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IN Code § 4-15-2.2-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-28. Use of Classification Titles or Code Numbers

Sec. 28. (a) Classification titles or corresponding code numbers must be used to designate positions in all personnel, accounting, budget, appropriation, and financial records and communications of all state departments, institutions, and agencies.(b) A person may not be appointed to or employed in a position in the state civil service unless the director has approved the class title of the position as appropriate to the duties to be performed.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-29. Vacancies in Classified Service

Sec. 29. Vacancies in the state classified service may be filled only by a process approved by the director in accordance with the merit principles set forth in section 12 of this chapter.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-30 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-30. Rejection of Application for Employment; Grounds

Sec. 30. An application for employment may be rejected if the department determines that the applicant:(1) lacks any of the required qualifications;(2) is incapable of performing the essential functions of the position that the applicant is seeking;(3) has been convicted of a crime;(4) has been dismissed from the public service;(5) has made a false statement of a material fact; or(6) committed or attempted to commit a fraud or deception in connection with submitting an application or attempting to secure an appointment to the state civil service.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-31 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-31. Notification of Available Job Positions

Sec. 31. (a) The director shall inform prospective applicants for state employment of the process for obtaining state employment.(b) The director may advertise or employ any other methods of publicizing opportunities for employment in state civil service.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-32 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-32. Classified Service; Veteran Preference

Sec. 32. (a) Former members of the armed forces of the United States who meet both of the following requirements shall receive a preference for appointment or reemployment in the state classified service:(1) The veteran served on active duty in any branch of the armed forces.(2) The veteran was not discharged or separated from the armed forces under other than honorable conditions, unless the veteran presents appropriate records from:(A) the United States Department of Defense; or(B) the appropriate branch of the armed forces;showing a correction of a separation or discharge to "honorable".(b) When:(1) preemployment interviews of external candidates are conducted; and(2) the qualified applicant pool includes veterans;veterans must be included in the group offered interviews.(c) In computing seniority for purposes of a personnel reduction in state civil service, the computation must include the length of time the employee spent on active duty in the armed forces of the United States.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-33 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-33. Certification and Placement of Individuals With a Disability

Sec. 33. (a) As used in this section, "individual with a disability" means an individual:(1) with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more of the major life activities of the individual; or(2) who:(A) has a record of; or(B) is regarded as;having an impairment described in subdivision (1).(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an Indiana rehabilitation facility or the division of disability and rehabilitative services may certify that an individual:(1) is an individual with a disability; and(2) possesses the required knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the essential functions of a position classification:(A) with or without reasonable accommodation; or(B) with special accommodation for supported employment.(c) An applicant with a disability who is certified under subsection (b) may be appointed to a position in a classification for which the applicant is certified.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-34 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-34. Classified Service; Work Test Period

Sec. 34. (a) Every person appointed to a classification in the state classified service shall complete a working test period while occupying a position in the classification. The working test period begins immediately upon the person's appointment and continues until a time established by the director. At least once during the working test period, the appointing authority shall prepare for the director, in the manner specified by the director, a full performance appraisal of the employee's work.(b) Subject to subsection (c), the appointing authority may remove an employee for any reason at any time during the employee's working test period. The appointing authority shall immediately report the removal to the director and to the employee who is removed.(c) If the director finds during an employee's working test period that the employee was appointed as a result of error or fraud, the director may remove the employee after providing the employee with notice and an opportunity to be heard.(d) Before the expiration of an employee's working test period, the appointing authority shall notify the director as to:(1) whether the services of the employee have been satisfactory; and(2) whether the appointing authority will continue the employee's employment after the working test period ends.The appointing authority shall provide the employee with a copy of the notice given to the director.(e) Sections 23 and 42 of this chapter do not apply to an employee who is removed during a working test period for the initial classification in the state classified service to which the employee is appointed.(f) The removal of an employee in the classified service from a working test period for a promotion from one (1) classification to another classification is not appealable, unless the removal results in the employee's dismissal or layoff.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-35 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-35. Reassignment; Reorganization

Sec. 35. (a) An appointing authority may at any time reassign an employee from one (1) position to another position in the same class or rank in the division of the service. The appointing authority shall, immediately after making the reassignment, give notice of the reassignment to the director.(b) The transfer of a classified employee from a position in a division of the service to a position of the same class or rank in another division of the service requires the approval of:(1) the appointing authorities of both divisions of the service; and(2) the director.(c) A classified employee must be appointed, rather than transferred, to a position:(1) in another class of a higher rank; or(2) for which the requirements for appointment are substantially dissimilar to the requirements for the position the employee currently holds.(d) The reassignment of a classified employee to a position in a class of a lower rank is a demotion. Unless the employee consents to the demotion in writing, the appointing authority must comply with section 23 of this chapter in making the demotion. A classified employee is entitled to appeal the demotion in accordance with section 42 of this chapter.(e) This section may not be construed to prohibit an appointing authority from temporarily substituting duties unrelated to an employee's position classification for the employee's usual duties.(f) This section may not be construed to impair the director's authority to reclassify or reorganize positions in the state civil service as long as the reclassification or reorganization is not based on a classified employee's misconduct or poor performance. The just cause standard described in section 23 of this chapter does not apply to such a reclassification or reorganization.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-36 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-36. Evaluation Standards; Service Ratings

