Section 11-302 - Separation.

§ 11-302. Separation.
 

(a)  When separation occurs.- An employee is separated from State service when the appropriation in the State budget for the position 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. 

(b)  Appeal unavailable.- An employee may not appeal a separation from employment under this section. 

(c)  Employee's rights.- An employee who is separated under this section is not subject to the layoff provisions of Subtitle 2 of this title with the exception that an employee who is separated shall have the same reinstatement rights as a laid-off employee. 
 

[1996, ch. 347, § 1; 1997, ch. 20, § 2.]