§ 17446. Promotional Examinations.

(a) The State Personnel Board Executive Officer may announce and hold promotional examinations for the purposes of establishing promotional eligible lists for specified areas, local agencies, or subdivisions of local agencies.

Participation in promotional examinations shall be limited to permanent or probationary or other employees who are designated in advance of the examination by the State Personnel Board Executive Officer as eligible to participate. Local agency employees other than those with permanent or probationary Interagency Merit System appointments must have obtained their initial local agency appointments through a job-related competitive selection process in order to compete in a promotional IMS examination under this rule.

(b) Upon request of the appointing authority, the State Personnel Board Executive Officer may decide to not require a publicly announced promotional examination in case of reclassification of a position or when the size of the potential candidate group is less than the number of eligibles that would be certified. In such cases, all of the following conditions shall be met:

(1) Only individuals having permanent or probationary Interagency Merit System status within the department where the vacancy exists shall be allowed to compete.

(2) All individuals eligible for consideration shall be notified of the vacancy in writing, and if interested, shall be interviewed for it by the appointing authority.

(3) The individual appointed shall meet the minimum qualifications for the class.

(c) In order to facilitate promotion from aid classes, as defined in the class specifications, the State Personnel Board Executive Officer may authorize use of a scored evaluation of work experience in such class to be used in lieu of one of the parts of the competitive examination. This provision applies only where there are two or more scored parts of the competitive examination.

(d) Promotion from trainee to first journey level classes, as defined in the class specifications, shall be made on the basis of:

(1) The employee meeting the minimum qualifications for the first journey level class, and

(2) A written statement from the appointing power or an official designated by the appointing power that the employee's job performance meets the department's requirements for promotion to the first journey level class.

HISTORY

1. Amendment filed 12-11-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 50).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 19803, Government Code. Reference: Section 19800, Government Code.