1. (a)

   1. (1) This section applies only to an employee who is in a position:

      1. (i) under a special appointment;
      2. (ii) in the management service; or
      3. (iii) in the executive service.
   2. (2) This section does not apply to a health officer appointed under § 3-302 of the Health--General Article.

2. (b) Each employee subject to this section:

   1. (1) serves at the pleasure of the employee's appointing authority; and
   2. (2) may be terminated from employment for any reason that is not illegal or unconstitutional, solely in the discretion of the appointing authority.
3. (c) A management service employee or a special appointment employee designated by the Secretary under § 4-201(c)(2)(i) of this article may not be terminated for the purpose of creating a new position for another individual's appointment because of that individual's political affiliation, belief, or opinion.
4. (d) An employee or an employee's representative may file a written appeal of an employment termination under this section as described under § 11-113 of this title.

Added by Acts 1996, c. 347, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2007, c. 592, § 1, eff. June 1, 2007; Acts 2022, c. 53, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.