1. (a) An employee is separated from State service when the appropriation in the State budget for the position is:

   1. (1) omitted by the Governor, as evidenced in the supporting documentation submitted with the budget;
   2. (2) struck by the General Assembly, as evidenced in the budget bill or in the report of the budget committees; or
   3. (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.
2. (b) An employee may not appeal a separation from employment under this section.
3. (c) 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.

Added by Acts 1996, c. 347, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 20, § 2, eff. April 8, 1997.