Ch. 311.                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND.

(b)  (1) When the various departments of the State plan the
closure of a facility, or a portion of the facility, the
employees of that facility shall be given adequate notice by the
Department of the closure of the facility, or any portion of the
facility.

(2)  Notice shall consist of notification at least 6
months before closing a facility.

(3)  In any year in which the Governor fails to
include sufficient funds in the annual budget to operate a
facility, thereby precipitating the closure of the facility, or
portion of the facility, the Department shall notify the
employees no later than 30 days following the submission of the
annual budget bill to the General Assembly.

(4)  Whenever the General Assembly in any year fails
to appropriate sufficient funds in the annual budget to operate a
facility, thereby precipitating the closure of the facility, or
portion of the facility, the Department shall notify the
employees no later than 30 days following the close of that
session of the General Assembly.

(c)  If requested by an employee who is to be laid off,
immediately following the notice, the various departments shall:

(1)  Begin to provide intensive job counseling and
training referral for the affected employees;

(2)  Make efforts to relocate or transfer the affected
employees to other departmental positions in the State; and

(3)  Notify the Employees' Reassignment Center of the
Department of Personnel and the Department [of Employment and
Training] of any employees who are adversely affected.

(d)  The Department of Personnel shall:

(1)  Develop a list of State classifications with
their comparable classifications, if any; and

(2)  With, the assistance of the Department of
[Employment and Training] ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT,
make efforts to relocate the affected State employees to vacant
State positions.

(e)  The Department of [Employment and Training] ECONOMIC
AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT shall develop a program to assist
adversely affected State employees by providing retraining and
other appropriate employment and training, services.

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