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Maryland Poised To Be First In America To Toss Longstanding Job Requirement For State Workers Maryland Poised To Be First In America To Toss Longstanding Job Requirement For State Workers
Maryland Poised To Be First In America To Toss Longstanding Job Requirement For State Workers Maryland will soon be the first in the nation to toss a longstanding requirement for those applying to state jobs. Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday, March 15 announced the plan to formally remove the mandatory four-year college degree from thousands of state jobs.  Through the program, labelled as “Skilled Through Alternative Routes” or STARs, the state will recruit and market these positions to eligible candidates. “Through these efforts we are launching today, we are ensuring that qualified, non-degree candidates are regularly being considered for these career-changing opportunities,” G…