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LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 958

AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISCAL SERVICES TO A
POSITION IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, THE SECRETARY OF PERSONNEL
MAY REQUEST THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OR THE SPEAKER
OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE CERTIFY AS
TO THE FULL TIME PERMANENT STATUS OF SUCH EMPLOYEE AND THE
CERTIFICATION SHALL BE SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION.

(C) PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTIONS (A) AND
(B) OF THIS SECTION, ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THAT TRANSFERRED TO A POSITION IN THE EXECUTIVE OR JUDICIAL
BRANCH ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1977, AND SUFFERED ANY LOSS OF
COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS SOLELY AS A RESULT OF THEIR PRIOR
SERVICE WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY NOT BEING RECOGNIZED AS
FULL TIME PERMANENT SERVICE, SHALL HAVE THEIR COMPENSATION
AND BENEFITS REINSTATED AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL AND SHALL
BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY LOSS IN SALARY FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THEIR TRANSFER.

(C) ANY FULL TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYEE OF THE GENERAL

ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE

REFERENCE, OR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISCAL SERVICES WHO

SEPARATES FROM STATE SERVICE AND RETURNS TO STATE SERVICE IN

THE EXECUTIVE OR JUDICIAL BRANCH WITHIN 3 YEARS FROM THE

TIME OF SEPARATION FROM ACTIVE DUTY SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR

REINSTATEMENT AND SHALL RECEIVE FULL CREDIT FOR ANY PRIOR

STATE SERVICE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the
intent of the General Assembly that full time permanent
employees of the State of Maryland that transfer employment
from one branch of government to another or full time
permanent employees of the General Assembly who separate
from active duty but return to State service in another
branch of government within three years from the time of
separation should not suffer a loss of benefits solely as a
result of their employment in a particular branch of
government and that in the event of a transfer to a higher
grade, the employee should receive the benefit of a
promotional increase as provided for in the rules and
regulations of the Department of Personnel.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public health and safety
and having been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by
three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved May 29, 1976.

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