Section 18990.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, persons employed by the Legislature for two or more consecutive years shall be eligible to apply for promotional civil service examinations, including examinations for career executive assignments, for which they meet the minimum qualifications as prescribed by the class specification. Persons receiving passing scores shall have their names placed on promotional lists resulting from these examinations or otherwise gain eligibility for appointment. In evaluating minimum qualifications, related legislative experience shall be considered state civil service experience in a comparable class, based on the duties and responsibilities assigned.

(b) In cases where promotional examinations are given by more than one department for the same classification, the employee shall select one department in which to compete. Once this selection is made, it cannot be changed for the duration of the promotional list established from the examination in which the employee participated. Employees may transfer list eligibility between departments in the same manner as provided for civil service employees.

(c) Employees who meet the requirements of this section, are employed by the Legislature, and who resign or are released from service, shall be eligible to take promotional civil service examinations, including examinations for career executive assignments, for one year following their resignation or release in accordance with subdivisions (a) and (b).

(d) Employees who meet the requirements of this section, are employed by the office of the Auditor General or the office of the Legislative Analyst as of January 1, 1992, and who resign or are released from service due to a force reduction of the Legislature before January 1, 1994, shall be eligible to take promotional civil service examinations, including career executive assignments, for three years following their resignation or release in accordance with subdivisions (a) and (b).

(e) An employee who establishes eligibility on a promotional civil service list, either pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d) or prior to having resigned or having been released in a manner to which subdivision (c) or (d) would apply, shall maintain that eligibility for the duration of that particular list.

(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2013.

(Amended (as added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 353, Sec. 4) by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2013. Section operative January 1, 2013, by its own provisions.)