Beginning on July 12, 2006, the requirement of two (2) years of experience related to one (1) or more transportation engineering programs for the job classification of Transportation Engineering Assistant I shall not apply as an experience requirement for the classification. Any applicant who has obtained a high school diploma or received a High School Equivalency Diploma shall be deemed to have met the educational requirements necessary for the Transportation Engineering Assistant I classification and shall be allowed to take the relevant written examination for the classification. Effective:June 29, 2017