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Maryland Senate Bill SB1040

Maryland 2025 Regular Session

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107 SENATE BILL 1040
118 P4 EMERGENCY BILL 5lr3618
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13-By: Senator Hester Senators Hester, Benson, Ferguson, Guzzone, Hettleman,
14-M. Jackson, King, Lewis Young, McCray, Rosapepe, and Zucker, Attar,
15-Augustine, Beidle, Brooks, Charles, Ellis, Feldman, Gile, Hayes, Henson,
16-C. Jackson, James, Kagan, Kramer, Lam, Love, Muse, Smith, Sy dnor,
17-Waldstreicher, A. Washington, M. Washington, and Watson
10+By: Senator Hester
1811 Introduced and read first time: February 14, 2025
1912 Assigned to: Rules
20-Re–referred to: Budget and Taxation, March 11, 2025
21-Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
22-Senate action: Adopted with floor amendments
23-Read second time: March 20, 2025
2413
25-CHAPTER ______
14+A BILL ENTITLED
2615
2716 AN ACT concerning 1
2817
2918 Department of Budget and Management – Expedited Hiring Program 2
3019 (FEDERAL Jobs Act of 2025) 3
3120
3221 FOR the purpose of establishing the Expedited Hiring Program in the Department of 4
3322 Budget and Management; authorizing an appointing authority to recruit for certain 5
3423 vacant positions in State government under certain circumstances; authorizing the 6
3524 Secretary of Budget and Management to contract with a certain entity for a certain 7
3625 purpose; and generally relating to the Expedited Hiring Program and the 8
3726 Department of Budget and Management. 9
3827
3928 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
4029 Article – State Personnel and Pensions 11
4130 Section 1–101(a), (b), (f), (j), (k), (m), and (p) 12
4231 Annotated Code of Maryland 13
4332 (2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
4433
4534 BY adding to 15
4635 Article – State Personnel and Pensions 16
4736 Section 7–201.1 17
48- Annotated Code of Maryland 18 2 SENATE BILL 1040
37+ Annotated Code of Maryland 18
38+ (2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
39+
40+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
41+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
42+
43+Article – State Personnel and Pensions 22
44+
45+1–101. 23
46+
47+ (a) In this Division I of this article the following words have the meanings 24
48+indicated. 25 2 SENATE BILL 1040
4949
5050
51- (2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 1
5251
53- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 2
54-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3
52+ (b) “Appointing authority” means an individual or a unit of government that has 1
53+the power to make appointments and terminate employment. 2
5554
56-Article – State Personnel and Pensions 4
55+ (f) Unless expressly provided otherwise, “Department” means the Department of 3
56+Budget and Management. 4
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58-1–101. 5
58+ (j) “Position” means an employment assignment of duties and responsibilities 5
59+that requires the full–time employment of one individual or less than full–time employment 6
60+of one or more individuals. 7
5961
60- (a) In this Division I of this article the following words have the meanings 6
61-indicated. 7
62+ (k) “Principal unit” means: 8
6263
63- (b) “Appointing authority” means an individual or a unit of government that has 8
64-the power to make appointments and terminate employment. 9
64+ (1) a principal department or other principal independent unit of State 9
65+government; or 10
6566
66- (f) Unless expressly provided otherwise, “Department” means the Department of 10
67-Budget and Management. 11
67+ (2) for an employee of a county board of elections whose employees are 11
68+covered by this article, the county board of elections. 12
6869
69- (j) “Position” means an employment assignment of duties and responsibilities 12
70-that requires the full–time employment of one individual or less than full–time employment 13
