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. (a) This section applies only to a permanent employee, or an
employee who previously had permanent status and who, since that
permanent status, has had no break in the continuity of his or her
state service due to a permanent separation. As used in this section,
"former position" is defined as in Section 18522, or, if the
appointing power to which reinstatement is to be made and the
employee agree, a vacant position in any department, commission, or
state agency for which he or she is qualified at substantially the
same level.
(b) Within the periods of time specified below, an employee who
vacates a civil service position to accept an appointment to an
exempt position shall be reinstated to his or her former position at
the termination either by the employee or appointing power of the
exempt appointment, provided he or she (1) accepted the appointment
without a break in the continuity of state service, and (2) requests
in writing reinstatement of the appointing power of his or her former
position within 10 working days after the effective date of the
termination.
(c) The reinstatement may be requested by the employee only within
the following periods of time:
(1) At any time after the effective date of the exempt appointment
if the employee was appointed under one of the following:
(A) Subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (m) of
Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution.
(B) Section 2.1 of Article IX of the California Constitution.
(C) Section 22 of Article XX of the California Constitution.
(D) To an exempt position under the same appointing power as the
former position even though a shorter period of time may be otherwise
specified for that appointment.
(2) Within six months after the effective date of the exempt
appointment if appointed under subdivision (h), (i), (k), or (l) of
Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution.
(3) Within four years after the effective date of an exempt
appointment if appointed under any other authority.
(d) An employee who vacates his or her civil service position to
accept an assignment as a member, inmate, or patient helper under
subdivision (j) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California
Constitution shall not have a right to reinstatement.
(e) An employee who is serving under an exempt appointment retains
a right of reinstatement when he or she accepts an extension of that
exempt appointment or accepts a new exempt appointment, provided the
extension or new appointment is made within the specified
reinstatement time limit and there is no break in the continuity of
state service. The period for which that right is retained is for the
period applicable to the extended or new exempt appointment as if
that appointment had been made on the date of the initial exempt
appointment.
(f) When an employee exercises his or her right of reinstatement
and returns to his or her former position, the service while under an
exempt appointment shall be deemed to be time served in the former
position for the purpose of determining his or her seniority and
eligibility for merit salary increases.
(g) If the termination of an exempt appointment is for a reason
contained in Section 19997 and the employee does not have a right to
reinstatement, he or she shall have his or her name placed on the
departmental and general reemployment lists for the class of his or
her former position.