Ch. 549 1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Employment and Reemployment Rights Act controls reemployment of veterans;
correcting an inconsistency which prohibited certain personnel actions against
special appointees and applicants for special appointments; clarifying that
personnel actions may be taken against special appointees and applicants for special
appointment for certain reasons; clarifying that certain personnel actions against a
management service employee or applicant shall not be made for certain reasons;
clarifying that the Secretary of Budget and Management may designate certain
employees as special appointees; clarifying that an appointing authority shall give an
employee notice of a proposed reassignment within a certain period; clarifying that
part-time means an employee who works not less than a certain percentage of the
average regular workweek; clarifying that certain leave provisions do not apply to
employees of certain institutions of higher education; clarifying that an employee of
the Department of Budget and Management may file a grievance; expanding the
statutory period to 3 years during which certain State employees may be separated
from State employment before membership in the State Employees' Retirement
System, the State Police Retirement System, or the Correctional Officers'
Retirement System is terminated; providing for the reinstatement of certain
employees to certain retirement systems; authorizing public institutions of higher
education to establish employee leave time for certain employees; requiring public
institutions of higher education to provide a certain number of leave days; and
generally relating to the State Personnel System.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Personnel and Pensions

Section 2-703, 5-208, 6-405, 7-602, 7-701, 9-101, 9-401, 12-102, 22-216, 24-207,

and 25-205
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Education
Section 15-108
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Personnel and Pensions

2-703.

(a) A returning veteran who was inducted into the armed forces is eligible for
reinstatement under this subtitle if the veteran:

(1) performed military service of a nature and length that meet the [criteria
for eligibility under 38 U.S.C. § 4301(a);] REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFORMED

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