(a) There is a Central Collection Unit in the Department.
(b) (1) All employees and personnel of the Central Collection Unit shall:
(i) except for assistant Attorneys General assigned to the Central
Collection Unit, be in the management service or special appointments
in the State Personnel Management System who are appointed by and serve
at the pleasure of the Secretary and are not subject to Title 11,
Subtitle 2 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; and
(ii) receive such compensation as provided in the State budget.
(2) Except for employees in the Executive Pay Plan and any assistant
Attorneys General assigned to the Central Collection Unit, a management
service or special appointment of the skilled service or the
professional service employee of the Central Collection Unit may not be
permanently removed except for cause and until written charges have
been filed and a hearing has been conducted in accordance with Title
10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article. This paragraph does not
apply to the removal of a management service or special appointment
employee because of a layoff that resulted from:
(i) a lack of work; or
(ii) the lack of an appropriation.
(c) (1) The Secretary of Budget and Management may establish a performance
incentive program to provide pay incentives for employees of the
Central Collection Unit.
(2) Pay incentives provided to employees under this subsection shall be
paid from the Central Collection Fund established under § 3-306 of
this subtitle as provided in the State budget.
(3) Pay incentives may not be provided under this subsection if:
(i) the Central Collection Unit sustains an operating loss for the fiscal
year in which the pay incentives were earned; or
(ii) funds are not available in the Central Collection Fund to pay the
incentives.
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