Section 12-401 - "State personnel" definedIn this subtitle, "State personnel" means:
(1) a regular employee of the State whose compensation:(i) is provided by a State appropriation; or(ii) is paid wholly or partly from State funds;(2) an employee who is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Budget and Management;(3) an officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member of the organized militia;(4) an employee of the Maryland Port Administration, as described in § 6-204(n) of the Transportation Article;(5) a member or employee of a board of trustees for a community college;(6) except in Montgomery County, an employee of a county health department;(7) a member or employee of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners or of a county board of education;(8) a member of the Board of Visitors of the Maryland School for the Deaf;(9) a member or employee of a board of supervisors for a soil conservation district;(10) a person who, as a volunteer, is providing a service to or for the State;(11) a person who, for or under contract with a unit of the State or a local government, performs an emergency service during a state of emergency under Title 14 of the Public Safety Article;(12) any other individual who, with or without compensation, holds a position that requires the exercise of discretion and of a part of the sovereignty of the State;(13) any other State officer or State employee; and(14) a Montgomery County employee who administers a State program under Title 3, Subtitle 4 of the Human Services Article.