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Section 14-202 – Payments — in General

    If this State has sufficient money available at the time, an award made against this State or an officer or unit of this State shall be paid as soon as practicable within 20 days after the award is final.

Section 14-203 – Payments — Money Not Immediately Available

    (a)    If sufficient money is not available at the time to satisfy an award made against this State or an officer or unit of this State, the affected unit or officer shall report the outstanding award to the State Comptroller.     (b)    The Comptroller shall:         (1)    keep an accounting of all outstanding awards; and         (2)    report that accounting annually to […]

Section 14-204 – Payments — Budget; Payment of Outstanding Awards

    (a)    The Governor shall include in the State budget sufficient money to pay all awards made against this State or an officer or unit of this State.     (b)    On appropriation of money by the General Assembly, the Comptroller shall authorize payment of all outstanding awards in the order of the date on which each award was made.

Section 14-102 – Actions Involving Illegal Payments

    (a)    A resident of this State may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction:         (1)    to recover, for the use of this State, a payment made in violation of this Division I or of a regulation adopted under it from the person who authorized or made the payment;         (2)    to enjoin a person, this State, or […]

Section 14-103 – Limitation on Defense of Sovereign Immunity

    Except as otherwise specifically provided by State law, this State, its officers, and its units may not raise the defense of sovereign immunity in any administrative, arbitration, or judicial proceeding involving an employee grievance or hearing that is held under:         (1)    this Division I or a regulation adopted under it; or         (2)    a personnel policy or regulation […]

Section 14-201 – “Award” Defined

    In this subtitle, “award” means a final monetary or benefit award or judgment in an administrative, arbitration, or judicial proceeding involving an employee grievance or hearing that is held under:         (1)    this Division I or a regulation adopted under it; or         (2)    a personnel policy or regulation that governs classified employees of the University System of Maryland […]

Section 14-101 – Civil Actions Generally

    The Secretary shall:         (1)    bring any civil action necessary to enforce those provisions of this Division I that are subject to the authority of the Secretary or any regulation adopted under them; and         (2)    defend any civil action brought against the Secretary or the Department.