(a) This section applies to an appointing authority for a position that is:
(1) in a unit in the Executive Branch of State government with an independent personnel system; and
(2) comparable to a position in the skilled service or the professional service in the State Personnel Management System.
(b) An appointing authority subject to this section shall develop a selection process for disabled veterans described in § 7-203(b)(1) of this article that is comparable to the selection process for disabled veterans established under § 7- 203(b) of this article.