Sec. 36. (a) In cooperation with appointing authorities, the director shall establish, and may periodically amend:(1) the standards of performance for employees;(2) the expected outcomes for employees; and(3) a system of service ratings based upon the standards described in subdivisions (1) and (2).(b) Employee performance standards and expected outcomes must be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant to the strategic objective of the employee's state agency or state institution, and time sensitive.(c) Each employee at all levels of the state civil service shall be held accountable for participating in the process of establishing the standards, outcomes, and ratings described in this section.(d) Each appointing authority shall, at periodic intervals (but at least annually), make, and report to the director, service ratings for the employees in the appointing authority's division of the service. As requested by the director, the appointing authority shall provide the information on which the appointing authority relied in determining a service rating.(e) Service ratings may be used as follows:(1) To determine salary increases and decreases within the limits established by law and by the pay plan developed under section 27 of this chapter.(2) As a factor in making promotions.(3) As a means of discovering employees:(A) who are candidates for promotion or transfer; or(B) who, because of a low service rating, are candidates for demotion or dismissal.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-37 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-37. Report to Director; Change in Employee Status

Sec. 37. (a) An appointing authority shall report to the director each appointment, transfer, promotion, demotion, dismissal, change of salary rate, absence from duty, and other temporary or permanent change in the status of an employee in the appointing authority's division of the service.(b) The director shall prescribe the submission deadline, the form, and the supporting or pertinent information required for the report.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-38 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-38. Personnel Records; Roster; Analysis

Sec. 38. (a) The director shall maintain a perpetual roster that includes at least the following information for each employee in the state civil service system:(1) Whether the employee is in the state classified service or the unclassified service.(2) The title of the position the employee holds.(3) The department, state agency, or state institution to which the employee is assigned.(4) The employee's pay rate.(5) The employee's date of appointment.(6) Any other information that the director considers pertinent.(b) The director shall maintain any other personnel records that the director considers desirable.(c) The director shall provide tabulations and analyses of state employee personnel data that are available to the director to:(1) the governor;(2) the general assembly in the electronic format required by IC 5-14-6;(3) the budget director;(4) department and institution directors; and(5) other persons to the extent required by and in accordance with IC 5-14-3.(d) All officers and employees shall, during usual business hours:(1) grant to the director, or any agent or employee of the department designated by the director, unlimited access to the premises and records pertaining to personnel matters that are under the officers' or employees' control; and(2) furnish to the director, or the director's agent, the facilities, assistance, and information required to administer this chapter.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-39 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-39. Rules Governing Hours of Work and Leaves of Absence

Sec. 39. Rules adopted by the department for state civil service employees must provide for the hours of work and leaves of absence.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-40 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-40. Lay Off and Furlough Authority; Reduction in Hours

Sec. 40. (a) An appointing authority has the authority to lay off or furlough employees or to reduce hours of employment for any of the following reasons:(1) Lack of funds.(2) A reduction in spending authorization.(3) Lack of work.(4) Efficiency.(b) The appointing authority has the authority to determine the extent, effective dates, and length of a layoff, furlough, or reduction in hours taken under subsection (a).(c) The appointing authority shall determine the classifications affected and the number of employees laid off in each classification and county to which a layoff applies.(d) In determining a layoff, the appointing authority must consider all employees under the same appointing authority, within the classification affected, and within the county affected, and consider service ratings first. Thereafter, consideration may be given to the following relevant factors:(1) Disciplinary record.(2) Knowledge, skill, and ability.(3) Seniority.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-41 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-41. Recall After Lay Off

Sec. 41. (a) As used in this section, "state seniority" means the length of an employee's unbroken, continuous state employment.(b) A former employee in the state civil service system has a right of recall to the classification from which the employee was laid off. Recall rights under this section are to positions under the same appointing authority and in the same or a contiguous county from which a former employee was laid off.(c) A former employee must assert in a timely manner the claim of entitlement to recall in response to the official posting of a vacancy.(d) A recall under this section is contingent upon the former employee having the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the duties of the position for which the former employee is applying.(e) The appointing authority shall recall former employees in the order of the employees' service ratings. In the event of a tie in service ratings, the right to recall is determined by state seniority. If there is a tie in state seniority, the former employee with the highest number comprised of the last four (4) digits of the employee's Social Security number is the employee recalled.(f) The right to recall under this section expires on the earlier of:(1) one (1) year after date the employee is laid off; or(2) the date the employee is reemployed in a permanent position.(g) For state seniority purposes, an employee who becomes reemployed within one (1) year after the date the employee is laid off is considered to have unbroken, continuous state employment, except that the time that the employee spent in out-of-pay status as a result of the layoff must be deducted from the employee's total seniority.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-43 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-43. Retirement Benefits

