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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 301 - CLASSIFICATION AND PAY › Subpart B - PAY PLAN › Section 301.180 - Approval of Pay Plan

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Pay Plan and amendments thereto shall be prepared by the
				  Director after consultation with operating agency heads. After preparing the
				  Pay Plan or any amendments, the Director shall submit it to the Governor. The
				  Pay Plan, or amendments thereto, shall become effective only after approval by
				  the Governor and filing with the Secretary of State.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart A - APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION › Section 302.10 - Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Director
				shall conduct open competitive and promotional examinations to determine the
				relative fitness of applicants. Examinations may include an evaluation of such
				factors as education, experience, training, capacity, knowledge, manual
				dexterity, character, and physical fitness. Tests shall be job related and may
				be written, oral, physical demonstration of skill, an evaluation of physical or
				manual fitness, or an evaluation of training and experience. Examinations shall
				consist of one or more tests in any combination. Where minimum or maximum
				requirements are established for any examination they shall be specified in the
				examination announcement.
b)
				Applicants shall not be questioned with respect to non-merit matters except as
				is necessary to meet the requirements of law or State policy.
c) In lieu of announcing or conducting
				examinations, the Director may accept the results of competitive examinations
				conducted by any established merit system subject to the Director's
				determination that such examinations are comparable in difficulty and
				comprehensiveness to those conducted by the Department of Central Management
				Services for similar positions.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart A - APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION › Section 302.20 - Time, Place, Conduct, Cancellation, Postponement and Suspension of Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Examinations shall be conducted by the Director or the
				  Director's designee at such times and places deemed to be practical, convenient
				  and in the best interests of the State service. The Director may upon timely
				  notice cancel or postpone any examination when there is an insufficient number
				  of qualified candidates. The Director may discontinue offering any examination
				  in the State when there is a sufficient number of eligibles on the eligible
				  list to meet the needs of the State service.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart A - APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION › Section 302.30 - Veterans Preference

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Appropriate preference in entrance examinations shall be granted to qualified
				veterans who have been members of the armed forces of the United States or to
				qualified veterans who, while citizens of the United States, were members of
				the armed forces of allies of the United States in time of hostilities with a
				foreign country (as set forth in Section 8b7 of the Personnel Code) and to
				certain other persons as set forth in this Section.
b) To be eligible, applicant must have
				received discharge under honorable conditions and served under one or more of
				the following conditions:
1) Served, for at
				least six months, in the armed forces of the United States, the Illinois
				National Guard, or any reserve component of the armed forces of the United
				States; or
2) While a U.S. citizen,
				been a member of the armed forces of an ally of the U.S. in time of hostilities
				with a foreign country; or
3)
				Discharged on the grounds of hardship; or
4) Released from active duty because of a
				service connected disability; or
5)
				Served for the duration of hostilities regardless of the length of
				engagement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart A - APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION › Section 302.40 - Announcement of Examination

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Public announcement of an open competitive examination shall
				  be made at least 2 weeks prior to the date the examination is to be conducted
				  except as otherwise provided for in Section
				  302.10. Announcements
				  shall be posted on a conspicuous bulletin board in each office of the
				  Department of Central Management Services. Announcements may also be circulated
				  through the press, radio, television, and other forms of public communication.
				  Announcements shall specify the date and manner in which an application for
				  examination shall be made. Announcements of promotional examinations shall be
				  distributed to all agencies subject to the Personnel Code and made available to
				  employees upon request.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart A - APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION › Section 302.52 - Notice to Eligibles

