Whenever an employee's position in the classified service is reclassified, the promotion of the employee shall be made without examination provided:

1. (1) The employee meets the minimum qualifications established by the Commissioner of Administrative Services for the career progression level of the reclassified position;
2. (2) the employee has maintained an adequate performance record and has received a satisfactory appraisal on his two most recent consecutive performance evaluations;
3. (3) the employee has worked at his existing level in his current position for a minimum period of six months; and
4. (4) the reclassified position is approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.

(P.A. 92-165, S. 18, 32; P.A. 93-274, S. 3, 7; P.A. 96-168, S. 12, 34.)

History: P.A. 93-274 deleted former Subsec. (a)(5) which had required an employee to perform duties in the higher classification for 30 days before being eligible for a promotion by reclassification, renumbering the remaining Subdiv. accordingly, effective June 30, 1993; P.A. 96-168 deleted former Subsecs. (b) and (c) which had specified that examinations are not required in certain cases for reclassified positions and that vacancies must be filled from candidate lists at certain career levels, making the former Subsec. (a) the section and provided for conditions of promotion without examination of an employee whose position was reclassified, effective July 1, 1996.