1. A. The Commission may grant a provisional appointment to a mandated employee after the individual meets the applicable selection standards under Regulation .04 or .08 of this chapter.

2. B. An individual may not:

   1. (1) Perform the duties of a mandated position unless the individual has met the applicable selection standards under Regulation .04 or .08 of this chapter; or
   2. (2) Be authorized to carry or use a firearm unless the individual has successfully completed firearms training and qualification requirements under COMAR 12.10.04.
3. C. An individual may not perform the duties of a mandated position under a provisional appointment beyond the individual's probationary period.
4. D. An individual with a Commission provisional appointment to a mandated position classified as a correctional officer, classification counselor, institutional support staff, parole and probation agent, monitor, case management specialist, resident advisor, or Juvenile Services support staff who changes from the original position to another of these positions shall receive a new provisional appointment in the new mandated position to provide the opportunity to obtain applicable training for the new mandated position required under Regulation .09 of this chapter.

5. E. A provisional appointment is valid until:

   1. (1) 365 cumulative days have elapsed from the initial date of the provisional appointment;
   2. (2) It is determined that the applicable selection standards have not been met;
   3. (3) The individual has been certified; or
   4. (4) The individual's employment in a mandated position is terminated.

6. F. A provisional appointment to a mandated position under this regulation may be made for a formerly certified mandated employee who:

   1. (1) Has not been in a mandated position with a correctional unit for over 3 years; and
   2. (2) Meets the appropriate selection standards under Regulation .04 of this chapter.

7. G. Probationary Period.

   1. (1) After an individual has met the applicable selection standards under Regulation .04 or .08 of this chapter and received a provisional appointment, the Commission shall grant a probationary period of up to 365 days to the mandated employee to perform mandated employee duties while awaiting the opportunity to complete the entrance-level training required under Regulation .09 of this chapter.
   2. (2) The probationary period begins on the first day of the Commission provisional appointment.
   3. (3) The 365-day period is cumulative and may not be lengthened by multiple employments in the same mandated position by different correctional units or periodic employment with the same correctional unit.
   4. (4) If an individual transfers as a new employee in the same mandated position from one correctional unit to another correctional unit before successfully completing the required entrance-level training, the probationary period continues from the date of the first provisional appointment, less any time the individual is not employed in the same mandated position by a correctional unit.

   5. (5) A Commission probationary period for a mandated position under this chapter does not prohibit a correctional unit from imposing a probationary period that may:

      1. (a) Exceed that established by the Commission; or
      2. (b) Be in addition to that imposed by the Commission.

Authority: Correctional Services Article, §§2-109 and 8-208; Public Safety Article, §3-207; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 14, 1975 (2:10 Md. R. 760)

Regulations .01B, C, .03 amended effective April 14, 1976 (3:8 Md. R. 427)

Existing Regulation .03 repealed and new Regulation .03 adopted effective May 15, 1981 (8:10 Md. R. 877)

Regulations .01—.05 amended effective March 10, 1978 (5:5 Md. R. 325)

Regulation .01B amended effective May 19, 1978 (5:10 Md. R. 781)

Regulation .01 amended effective June 2, 1978 (5:11 Md. R. 885)

Regulation .01B, D, E, G amended effective February 20, 1981 (8:4 Md. R. 343)

Regulation .01G adopted effective July 14, 1978 (5:14 Md. R. 1138)

Regulation .01G-1 and G-2 adopted effective February 20, 1981 (8:4 Md. R. 343)

Regulation .01H amended effective July 14, 1978 (5:14 Md. R. 1138)

Regulation .01I adopted effective November 28, 1980 (7:24 Md. R. 2262)

Regulation .05D adopted effective February 20, 1981 (8:4 Md. R. 343)

Chapter revised effective November 8, 1982 (9:22 Md. R. 2197)

Regulation .01B amended effective February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 301)

Regulation .02 amended effective February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 301)

Regulation .02B amended effective July 2, 1984 (11:13 Md. R. 1177); July 13, 1986 (13:14 Md. R. 1634)

Regulation .02B, C amended effective June 20, 1994 (21:12 Md. R. 1062)

Regulation .03 amended effective December 14, 1987 (14:25 Md. R. 2661); February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 301)

Regulation .03B, .06C, .07 amended effective July 13, 1986 (13:14 Md. R. 1634)

Regulation .04 amended effective December 1, 1986 (13:24 Md. R. 2560); February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 301)

Regulation .05A amended effective April 9, 1984 (11:17 Md. R. 628); July 2, 1984 (11:13 Md. R. 1177); November 5, 1984 (11:22 Md. R. 1900); July 24, 1989 (16:14 Md. R. 1569)

