[§78-27]  Temporary inter- andintra-governmental assignments and exchanges.  (a)  With the approval ofthe respective employer, a governmental unit of this State may participate inany program of temporary inter- or intra-governmental assignments or exchangesof employees as a sending or receiving agency.  "Agency" means anylocal, national, or foreign governmental agency or private agency withgovernment sponsored programs or projects.

(b)  As a sending agency, a governmental unitof this State may consider its employee on a temporary assignment or exchangeas being on detail to a regular work assignment or on leave of absence withoutpay from the employee's position.  The employee on temporary assignment orexchange shall be entitled to the same rights and benefits as any otheremployee of the sending agency.

(c)  As a receiving agency, a governmental unitof this State shall not consider the employee on a temporary assignment orexchange who is detailed from the sending agency as its employee, except forthe purpose of disability or death resulting from personal injury arising outof and in the course of the temporary assignment or exchange.  The employee ondetail may not receive a salary from the receiving agency, but the receivingagency may pay for or reimburse the sending agency for the costs, or anyportion of the costs, of salaries, benefits, and travel and transportationexpenses if it will benefit from the assignment or exchange.

(d)  An agreement consistent with this sectionand policies of the employer shall be made between the sending and receivingagencies on matters relating to the assignment or exchange, including but notlimited to supervision of duties, costs of salary and benefits, and travel andtransportation expenses; provided that the agreement shall not diminish anyrights or benefits to which an employee of a governmental unit of this State isentitled under this section.

(e)  As a receiving agency, a governmental unitof this State may give the employee of the sending agency on a temporaryassignment or exchange an exempt appointment and grant the employee rights andbenefits as other exempt appointees of the receiving agency if it will benefitfrom the assignment or exchange. [L 2000, c 253, pt of §74]