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In the event a change in the classification or testing
				  standards or other change requires the elimination of an eligible list for a
				  class, or of certain previously qualified eligibles from such a list, the
				  Director shall notify each person thus losing eligibility of such new or
				  revised requirements as soon as practicable, and when the revised examination
				  is repeated, shall again notify each person in order that each may be given an
				  opportunity to reestablish eligibility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart A - APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION › Section 302.55 - Grading Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Director shall establish passing grades for examinations.
				  Final grading of tests and examinations shall be completed as quickly as is
				  reasonably practicable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart A - APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION › Section 302.60 - Retaking or Regrading Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The retaking or regrading of examinations will be permitted
				  only in accordance with the following provisions:
a) Retaking examinations
1) No applicant shall be permitted to retake
				a test or tests included within an examination until 30 days have elapsed. This
				limitation may, however, be waived when in the judgement of the Director the
				best interests of the State require such waiver.
2) No applicant may be permitted to retake a
				test included within an examination more than 12 months after the original date
				of examination.
3) For purposes of
				ranking on eligible lists, the grades of applicants who retake a test or tests
				included within an examination shall be computed by using the latest passing
				scores attained by such applicants.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart A - APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION › Section 302.70 - Application and Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Admission to competitive examinations shall be granted only to applicants who
				meet such requirements as have been established by the Department for admission
				to the examination.
b) When results
				of examinations conducted by merit systems other than under the Personnel Code
				are utilized pursuant to Section
				302.10 the requirements
				of this section on application and eligibility shall be ruled as having been
				met.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart B - APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION › Section 302.80 - Eligible Lists

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				Department shall establish and maintain lists of qualified applicants resulting
				from open competitive and promotional examinations. Such lists shall be in the
				order of the relative excellence of the qualified applicants whether by
				numerical grade or in category groupings.
b) The Director may limit eligible lists to
				positions in one or more organizational units or in one or more agencies or to
				certain areas or locations.
c) The
				length of time an eligible list is to be in existence or the length of time a
				name may remain on the list shall be specified in the examination
				announcement.
d) The director may
				approve the written request of an agency or applicant to extend the eligibility
				of a qualified eligible candidate when the extension is necessary to assist in
				achieving affirmative action goals in employment. The extended period of
				eligibility shall not exceed the duration of the original period of eligibility
				and shall not be renewed. The decision to approve an extension request will be
				based upon whether there is an under-representation of minority eligibles and
				will be approved only for those position titles that are not on continuous call
				for examination.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart B - APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION › Section 302.90 - Appointments

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Except as
				provided in subsection (b), the filling of a vacant position subject to
				Jurisdiction B of the Personnel Code may be made in any of the following ways:
1) by appointment from the appropriate open
				competitive list;
2) by promotion
				of a certified employee or a probationary employee who has been certified
				during the current period of continuous service from the applicable promotional
				list after giving appropriate consideration to employee qualifications,
				performance, seniority, and conduct;
3) by reinstatement of a former certified
				employee;
4) by intra-agency,
				inter-agency or merit system transfer;
5) by demoting an employee after having filed
				charges;
6) by accepting an
				employee's request for a voluntary reduction;
7) by selection from the alternative
				employment list established under Section
				302.91;
				or
8) for positions subject to Term
				Appointment, by appointment of the Director or the Chairman of the Department,
				Board or Commission in which the position is located pursuant to Section
				302.820.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart B - APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION › Section 302.91 - Alternative Employment

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				Department shall establish and maintain an alternative employment list for
				certified employees who, due to a work related or non-work related disability
				which permanently precludes the performance of regularly assigned duties, are
				on disability leave, on other appropriate leave or who are receiving disability
				benefits. The alternative employment list shall be established and maintained
				by county or other geographical area approved by the Director. The names of
				employees shall be placed on the alternative employment list in order of
				continuous service as defined in Section
				302.190 under the
				following conditions:
1) the employee shall
				voluntarily submit a written request for placement on the alternative
				employment list and specify the county or area in which he or she will accept
				employment provided such position is established in that location;
2) the employee shall be eligible for
				appointment to such alternative employment by virtue of Section
				302.10 or
				302.610;
3) the employee shall be deemed able to
				perform the duties of the alternative position after examination, if requested,
				by a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch.
				111, pars. 4401 et seq.) or under similar laws of Illinois, the laws of other
				states or countries, or by an individual authorized by a recognized religious
				denomination to treat by prayer or spiritual means.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart B - APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION › Section 302.100 - Geographic Preference

