Ch. 10                                      1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

9-504. ORDER OF LAYOFFS.

(A)     SENIORITY POINTS.

THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE SECRETARY UNDER THIS SUBTITLE
SHALL INCLUDE AN ORDER OF LAYOFFS DETERMINED BY SENIORITY POINTS,
INCLUDING CREDIT FOR:

(1)      TOTAL STATE SERVICE;

(2)      SERVICE WITHIN THE PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENT OR OTHER
INDEPENDENT UNIT IN WHICH THE LAYOFF WILL OCCUR; AND

(3)      SERVICE IN THE CLASS AND ITS JOB SERIES, AS DEFINED BY THE
SECRETARY, IN WHICH THE LAYOFF WILL OCCUR.

(B)     TOTAL STATE SERVICE.

THE REGULATIONS SHALL PROVIDE THAT IF TWO OR MORE EMPLOYEES IN
THE SAME CLASS HAVE AN EQUAL NUMBER OF SENIORITY POINTS, THE EMPLOYEE
WITH LESS TOTAL STATE SERVICE SHALL BE LAID OFF FIRST.

(C)     WRITTEN EVALUATION.

THE REGULATIONS SHALL PROVIDE THAT IF TWO OR MORE EMPLOYEES IN
THE SAME CLASS HAVE AN EQUAL NUMBER OF SENIORITY POINTS AND THE SAME
TOTAL STATE SERVICE, THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL:

(1)      DETERMINE WHICH EMPLOYEE TO RETAIN BY MAKING A WRITTEN
EVALUATION OF THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, OR ABILITIES OF EACH EMPLOYEE; AND

(2)      SUBMIT THE EVALUATION TO THE SECRETARY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 64A, § 35(d)(1) and (3).

Defined terms: "Appointing authority" § 1-101
"Class" § 1-101
"Secretary" § 1-101

9-505. DISPLACEMENTS.

(A)     BY SENIORITY POINTS.

THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE SECRETARY UNDER THIS SUBTITLE
SHALL PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYEE BEING LAID OFF MAY DISPLACE ANOTHER
EMPLOYEE WHO HAS THE LEAST SENIORITY POINTS OF ANY EMPLOYEE:

(1)      IN THE SAME CLASS OR JOB SERIES AS THE EMPLOYEE BEING LAID
OFF; OR

(2)      IN ANY OTHER CLASS IN WHICH THE LAID-OFF EMPLOYEE
PREVIOUSLY HELD SATISFACTORY PERMANENT STATUS.

(B)     LIMITS ON APPLICATION.

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