Regulation .05B amended effective July 2, 1984 (11:13 Md. R. 1177); June 20, 1994 (21:12 Md. R. 1062)

Regulation .05C amended effective February 6, 1989 (16:2 Md. R. 161); June 20, 1994 (21:12 Md. R. 1062)

Regulation .05D amended effective November 5, 1984 (11:22 Md. R. 1900); November 28, 1988 (15:24 Md. R. 2772)

Regulation .05 amended effective February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 301)

Regulation .06 amended effective June 20, 1994 (21:12 Md. R. 1062)

Regulation .06B amended effective January 16, 1995 (22:1 Md. R. 20)

Regulation .07A amended effective August 8, 1988 (15:16 Md. R. 1916); August 20, 1990 (17:16 Md. R. 1992)

Regulations .09—.11 adopted effective January 1, 1987 (13:24 Md. R. 2560)

Regulation .09 amended effective February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 301); June 20, 1994 (21:12 Md. R. 1062)

Regulations .01—.11 repealed and new Regulations .01—.18 adopted effective October 20, 1997 (24:21 Md. R. 1451)

Regulation .01B amended effective July 1, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 967)

Regulation .04C, E amended effective July 1, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 967)

Regulation .05 amended effective July 1, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 967)

Regulation .07C amended effective July 1, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 967)

Regulation .08B amended effective July 1, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 967)

Regulation .09 amended effective July 1, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 967)

Regulation .11B amended effective July 1, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 967)

Regulation .12F amended effective July 1, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 967)

Regulation .19 adopted effective July 1, 2000 (27:10 Md. R. 967)

Chapter revised effective January 7, 2002 (28:26 Md. R. 2274)

Regulation .01B amended effective September 13, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351); May 23, 2005 (32:10 Md. R. 925)

Regulation .02A amended effective September 13, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .03D amended effective September 13, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .04C amended effective September 13, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .06 amended effective January 1, 2005 (31:17 Md. R. 1313); January 1, 2005 (31:23 Md. R. 1654)

Regulation .06A amended effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1333)

Regulation .09B, C amended effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1333)

Regulation .10 amended effective August 30, 2004 (31:17 Md. R. 1313)

Regulation .12 amended effective January 1, 2005 (31:17 Md. R. 1313)

Regulation .12D amended effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1333)

Regulation .15C amended effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1333)

Regulation .19A amended effective September 13, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .20 adopted effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1333)

Regulation .21 adopted effective September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1333)

Regulation .22 adopted effective January 1, 2004 (30:19 Md. R. 1333)

Chapter revised effective November 5, 2007 (34:22 Md. R. 1978)

Regulation .01B amended effective November 16, 2009 (36:23 Md. R. 1817)

Regulation .05A amended effective November 16, 2009 (36:23 Md. R. 1817)

Regulation .08B, C amended effective January 1, 2010 (36:24 Md. R. 1858)

Regulation .19B amended effective January 1, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1996)

Regulation .20A, B amended effective January 1, 2010 (36:26 Md. R. 1996)

Regulation .22A amended effective November 16, 2009 (36:23 Md. R. 1817)

Chapter revised effective January 1, 2013 (39:16 Md. R.1081)

Regulation .01B amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202); July 1, 2021 (48:13 Md. R. 509)

Regulation .02B amended effective December 11, 2014 (41:24 Md. R. 1428)

Regulation .02C amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202); August 18, 2014 (41:16 Md. R. 947); August 31, 2015 (42:17 Md. R. 1111)

Regulation .04C amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)

Regulation .05B amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202); August 18, 2014 (41:16 Md. R. 947); February 29, 2016 (43:4 Md. R. 333)

Regulation .08 amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)

Regulation .09G—I amended effective October 9, 2017 (44:20 Md. R. 945)

Regulation .11F amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)

Regulation .13B amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)

Regulation .14 amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)

Regulation .15A amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)

Regulation .15D repealed effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)

Regulation .16 amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)

Regulation .17 amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)

Regulation .18B amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)

Regulation .19 amended effective February 11, 2019 (46:3 Md. R. 107)

Regulation .19D adopted effective August 31, 2015 (42:17 Md. R. 1111)

Regulation .20A amended effective February 17, 2014 (41:3 Md. R. 202)

Regulation .21B amended effective September 2, 2024 (51:17 Md. R. 777)

Regulation .22 amended effective January 1, 2017 (43:24 Md. R. 1351)

Regulation .22 repealed and new Regulation .22 adopted effective July 1, 2021 (48:13 Md. R. 509)

Regulation .22C amended effective November 28, 2022 (49:24 Md. R 1027); September 2, 2024 (51:17 Md. R. 777)

Annotation: COMAR 12.10.01 cited in Attorney General Opinion No. 86-032 (May 16, 1986)