Ch. 347

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(4) the faculty or any other unclassified employee of a State institution of
higher education or of its governing board.

(c) This subtitle does not apply to a separation from any position for which the
appropriation in the State budget is:

(1)     omitted by the Governor, as evidenced in the supporting documentation
submitted with the budget;

(2)     struck by the General Assembly, as evidenced in the budget bill or in the
report of the budget committees; or

(3)     reduced by the Governor in accordance with § 7-213 of the State
Finance and Procurement Article, as evidenced in the supporting documentation
submitted to the Board of Public Works.]

[(d)](B) This subtitle does not prevent the layoff of an employee who submits to
the [Secretary] HEAD OF THE EMPLOYEE'S PRINCIPAL UNIT a written request to be
laid off.

[9-503.] 11-202.

[(a) (1)] The Secretary shall adopt regulations to provide procedures that are
uniform among the principal [departments and other independent] units for:

[(i)] (1) the layoff of employees IN THE SKILLED SERVICE OR THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE[, regardless of employment status]; and

[(ii)](2) the reinstatement of laid-off AND SEPARATED [classified
service or the unclassified service] SKILLED SERVICE OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
employees to comparable positions in State employment.

[(2) The regulations for the reinstatement of laid-off unclassified service
employees shall be similar to the regulations for the reinstatement of laid-off classified
service employees.]

[(b) In coordination with the Secretary, the University of Maryland System shall
develop layoff and reinstatement procedures for its classified employees.]

[9-502.] 11-203.

An employee shall be laid off if the employee is in a position that will be abolished,
discontinued, or vacated because of a change in organization or because of a stoppage or
lack of work.

11-204.

AT LEAST 60 DAYS BEFORE A LAYOFF IS EFFECTIVE, AN APPOINTING
AUTHORITY SHALL GIVE A NOTICE OF A LAYOFF TO EACH EMPLOYEE TO BE
AFFECTED BY THE LAYOFF.

11-205.

(A) FOR PURPOSES OF A LAYOFF, AN APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL
COMPUTE THE FOLLOWING POINTS FOR EACH EMPLOYEE SUBJECT TO THE LAYOFF:

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