(1) A career service employee shall be given a demotion appointment when the appointment is to a position in a broadband level having a lower maximum salary or to a position in a broadband level having the same or higher maximum salary but a lower level of responsibility.
    (2) Upon a demotion appointment the employee shall be given probationary status. However, the demotion appointment shall be with permanent status if all of the following conditions are met:
    (a) The demotion is in the employee’s current agency;
    (b) The employee previously held permanent status in the position and the duties of such position have not substantially changed; and,
    (c) The position is assigned to the same occupation and broadband level of the position previously held by the employee.
Rulemaking Authority 110.1055, 110.201(1), 110.217(1), 110.227(2) FS. Law Implemented 110.105, 110.217, 110.227 FS. History-New 1-26-14.