(a) This section does not apply to a temporary employee.
Notice of facility closures
(b)(1) When a principal unit plans the closure of a facility where 50 or more employees regularly work, that unit shall give the employees of that facility notice of the planned closure of the facility.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the notice shall be given at least 6 months before closing a facility.
(3) In any year in which the Governor fails to include sufficient funds in the annual budget to operate a facility, thereby precipitating the closure of the facility, the notice shall be given no later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget bill to the General Assembly.
(4) Whenever the General Assembly in any year fails to appropriate sufficient funds in the annual budget to operate a facility, thereby precipitating the closure of the facility, the notice shall be given no later than 30 days following the close of that session of the General Assembly.
Job counseling, training referrals, relocations, and transfers
(c) If requested by an employee who is to be laid off, immediately following the notice, the department or other independent unit that plans the closure shall:
(1) begin to provide intensive job counseling and training referral for the affected employees;
(2) make efforts to relocate or transfer the affected employees to other departmental positions in the State; and
(3) notify the Department of Budget and Management and the Maryland Department of Labor of any employees who are adversely affected.
List of State classifications and relocation of employees to vacancies
(d) The Department of Budget and Management shall:
(1) develop a list of State classifications with their comparable classifications, if any; and
(2) with the assistance of the Maryland Department of Labor, make efforts to relocate the affected State employees to vacant State positions.
Programs to assist adversely affected State employees
(e) The Maryland Department of Labor shall develop a program to assist adversely affected State employees by providing retraining and other appropriate employment and training services.
Rules and regulations
(f) The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations to implement this section.
Credits
Transferred from Art. 83A, § 3-201, by Acts 1993, c. 383, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1994, c. 3, § 1, eff. Feb. 28, 1994; Acts 1995, c. 120, § 19, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from State Personnel and Pensions § 8-304 and amended by Acts 1996, c. 347, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996. Amended by Acts 1996, c. 349, § 13, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.
Formerly Art. 83A, § 3-201.
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 10-402, MD ST PERS & PENS § 10-402
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
