ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The issues in these two cases concern the applicability of the statutory provisions governing the layoff of state employees and the reinstatement rights of laid-off employees.
I.
At the time when the events leading to the present appeals occurred, Maryland Code (1957, 1988 Repl.Vol., 1991 Cum. Supp.), Art. 64A, § 35, provided in subsection (b) as follows:
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