D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-A1001
In accordance with D.C. Code, § 1-610.3(a)(8), the Board of Governors shall, from time to time, designate positions in the Excepted Service and may remove positions from the Excepted Service.
The Dean shall be authorized to appoint persons to Excepted Service positions, except as provided otherwise in § 1001.3. Excepted Service employees appointed by the Dean shall serve at the pleasure of the Dean.
The Board shall appoint persons to Excepted Service positions which are on the staff of the Board and which report directly to the Board or an officer of the Board. Excepted Service employees appointed by the Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
The Dean shall establish written qualifications and job descriptions for each Excepted Service position and shall establish and implement procedures for the filling of Excepted Service positions.
A person who is an incumbent in a position in the Educational or Career Service that is subsequently designated to be in the Excepted Service shall retain all the rights and benefits of the position and shall not be considered to be in the Excepted Service. However, once the position is vacated, the new appointee shall be in the Excepted Service and subject to all applicable rules.
Individuals employed in the Educational or Career Service who accept Excepted Service appointments shall not retain any right to return to an Educational or Career Service position upon termination of the Excepted Service appointment. However, Excepted Service appointees shall be eligible to apply for appointment to positions in the Career or Educational Service for which they are qualified upon termination of the Excepted Service appointment.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 8, r. 8-A1001