71-of one or more individuals. 14
70+ (m) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Budget and Management. 13
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73- (k) “Principal unit” means: 15
72+ (p) “State Personnel Management System” means the personnel system 14
73+established under § 6–101 of this article. 15
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75- (1) a principal department or other principal independent unit of State 16
76-government; or 17
75+7–201.1. 16
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78- (2) for an employee of a county board of elections whose employees are 18
79-covered by this article, the county board of elections. 19
77+ (A) IN THIS SECTION, “PROGRAM” MEANS THE EXPEDITED HIRING 17
78+PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 18
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81- (m) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Budget and Management. 20
80+ (B) (1) THERE IS AN EXPEDITED HIRING PROGRAM IN THE 19
81+DEPARTMENT FOR THE PU RPOSE OF HIRING ELIG IBLE APPLICANTS FOR VACANT 20
82+POSITIONS IN THE STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUBJECT TO THE 21
83+REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. 22
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83- (p) “State Personnel Management System” means the personn el system 21
84-established under § 6–101 of this article. 22
85+ (2) SUBJECT TO THE AVAILA BILITY OF FUNDS, THE SECRETARY MAY 23
86+CONTRACT WITH ANOTHE R ENTITY TO ASSIST W ITH THE IMPLEMENTATI ON OF THE 24
87+PROGRAM. 25
8588
86-7–201.1. 23
89+ (C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE , AN 26
90+APPOINTING AUTHO RITY: 27
8791
88- (A) IN THIS SECTION , “PROGRAM” MEANS THE EXPEDITED HIRING 24
89-PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 25
90-
91- (B) (1) THERE IS AN EXPEDITED HIRING PROGRAM IN THE 26
92-DEPARTMENT FOR THE PU RPOSE OF HIRING ELIG IBLE APPLICANTS FOR VACAN T 27
93-POSITIONS IN THE STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUBJECT TO THE 28
94-REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. 29
92+ (1) MAY RECRUIT FOR A VACANT POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 28
93+THIS SECTION; AND 29
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98- (2) SUBJECT TO THE AVAILA BILITY OF FUNDS, THE SECRETARY MAY 1
99-CONTRACT WITH ANOTHE R ENTITY TO ASSIST W ITH THE IMPLEMENTATI ON OF THE 2
100-PROGRAM. 3
97+ (2) SHALL COMPLETE THE R ECRUITMENT AND APPOI NTMENT FOR 1
98+THE POSITION WITHIN 40 DAYS. 2
10199
102- (C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF TH IS SUBTITLE, AN 4
103-APPOINTING AUTHORITY : 5
100+ (D) AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT FOR THE PROGRAM SHALL BE AN INDIVIDUAL 3
101+APPLYING FOR A VACAN T POSITION IN STATE GOVERNMENT WHO: 4
104102
105- (1) MAY RECRUIT FOR A VA CANT POSITION IN ACC ORDANCE WITH 6
106-THIS SECTION; AND 7
103+ (1) WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR 5
104+AT LEAST 1 YEAR; 6
107105
108- (2) SHALL AIM TO COMPLETE THE RECRUIT MENT AND APPOINTMENT 8
109-FOR THE POSITION WIT HIN 40 DAYS. 9
106+ (2) LEFT FEDERAL SERVICE AFTER JANUARY 15, 2025; AND 7
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111- (D) AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT FOR THE PROGRAM SHALL BE AN I NDIVIDUAL 10
112-APPLYING FOR A VACAN T POSITION IN STATE GOVERNMENT WHO : 11
108+ (3) HAS RELEVANT FEDERAL EXP ERTISE OR EXPERIENCE TO MEET 8
109+THE REQUIREMENTS , BASED ON THE POSITIO N DESCRIPTION , FOR THE VACANT 9
110+STATE POSITION. 10
113111
114- (1) SELF–CERTIFIES AND, ON REQUEST, PROVIDES DOCUMENTATI ON 12
115-THAT THE INDIVIDUAL : 13
112+ (E) THE PROGRAM SHALL: 11
116113
117- (I) WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLO YED BY HAS SERVED IN THE 14
118-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR IN ANY CAPACITY , INCLUDING 15
119-DURING A PROBATIONAR Y PERIOD; AND 16
114+ (1) ALTER JOB TITLES AND POSITION DESCRIPTION S FOR THE 12
