(a) (1) A vice president or program director may suspend a classified employee without pay pending disposition of a charge for removal.
(2) The vice president or program director shall notify the classified employee in writing of the suspension and the reasons for it.
(b) Within 5 workdays after receiving a notice of suspension under this section, a classified employee may request in writing that the President conduct a preliminary hearing to determine whether the employee may continue to work with pay pending disposition of the charge.
(c) The President shall hold the preliminary hearing within 5 workdays after the President receives the request.
(d) (1) A preliminary hearing under this subtitle is in addition to the hearing on the merits required by § 14-205 of this subtitle.
(2) The preliminary hearing is limited to the following issues:
(i) Whether suspension without pay is necessary to protect the interests of the University or of the classified employee pending final disposition of the charge; and
(ii) Whether other employment and status alternatives for the classified employee should be considered.
(e) At the preliminary hearing, the classified employee may:
(1) Rebut the reasons given for the suspension;
(2) Assert mitigating circumstances; and
(3) Offer alternatives to the suspension, including:
(i) A return to the employee’s position with pay;
(ii) A transfer to another position with pay; or
(iii) A suspension with pay.
(f) (1) Within 5 workdays after the preliminary hearing, the President shall issue a proposed decision in writing for approval by the Secretary of Budget and Management.
(2) The decision is conclusive only as to the issue of the suspension.
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