Maryland State Personnel and Pensions Section 4-302

      (a)      The Secretary shall submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly an annual report for each fiscal year that:

            (1)      provides information about the various personnel areas under the Secretary's jurisdiction, including:

                  (i)      employee performance and efficiency;

                  (ii)      use of leave by State employees;

                  (iii)      incentive awards;

                  (iv)      whistleblower proceedings;

                  (v)      each denial of a pay increase, each disciplinary suspension, each grievance, each involuntary demotion, and each rejection on probation; and

                  (vi)      a summary of the equal employment opportunity report required under § 5-204 of this article, including hiring, firing, promotions, terminations, and rejections on probation, by race, sex, and age;

            (2)      provides statistics and rankings that compare minority group State employees to all State employees in all job categories;

            (3)      provides information about part-time work and, in the Secretary's discretion, alternate work schedules, work days, and work locations; and

            (4)      makes any recommendations about conditions in State employment that the Secretary considers advisable.

      (b)      The report required by this section shall be submitted on or before January 1 following the fiscal year to which it applies.