENIOR, WITH 26
87	87	A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS OF SUPERVISORY TENURE, SALARIES SHALL BE SET AT A 27
88	88	RATE NOT LESS THAN G RADE 19, STEP 10 OF THE STATE PAY SCALE OR A RANGE OF 28
89	89	$75,605 TO $92,897; OR 29
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91	91	(2) THE PAY SCALE PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET FOR EACH 30
92	92	POSITION. 31 HOUSE BILL 1387 3
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96	96	(C) EACH EMERGENCY DISPATCHER APPLICANT SHALL: 1
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98	98	(1) SUCCESSFULLY COMPLET E A BACKGROU ND INVESTIGATION 2
99	99	CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT ; AND 3
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101	101	(2) ON HIRE , COMPLETE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TEST ING IN 4
102	102	ACCORDANCE WITH COMAR 17.04.09. 5
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104	104	(D) AT ANY TIME , THE SECRETARY MAY ALTER THE ESSENTIAL JOB 6
105	105	FUNCTIONS OF EACH EMERGENCY DISPATCHER POSITION. 7
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107	107	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That o n or before January 1, 2023, 8
108	108	all Communications Operator positions of any rank or seniority within the Department in 9
109	109	existence before January 1, 2023, including trainees, shall be reclassified in accordance 10
110	110	with Section 1 of this Act. 11
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112	112	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 12
113	113	1, 2022. 13
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