115+PURPOSE OF MAKING THE POSITIONS APPEALING TO FORMER FEDERAL 13
116+GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ; 14
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121- (2) (II) LEFT FEDERAL SERVICE AFTER JANUARY 15, 2025; AND 17
118+ (2) CONDUCT MARKETING AN D RECRUITMENT ACTIVI TIES TO 15
119+RECRUIT ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR VACANT POSITIONS ; 16
122120
123- (3) (2) HAS RELEVANT FEDERAL EXPERTISE OR EXPERIE NCE TO 18
124-MEET THE REQUIREMENT S, BASED ON THE POSITION DESC RIPTION, FOR THE 19
125-VACANT STATE POSITION. 20
121+ (3) RATE THE QUALIFICATI ONS OF EACH APPLICANT WHILE A VACANT 17
122+POSITION IS OPEN; 18
126123
127- (E) THE PROGRAM SHALL : 21
124+ (4) COMMUNICATE WITH APP LICANTS THROUGHOUT T HE HIRING 19
125+PROCESS TO MAINTAIN THE APPLICANTS’ INTEREST IN THE POSITION; AND 20
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129- (1) ALTER DEVELOP GUIDANCE FOR APPOINTING AUTHORITI ES ON 22
130-ALIGNING JOB TITLES AND POSIT ION DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING 23
131-THE POSITIONS APPEAL ING TO FORMER FEDE RAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WITH 24
132-THE FEDERAL EQUIVALE NT POSITIONS WITHOUT REQUIRING SUBSTANTIV E 25
133-CHANGES TO THE DESCR IPTIONS OR CLASSIFIC ATIONS OF THE POSITI ONS; 26
127+ (5) DEVELOP A PROCESS TO REFER APPLICA NTS TO OTHER VACANT 21
128+POSITIONS IN STATE GOVERNMENT . 22
134129
135- (2) CONDUCT MARKETING AN D RECRUITMENT ACTIVI TIES TO 27
136-RECRUIT ELIGIBLE APP LICANTS FOR VACANT P OSITIONS; 28
130+ (F) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE 23
131+PROGRAM. 24
137132
138- (3) RATE THE QUALIFICATI ONS OF EACH APPLICAN T WHILE A VACANT 29
139-POSITION IS OPEN; 30
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142-
143- (4) COMMUNICATE WITH APP LICANTS THROUGHOUT T HE HIRING 1
144-PROCESS TO MAINTAIN THE APPLICANTS ’ INTEREST IN THE POSI TION; AND 2
145-
146- (5) DEVELOP A PROCESS TO REFER APPLICANTS TO OTHER VACANT 3
147-POSITIONS IN STATE GOVERNMENT ; AND 4
148-
149- (6) EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIE S TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO 5
150-SUPPORT HIRING BY IN TERESTED COUNTY GOVE RNMENTS. 6
151-
152- (F) THE SECRETARY SHALL : 7
153-
154- (1) IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM IN PHASES , WITH INITIAL FOCUS O N 8
155-CRITICAL AND HARD –TO–FILL POSITIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY; 9
156-
157- (2) ESTABLISH REASONABLE TIMELINES F OR EACH PHASE OF 10
158-IMPLEMENTATION ; AND 11
159-
160- (3) ADOPT REGULATIONS TO : 12
161-
162- (I) IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM; AND 13
163-
164- (II) REVISE THE CONDITION S FOR ELIGIBILITY UN DER 14
165-SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION TO I NCLUDE REVIEW OF APP LICATIONS FROM 15
166-FORMER FEDERAL CONTR ACTORS. 16
167-
168- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 17
169-measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 18
170-been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 19
171-each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 20
172-enacted. It shall remain effective through April 30, 2026, and, at the end of April 30, 2026, 21
173-this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 22
174-of no further force and effect. 23
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177-
178-
179-Approved:
180-________________________________________________________________________________
181- Governor.
182-________________________________________________________________________________
183- President of the Senate.
184-________________________________________________________________________________
185- Speaker of the House of Delegates.
133+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 25
134+measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 26
135+been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 27
136+each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 28
137+enacted. 29