Utah § 17-76-313 - Temporary layoffs -- Reappointment register.

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§ 17-76-313. Temporary layoffs -- Reappointment register.

Effective 11/6/2025
17-76-313.  Temporary layoffs -- Reappointment register.
(1)Subject to Subsections (2) and (3), and if necessary, because of lack of funds or work, a department may temporarily lay off a merit system officer.
(2)A department that lays off a merit system officer under Subsection (1) shall lay off the merit system officer according to the seniority of the merit system officers of the class of positions affected, following the process prescribed by commission rule.
(3)A department shall lay off an individual serving under temporary or part-time appointment before a merit system officer.
(4)
(a)If a merit system officer is laid off, the department shall place the merit system officer on an eligible reappointment register to be reappointed in the inverse order in which the officer is laid off.
(b)The eligible reappointment register described in Subsection (4)(a) takes precedence over all other eligible reappointment registers.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1

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