Section 19253 Of Article 1. General From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 1.
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. Subject to approval by the department, an appointing power
with the concurrence or at the request of an employee may request the
voluntary demotion of such employee to a vacant position.
If the class to which the demotion is proposed requires
qualifications, knowledges, or abilities not measured by the
examination for the class from which demotion is proposed, the
department may examine the employee for the possession of those
additional qualifications, knowledges, and abilities.