Section 11-205 - Seniority points. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-205. Seniority points.
 

(a)  Computation of points.- For purposes of a layoff, an appointing authority shall compute the total number of seniority points for each employee subject to the layoff as follows: 

(1) one point for each month of State employment; 

(2) one point for each month of employment in the principal unit in which the layoff will occur; 

(3) one point for each month of employment in the job series in which the layoff will occur; 

(4) ten points for an eligible veteran; and 

(5) two points for an eligible veteran who has a service-connected disability or is a former prisoner of war. 

(b)  In general.- An employee's seniority points are the total of the points determined under subsection (a) of this section. 

(c)  "Eligible veteran" defined.- In this section, "eligible veteran" has the meaning stated in § 7-207(c) of this article. 

(d)  Ineligibility for credit.- An eligible veteran who is convicted of a crime after being discharged from or completing military service is ineligible for a credit under this section. 
 

[1996, ch. 347, § 1; 2008, ch. 696.]