Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the department of personnel administration is hereby authorized to examine, qualify and rank applicants for original or promotional appointments solely on the basis of training, experience, education or other criteria considered appropriate by the personnel administrator for the positions of qualified mental retardation professional I and II and mental retardation service coordinator I and II.