(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, this title applies to all employees in the State Personnel Management System within the Executive Branch.
(b) This title does not apply to:
(1) an employee who is appointed by the Governor whose appointment requires the Governor's approval;
(2) an employee in the executive service of the State Personnel Management System;
(3) a temporary employee;
(4) an attorney in the Office of the Attorney General or the Office of the Public Defender;
(5) a State Police officer;
(6) an employee who is subject to a collective bargaining agreement that contains another grievance procedure;
(7) an employee, including a member of a faculty, who is subject to a contract or regulation governing teacher tenure;
(8) a member of the faculty, an officer, or an administrative employee of Baltimore City Community College;
(9) a student employee;
(10) an individual who, as an inmate or patient in an institution, is employed by the State; or
(11) an administrative law judge in the Office of Administrative Hearings.