§ 36-4-22 - Promotion examinations and lists.
SECTION 36-4-22
§ 36-4-22 Promotion examinations andlists. – (a) Promotional examinations shall be conducted in the same manner as opencompetitive examinations subject to the following conditions:
(i) A person is eligible for promotional examination providedthe employee is currently employed in the classified, unclassified, ornonclassified service as of the official closing date of the examinationannouncement or twenty one (21) calendar days prior to the administration ofthe first phase of the examination, whichever is later, and meets one or moreof the following requirements:
(A) Any employee who holds or within three (3) years has heldpermanent status in the classified service;
(B) Any employee who is serving in a probationary period asof the official closing date of the examination announcement;
(C) A minority (as currently defined in federal employmentlaw as Blacks, Hispanics, American Indians including Alaska Natives, and Asiansincluding Pacific Islanders) who is a qualified exam applicant seeking entry toa classification where there is a manifest imbalance in the job category; or
(D) Any employee who has served twelve (12) months service inthe classified, unclassified, or nonclassified service and, in addition, meetsthe minimum requirements established in the class specification.
(ii) Promotion lists shall remain in effect for a period ofthree (3) years or until exhausted or until combined with or replaced by a morerecently prepared list.
(b) This section shall not apply to the Rhode Island statepolice or the legislative branch of state government.
(c) An employee who is not on the promotional list shall beeligible to take the promotional examination for the position the employeeoccupies.