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Applicants for employment shall specify one or more of the
				  locations or areas in which they will accept employment from those choices made
				  available at the time of the examination or which may be made available at a
				  later date.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart B - APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION › Section 302.105 - Pre-Employment Screening

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Agencies
				may implement programs for pre-employment screening of persons who the
				Department has determined are eligible under this Part. Any program for
				pre-employment screening of eligibles, as well as the standards established by
				the appointing agency as a part of such screening, including but not limited to
				performance tests, mental ability tests, physical agility tests, job knowledge
				tests, assessment center evaluations, medical examinations, drug use tests,
				polygraph tests, personality inventory or other psychological tests, or any
				height/weight/age/sex requirement, shall be implemented only after review and
				approval by the Director. Any substantive changes to previously approved
				pre-employment screening programs or standards (i.e., changes which could add
				potentially disqualifying criteria for job applicants) must also be approved by
				the Director prior to implementation. Procedures for routine reference
				verification and pre-employment background checking shall not require prior
				approval of the Director.
b) If an
				agency is operating a program for pre-employment screening on the effective
				date of this Section, such program, as well as the standards, must be submitted
				to the Director for approval within sixty (60) days of the effective date of
				this Section.
c) In determining
				whether new or existing pre-employment screening programs or substantive
				changes to previously approved programs should be approved, factors the
				Director will consider include job relatedness, compliance with federal or
				state statutes and regulations, the needs of the requesting agency and
				consistency with the examination program provided in this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart B - APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION › Section 302.110 - Appointment From Eligible List

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
When an appointment to a position is made from an eligible
				  list resulting from an open competitive or promotional examination, such
				  appointment shall be made of the person standing among those who are available
				  within the 3 highest grades, if such a list is in order of examination grade,
				  or from the highest ranking group, if such list is in category groupings,
				  except as provided for under Section
				  302.160.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart B - APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION › Section 302.120 - Responsibilities of Eligibles

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
It shall be the responsibility of each eligible to inform the
				  Department in writing of any changes in address or availability for
				  employment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart B - APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION › Section 302.130 - Removal of Names From Eligible Lists

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Director shall remove names from an
				eligible list for any of the following reasons:
1) Appointment of an eligible from the
				eligible list;
2) Death of an
				eligible;
3) Notice by postal
				authorities that they are unable to locate the eligible at the eligible's last
				known address;
4) Attempt by an
				eligible to practice any deception or fraud in connection with an examination,
				after providing the eligible
an opportunity to appeal and provide
				information to support their appeal, which shall be considered when determining
				their eligibility as a candidate for employment
[20 ILCS
				415/8b.4 ];
5) Information that the eligible lacks any of
				the qualifications required for the class for which the eligible was
				erroneously declared eligible;
6)
				Request of an eligible to remove name.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart B - APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION › Section 302.140 - Replacement of Names on Eligible List

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Director may restore a name to the
				same eligible list when such action is in the best interest of the
				State.
b) Names of veterans
				returning from active military service of not more than 4 years shall be
				restored to an eligible list for the same class if the request is made by the
				veteran within 90 days after discharge or from hospitalization continuing after
				discharge for not more than one year. The eligible must provide evidence of
				satisfactory completion of training and service when making the request and be
				qualified to perform the current duties of the class.
c) Names of employees who are laid off during
				their probationary period shall be returned to the eligible list for the class
				in which the layoff occurred.
d)
				Names so restored shall be at the grade in effect when the removal from the
				list was made and may not remain on the list after that period of time which is
				equal to the unexpired time remaining of the original eligibility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart B - APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION › Section 302.160 - Extension of Jurisdiction B

