188.0 VII-2.10-POLICY ON EMPLOYMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE SAME 
  FAMILY (NEPOTISM) FOR CLASSIFIED AND ADMINISTRATIVE
 
               PERSONNEL
 
 
  (Approved by the Board of Regents, February 28, 1992)
 
 
       I.   Purpose and Applicability.  To establish a policy for
            administrative and classified employees which permits
            members of the same family to be employed in the
            University of Maryland System.
 
      II.   General.  Members of the same family are eligible for
            employment in the University of Maryland System.
            However, a supervisor-subordinate relationship shall
            not exist between family members nor shall one member
            of a family assume for the other the role of advocate
            or judge with respect to conditions of employment or
            promotion.
 
     III.   Definition of a Family Member.  For purposes of this
            policy, "family member" means spouse, children, parent
            of employee or spouse, brother, sister of employee or
            spouse, grandparents or grandchildren of employee or
            spouse, aunts and uncles of employee or spouse, nephews
            and nieces of employee or spouse, brothers-in-law and
            sisters-in-law of employee or spouse, sons-in-law and
            daughters-in-law of employee or spouse.
 
      IV.   Family Members Recommended to Work for the Same
            Supervisor.  When members of the same family are
            recommended to work for the same supervisor, the
            arrangement shall be approved in advance by the
            institution chief executive officer or designee.  No
            appointment of a family member may be made without such
            prior approval.
 
       V.   Development of a Supervisor/Subordinate Relationship
            after Employment.  If a supervisor/subordinate
            relationship between family members develops during
            employment, family members must notify the institution
            director of Human Resources/Personnel immediately.  The
            institution must take action to ensure that the
            supervisor-subordinate relationship does not exist;
            such action may include transfer, reassignment or
            removal of one or more family members.
 
      VI.   This policy does not apply to appointments and
            promotions made, or to family relationships which
            existed, prior to the effective date of this policy.
            
  IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES:
 
        Each Chief Executive Officer shall develop procedures as
        necessary and shall submit a copy to the Chancellor.
 
  Replacement for:
 
        BOR III-17.00, Policy on Employment of Members of the Same
        Family.
 
        UM Personnel Policies and Rules for Classified Employees,
        Section II, Nepotism, page II-15.

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