Within the Department/Agency the employee who is to be laid off shall also have the opportunity to transfer laterally to a fillable, vacant, Bargaining Unit 9 position, in any other title within the jurisdiction of his/her present appointing authority, for which he/she is qualified.
Within the Department/Agency the employee who is to be laid off shall at the option of the Appointing Authority, have the opportunity to transfer laterally to a vacant fillable position, in a title other than their own in the same job grade, within the jurisdiction of his/her present Appointing Authority, for which he/she is determined to be qualified by the Appointing Authority.
Within the Department/Agency the employee who is to be laid off shall also have the opportunity to transfer laterally to a fillable, vacant, Bargaining Unit 9 position, in any other title within the jurisdiction of his/her present appointing authority, for which he/she is qualified. Between Agencies ‑ the employee who is to be laid off 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 Bargaining Unit 9, 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. Seniority shall be the determining factor in the event one or more such employees are seeking the same position in another state agency. Notwithstanding the above paragraphs, employees may exercise their bumping and transfer rights under these provisions provided there is a Bargaining Unit 9 position available under the jurisdiction of the appointing authority.
