If such person files a written request with the Director of Personnel to re-enter active service with the Office of the Secretary of State within the 30 day period following the termination of his or her leave of absence he or she may be reinstated to his or her former position or a position of comparable duties, responsibilities, and pay. The Office of the Secretary of State shall, by mail, notify an employee on leave of absence under this Section on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly of the leave of absence change.
15 ILCS 310/12