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employee the reasons for the action and discuss mutual rights and responsibilities under the reduction in force policy. (d) Priority Placement Status On receipt of formal notice of scheduled separation, a permanent employee subject to this policy acquires priority placement status. This entitles the employee to priority consideration in other units in the Depart- ment and in other agencies of government as defined below. Priority placement status does not ~ssign the employee the right to displace another employee to create a vacancy. 1) Within the Separating Unit A department or agency effecting a reduction in force is required to attempt to place a priority status person in any position of similar, compara- ble, or lower classification that is vacant or becomes available in the Department before the effective date of the scheduled separation. The employee, of course, must meet the minimum qual- ifications for the position and have a demonstrated ability to satisfactorily perform the duties within a reasonable length of time as determined through normal selection procedures. Under such circum- stances, the employee shall be offered the vacant position. All placement offers shall be in writing. The employee must respond in writing within fifteen calendar days of receipt of the offer. A priority placement employee may be promoted. However, priority placement status does not include a right to promotional placement. A priority status person who refuses a reasonable offer of placement within any Department forfeits his or her priority status. 2) In Other Units A cove~ed employee shall have priority placement status in other departments.if he/she cannot be placed within 45 calendar days of the scheduled separation.