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Employees in positions to which Jurisdiction B is extended pursuant to Section
				4b of the Personnel Code, and employees appointed pursuant to the provisions of
				Section 17a of the Personnel Code shall be continued in such positions and
				shall attain certified status therein provided they pass a qualifying
				examination prescribed by the Director within 6 months after such jurisdiction
				is extended, or, in the case of employees appointed pursuant to Section 17a,
				within 6 months after their appointments, and provided they satisfactorily
				complete their respective probationary periods.
b) Appropriate standards for probationary
				appointments shall be prepared by the Director and appointments of such
				employees shall be without regard to eligible lists and without regard to the
				provisions of the Personnel Code and this Part requiring the appointment of the
				person standing among the 3 highest on the appropriate eligible list to fill a
				vacancy or from the highest category ranking group if the list is by rankings
				instead of numerical ratings. Nothing herein shall preclude the
				reclassification or reallocation as provided by these Rules of any position
				held by any such incumbent.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart C - TRAINEES › Section 302.170 - Programs

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Director may establish trainee or apprenticeship programs
				  for new and/or incumbent employees in accordance with the Position
				  Classification Plan or at the request of an operating agency. No trainee
				  position under this Part shall be established in any class other than a trainee
				  class. A trainee or apprenticeship program shall prescribe the purpose,
				  duration and method of selection and shall include curriculum information and
				  employee benefits in a form and manner required by the Director. A trainee or
				  apprenticeship program may be established for one or more of the following
				  purposes and shall be for a duration not to exceed the limits stated in the
				  class specifications therefor.
a) To
				develop, through an established program of supervised training and experience,
				qualified employees for positions which are, in the judgment of the Director,
				difficult to fill with qualified employees;
b) To cooperate with recognized educational
				institutions and organizations by making available opportunities for supervised
				training and work experience required for satisfactory completion of such
				cooperative or affiliate training programs;
c) To provide specialized orientation and
				training necessary for satisfactory performance of jobs in technical or
				professional fields;
d) To attract
				and interest better qualified employees to State service by selecting
				outstanding persons and giving them supervised work experience during their
				period of academic training.
e) To
				provide training or developmental work experience for the socially, culturally,
				economically or physically disadvantaged which would assist them in acquiring
				or augmenting employment skills and/or provide employment opportunities of
				limited duration.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart C - TRAINEES › Section 302.175 - Appointments

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Appointment to a trainee position shall be made pursuant to a
				  trainee or apprenticeship program established and approved in accordance with
				  Section
				  302.170.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart C - TRAINEES › Section 302.180 - Limitations on Trainee Appointments

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Any trainee appointed to a position in a trainee class in accordance with the
				Rules of the Department concerning Examinations and Eligible Lists, Sections
				302.10 through
				302.160,
				shall be appointed to a permanent position only after passing an appropriate
				competitive promotional examination for the title for which he/she is training
				and his/her name has been reached on the promotional eligible list.
b) Any trainee directly appointed in a
				training class without open competitive examination shall obtain a probationary
				appointment in the title for which he/she is training only after he/she has
				passed the appropriate open competitive examination and his/her name has been
				reached on the resulting eligible lists, except that a trainee appointed to
				serve in a highly technical or management training program approved by the
				Director of Central Management Services shall obtain probationary appointment
				in the title for which he/she is being trained only after successful completion
				of the approved training program, and after passing an appropriate competitive
				promotional examination for the title for which he/she is training and his/her
				name has been reached on the promotional eligible list.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart D - CONTINUOUS SERVICE › Section 302.190 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Continuous
				service for purposes of this Part is the uninterrupted period of service from
				the date of original appointment to State service in any position subject to
				jurisdiction B except as provided in b and c below.
b) Employees who have accrued continuous
				service in another merit system in the State service or who have accrued
				continuous service in State service not covered by any merit system, and who
				have been transferred to an agency subject to the Personnel Code, shall be
				given such credit for said service as shall be determined by the Director or
				required by law.
c) Effective
				September 1, 1981, any employee of the State of Illinois exempt from the
				Personnel Code by virtue of Section 4c(4) who is appointed in any status under
				the provisions of the Personnel Code within 32 days after terminating such
				exempted employment is entitled to receive credit for continuous service as if
				such employment were continuous with the appointment under the provisions of
				the Personnel Code, except that the interim period between employments, if in
				excess of four calendar days, shall constitute a deduction from continuous
				service. (Sec. 8f of the Personnel Code, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 127, par.
				63b108f)
d) For purposes other than
				this Part, continuous service is the uninterrupted period of service from the
				date of original appointment to State service under the Personnel Code except
				as provided in Section
				302.250
				and Section
				303.155.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart D - CONTINUOUS SERVICE › Section 302.200 - Interruptions In Continuous Service

