Maryland Education Section 14-206
§ 14-206.
  (a)   (1)   A vice president or program director may suspend a classified employee without pay pending disposition of a charge for removal.
    (2)   The vice president or program director shall notify the classified employee in writing of the suspension and the reasons for it.
  (b)   Within 5 workdays after receiving a notice of suspension under this section, a classified employee may request in writing that the President conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether the employee may continue to work with pay pending disposition of the charge.
  (c)   The President shall hold the preliminary hearing within 5 workdays after the President receives the request.
  (d)   (1)   A preliminary hearing under this subtitle is in addition to the hearing on the merits required by § 14-205 of this subtitle.
    (2)   The preliminary hearing is limited to the following issues:
      (i)   Whether suspension without pay is necessary to protect the interests of the University or of the classified employee pending final disposition of the charge; and
      (ii)   Whether other employment and status alternatives for the classified employee should be considered.
  (e)   At the preliminary hearing, the classified employee may:
    (1)   Rebut the reasons given for the suspension;
    (2)   Assert mitigating circumstances; and
    (3)   Offer alternatives to the suspension, including:
      (i)   A return to the employee's position with pay;
      (ii)   A transfer to another position with pay; or
      (iii)   A suspension with pay.
  (f)   (1)   Within 5 workdays after the preliminary hearing, the President shall issue a proposed decision in writing for approval by the Secretary of Budget and Management.
    (2)   The decision is conclusive only as to the issue of the suspension.