Service under emergency appointment shall be credited for purposes of vacation, sick leave, annual leave, and salary adjustment only if and as provided by department rule.

If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.

(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 657, Sec. 10.)