PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 347

[11-204.] 2-704.

An otherwise eligible returning veteran who was hospitalized at the time of
discharge, end of enlistment, or relief from active duty may apply for reinstatement if:

(1)     the application is submitted within 90 days after the returning veteran is
discharged from the hospital; and

(2)     the hospitalization does not last more than 1 year from the date of
discharge, end of enlistment, or relief from active duty.

[11-205.] 2-705.

(a)     A returning veteran who meets the requirements of this subtitle shall be
reinstated:

(1)     to the class previously held by the returning veteran within the principal
department or other independent unit in which the returning veteran had been employed;
or

(2)     to a position of equal responsibilities, qualifications, and rate of pay.

(b)     If, because of a disability sustained during military service, a returning veteran
is not qualified to perform the duties of the position that the veteran previously held, the
returning veteran shall be reinstated to a position that:

(1)     has duties that the veteran is qualified to perform; and

(2)     provides the rate of pay, seniority, and status that are the same as or as
similar as the circumstances of the case allow to those of the position previously held by
the veteran.

(c)     Subsections (a) and (b) of this section need not be implemented if the
circumstances in State government have changed to the extent that implementation is
impossible or unreasonable.

[11-206.] 2-706.

(a)     A returning veteran who is reinstated under this subtitle is entitled to start at
the salary and rate of leave accrual that the veteran would have attained if employment
with this State had been continuous.

(b)     In calculating seniority, status, and length of State employment of a returning
veteran who is reinstated under this subtitle, the period from the day the veteran entered
military service to the day that the veteran is reinstated shall be added to the period of
the veteran's State employment.

(c)     A returning veteran who is reinstated under this subtitle is entitled to:

(1)     all benefits and privileges, including rate of pay, that result from the
additional seniority and status credited under subsection (b) of this section;

(2)     pension and retirement rights as determined under Article 65, § 88 of
the Code; and

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