Sec. 43. (a) An employee covered by this chapter:(1) is eligible for;(2) must participate in; and(3) receives the benefits of;the public employees' retirement fund under IC 5-10.2 and IC 5-10.3.(b) An employee holding an hourly, temporary, or intermittent appointment:(1) is not eligible to become a member of the public employees' retirement fund; and(2) does not earn creditable service for purposes of the public employees' retirement fund for service in those positions.(c) Notwithstanding any contrary provision, an employee who served in an intermittent form of temporary employment after June 30, 1986, and before July 1, 2003, shall receive creditable service for the period of intermittent employment.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-44 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-44. Equal Opportunity Requirements

Sec. 44. (a) An officer or employee implementing or administering this chapter may not consider the gender or the political, religious, or racial characteristics of a classified employee.(b) A classified employee may not be compelled to make political contributions or participate in any form of political activity.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-45 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-45. Resignation; Election to Public Office

Sec. 45. (a) This section does not apply to precinct committeemen, state or national party convention delegates, or candidates for these party positions.(b) A classified employee who is elected to a federal or state public office is considered to have resigned from state service on the date the person takes office.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-46 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-46. Prohibition on False Statements and Fraud Related to Employment or Administration of Civil Service System

Sec. 46. A person may not:(1) make a false statement, certificate, mark, rating, or report in connection with an appointment under this chapter; or(2) commit or attempt to commit in any manner fraud that prevents the impartial implementation or administration of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-47 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-47. Prohibition on Accepting or Soliciting Benefit for Appointment or Promotion of Employee

Sec. 47. A person may not, directly or indirectly, give, render, pay, offer, solicit, or accept money, service, or other valuable consideration:(1) for, or in connection with, an appointment, a proposed appointment, a promotion, or a proposed promotion to; or(2) to obtain any advantage in;a position in the state classified service.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-48 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-48. Powers; Administration of Oaths; Subpoenas; Examinations; Production of Records

Sec. 48. (a) For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, the director and authorized employees of the department have authority to:(1) administer oaths;(2) conduct examinations;(3) subpoena witnesses; and(4) require:(A) the attendance of witnesses; and(B) the production of books, records, and papers;at any reasonable place.(b) The director must sign all subpoenas issued under this section.(c) The circuit or superior court of a county shall compel obedience to subpoenas and requests for the production of books, records, and papers issued under this section, upon a verified written application by the person conducting the examination, ten (10) days notice to the person whose testimony or production is sought, and a showing of the probability of any of the following:(1) The books, records, and papers are material to the examination.(2) The witness has information that is material to the examination.(d) It is unlawful to fail to:(1) appear in response to a subpoena;(2) answer questions; or(3) produce books or papers;in connection with an investigation or hearing under this chapter.(e) It is unlawful to knowingly give false testimony at an investigation or hearing under this chapter.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-49 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-49. Grounds for Dismissal; Failure to Appear; Failure to Testify

Sec. 49. The refusal or failure of an employee in the state classified service to do any of the following is sufficient grounds for the employee's dismissal by the appointing authority:(1) The employee willfully refuses or fails to appear before:(A) a court or judge;(B) a legislative committee; or(C) an officer, board, or body authorized to conduct a hearing or inquiry.(2) After making an appearance, the employee refuses to testify or answer questions relating to:(A) the affairs or government of the state; or(B) the conduct of any officer or employee.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-50 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-50. Agreements to Provide Services to Political Subdivision

Sec. 50. The director may enter into an agreement with a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) to furnish services related to or involving the administration of the political subdivision's personnel system. The agreement must provide for the reimbursement to the state of the reasonable cost, as determined by the director, of the services and facilities furnished. All political subdivisions are authorized to enter into such agreements.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-51 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-51. Construction; Effect of Law on Grants

Sec. 51. This chapter may not be construed so as to result in the delay or stoppage of grants-in-aid to the state by agencies of the federal government.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-52 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-52. References to Predecessor Agency or Law

Sec. 52. (a) Any reference or cross-reference to the state personnel department in the Indiana Code shall be treated after June 30, 2011, as a reference or cross-reference to the department.(b) Any reference or cross-reference to IC 4-15-1.8 or IC 4-15-2 shall be treated after June 30, 2011, as a reference or cross-reference to this chapter.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-53 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-53. State Civil Service System

Sec. 53. The human resources management system established by this chapter shall be known as the state civil service system.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.