TRANSFERS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES. Any employee who is to be laid-off/bumped/transferred may file a request for transfer to any Agency in state service. Upon approval of that Agency, such employee may be appointed to any vacancy in the Bargaining Unit in the same grade and title or any similar title for which he/she might meet the necessary qualifications in the same or lower salary range as the position from which he/she was laid -off or bumped. In the event one or more such employees are seeking the same position, state seniority shall be the determining factor, defined as all service rendered by an employee from the last date of entry into a Unit 7 position or positions with the Commonwealth.
