Fla. Admin. Code R. 60L-33.00316 (2026)

(1) A career service employee shall be given a lateral action appointment when the appointment is to another position in the same agency that is in the same occupation, same broadband level with the same maximum salary, and has substantially the same duties and responsibilities.

(2) Upon a lateral action appointment, the employee shall retain the status they held in their previous position. If probationary, time spent in the previous position shall count toward completion of the required probationary period for the new position.

Rulemaking Authority 110.1055, 110.201(1), 110.217(1) FS. Law Implemented 110.105, 110.217 FS. History–New 1-26-14.

Effective: 1/26/2014.