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in considering redeployment alternatives.

(1) General Redeployment Rules and Definitions

(a) Rules
1.a. All employees whose functions will be contracted out will be placed

on a redeployment list with the employees’ eligibility remaining in effect
until the employee is redeployed, exercises his or her displacement or

reemployment rights, or is separated pursuant to the provisions of Article
22.1. However, such list, established pursuant to the intended contracting

out of the specific function, will expire when all employees on that list are
either redeployed, exercise their displacement or reemployment rights, or

are separated pursuant to Article 22.1. In the event that not all employees in
an affected title in a layoff unit must be redeployed, eligibility for retention

shall be based on seniority as defined in Section 80 and 80-a of the Civil
Service Law, except that employees in such affected titles may voluntarily

elect to be redeployed. In the event that more employees elect redeployment
than can be accommodated, eligibility for redeployment shall be in order of

seniority as defined in Section 80 and 80-a of this law. The names of persons
on a redeployment list shall be certified for redeployment in order of

seniority.
b. Should an employee not be redeployed prior to separation, that

employee shall continue on a redeployment list after separation for a period
not to exceed six months or until the employee is redeployed or exercises

his/her reemployment rights.
A redeployment list comprised of separated employees shall be certified

to positions occupied by non-permanent employees pursuant to Civil

Service procedures, prior to the certification of other reemployment lists.
It is anticipated that, based on Civil Service practice, redeployment lists
will be certified against non-permanent appointees within 30-45 days of

separation.

2. Redeployment under the terms of Article 22 shall not be used for
disciplinary reasons.
3. The State shall make its best efforts to arrange with other non-

executive branch agencies, authorities and other governmental entities to

place redeployed personnel should redeployment in the classified service
not be possible.

4. A vacancy in any State department or agency shall not be filled by any
other means, except by redeployment, until authorized by the Department of

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