PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 347

University of Maryland System who is eligible for reinstatement must be appointed to a
classified service position within 2 years from separation from the employee's former
position.]

[11-102.

A former permanent employee who returns to State employment with an authorized
status of reinstatement:

(1)     shall receive credit for time employed before separation for the purpose
of determining the employee's:

(i) step in the pay grade applicable to the employee's class;

(ii) rate of annual leave accrual; and

(iii) seniority rights; and

(2)     shall have unused accumulated sick leave restored.]
2-601.

(A)    A FORMER STATE PERMANENT EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR IN
SUBSECTION (C)(2) OF THIS SECTION, A FORMER NON-TEMPORARY STATE
EMPLOYEE WHO RETURNS TO STATE EMPLOYMENT IN A POSITION IN THE STATE
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHIN 3 YEARS FROM SEPARATION IS
REINSTATED.

(B)     A REINSTATED STATE EMPLOYEE SHALL HAVE UNUSED ACCUMULATED
SICK LEAVE RESTORED.

(C)     (1) A FORMER PERMANENT NON-TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE WHO IS
REINSTATED IN A POSITION IN THE STATE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
SHALL RECEIVE CREDIT FOR TIME EMPLOYED BEFORE SEPARATION FOR THE
PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE EMPLOYEE'S:

(I) STEP IN THE PAY GRADE APPLICABLE TO THE EMPLOYEE'S
CLASS;

(II) RATE OF ANNUAL LEAVE ACCRUAL; AND

(III) SENIORITY RIGHTS.

(2) A FORMER PERMANENT NON-TEMPORARY STATE EMPLOYEE WHO
RETURNS TO A POSITION IN AN INDEPENDENT PERSONNEL SYSTEM IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE REINSTATEMENT PROVISIONS OF THAT SYSTEM SHALL
RECEIVE BENEFITS ALLOWED BY THAT PERSONNEL SYSTEM.

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