Section 4-302 - Annual reports - To Governor(a) This section does not apply to the University System of Maryland.(b) The Secretary shall submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly an annual report covering all units of the Executive Branch of State government, including a unit with an independent personnel system, for each fiscal year that: (1) provides information about: (i) employee performance and efficiency;(ii) use of leave by State employees;(iv) whistleblower proceedings;(v) each denial of a pay increase, each disciplinary suspension, each grievance, each involuntary demotion, and each rejection on probation; and(vi) a summary of the equal employment opportunity report required under § 5-204 of this article, including hiring, firing, promotions, terminations, and rejections on probation, by race, sex, and age;(2) provides statistics and rankings that compare minority group State employees to all State employees in all job categories;(3) provides information about part-time work and, in the Secretary's discretion, alternate work schedules, work days, and work locations;(4) provides information on the total number of positions designated as special appointments, including special appointments designated with regard to political affiliation, belief, or opinion; and(5) makes any recommendations about conditions in State employment that the Secretary considers advisable.(c) The report required by this section shall be submitted on or before January 1 following the fiscal year to which it applies.