Section 18993.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a legislative or nonelected exempt executive branch employee who is appointed to a career executive assignment pursuant to Section 18990 or 18992, shall be eligible to compete in his or her department's promotional examinations for which he or she meets the minimum qualifications. When such an employee's career executive assignment is terminated by the appointing power, he or she shall have the right to request a deferred examination for any promotional eligible list for his or her department in existence at the time of the appointment termination if he or she meets the minimum qualifications specified for the promotional examination.

(b) A request for a deferred examination pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be made no later than 10 days after the effective date of the termination of the career executive assignment. The department shall administer the deferred examination within 30 days of the date of the request.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 751, Sec. 4. Effective September 23, 1996.)