2019 Maryland Code
State Government
Title 12 - Immunity and Liability
Subtitle 4 - Payment of Settlements and Judgments
§ 12-401. "State personnel" defined

    In this subtitle, “State personnel” means:

        (1)    a regular employee of the State whose compensation:

            (i)    is provided by a State appropriation; or

            (ii)    is paid wholly or partly from State funds;

        (2)    an employee who is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Budget and Management;

        (3)    an officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member of the organized militia;

        (4)    an employee of the Maryland Port Administration, as described in § 6–204(n) of the Transportation Article;

        (5)    a member or employee of a board of trustees for a community college;

        (6)    except in Montgomery County, an employee of a county health department;

        (7)    a member or employee of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners or of a county board of education;

        (8)    a member of the Board of Visitors of the Maryland School for the Deaf;

        (9)    a member or employee of a board of supervisors for a soil conservation district;

        (10)    a person who, as a volunteer, is providing a service to or for the State;

        (11)    a person who, for or under contract with a unit of the State or a local government, performs an emergency service during a state of emergency under Title 14 of the Public Safety Article;

        (12)    any other individual who, with or without compensation, holds a position that requires the exercise of discretion and of a part of the sovereignty of the State;

        (13)    any other State officer or State employee; and

        (14)    a Montgomery County employee who administers a State program under Title 3, Subtitle 4 of the Human Services Article.