(B) The layoff jurisdictions are as follows:

1. (1) District layoff jurisdiction: the order of layoff shall be followed on a district-wide basis within each state agency, board, commission, or independent institution. The director of administrative services shall establish layoff districts for state agencies, boards, and commissions.
2. (2) County jurisdiction: within county agencies, the order of layoff shall be followed within each county appointing authority.

3. (3) University and college jurisdiction: each state-supported college and university is a separate, indivisible layoff jurisdiction throughout which the order of layoff shall be followed, except that a branch campus outside the layoff district of its main campus shall be considered a separate layoff jurisdiction. For purposes of division (B)(3) of this section, the Ohio agriculture research and development center shall be considered a branch campus of the Ohio state university. The layoff jurisdiction described in division (B)(3) of this section shall not apply to employees who:

   1. (a) Are laid off for a temporary period of up to one hundred ten consecutive days; or
   2. (b) Have specialized skills, knowledge, or training necessary for the performance of their job. A state-supported college or university may adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to provide for the layoff of employees who are not subject to the lay-off jurisdiction described in division (B)(3) of this section but instead are subject to the lay-off jurisdiction described in division (B)(1) of this section.