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Continuous service shall be interrupted by:
a) Resignation; provided, however, that such
				continuous service will not be interrupted by resignation when an employee is
				employed in another position subject to jurisdiction B in the State service
				within 4 calendar days of such resignation;
b) Discharge; provided, however, such
				continuous service shall not be interrupted if the employee is retained in the
				position after a hearing before the Civil Service Commission;
c) Termination; because an employee has not
				been reemployed in a position subject to jurisdiction B within 2 years after
				layoff.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart D - CONTINUOUS SERVICE › Section 302.210 - Deductions From Continuous Service

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except as provided in Section
				  302.240,
				  the following shall be deducted from, but not interrupt continuous
				  service:
a) Time away from work for
				any leaves of absence without pay totaling more than 30 days in any 12-month
				period except time away from work for a leave of absence to accept a temporary,
				provisional, emergency or exempt assignment in another class shall not be
				deducted from continuous service;
b) Time away from work because of
				disciplinary suspensions totaling more than 30 days in any 12-month
				period;
c) Time away from work
				because of indeterminate layoff.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart D - CONTINUOUS SERVICE › Section 302.215 - Leave of Absence for Educational Purposes

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The administrative head of an operating agency may grant an
				  employee an educational leave of absence for the purpose of engaging in a
				  training course. No educational leave may be granted unless in the judgment of
				  the agency head the training course would benefit the State of Illinois by
				  improving the employee's qualifications to perform the duties of the employee's
				  position or by qualifying the employee for advancement in rank or grade to
				  another position in State service.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart D - CONTINUOUS SERVICE › Section 302.220 - Veterans Continuous Service

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Leaves of absence shall be granted to all employees, except temporary or
				emergency employees, who leave their positions and enter military service for 5
				years or less (exclusive of any additional service imposed pursuant to law). An
				employee shall be restored to the same or a similar position on making an
				application to his/her employing agency within 90 days after separation from
				active duty or from hospitalization or convalescence continuing after discharge
				for not more than two years. The employee must provide evidence of satisfactory
				completion of training and military service when making application and be
				qualified to perform the duties of the position.
b) Subject to the provisions of Section
				302.110,
				a veteran who returns to State service after having been granted a leave of
				absence from provisional status shall be permitted and required to pass the
				same or similar examination for his/her position within 90 days.
c) Trainees who have not previously done so
				and whose training was interrupted by military leave, shall be required to
				qualify in an examination in the trainee class before being granted allocation
				or non-competitive promotion to a higher class.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart D - CONTINUOUS SERVICE › Section 302.230 - Peace or Job Corps Enrollees Continuous Service

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any employee who volunteers and is accepted for service in
				  the overseas or domestic peace or job corps shall be given a leave of absence
				  from his/her State employment for the duration of his/her initial period of
				  service and restored to the same or similar position provided that the employee
				  returns to his/her employment within 90 days of the termination of his/her
				  service or release from hospitalization from a service connected
				  disability.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart D - CONTINUOUS SERVICE › Section 302.240 - Accrual and Retention of Continuous Service During Certain Leaves

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
During an educational, military, Peace or Job Corps or
				  disability leave, an employee shall retain and accrue continuous service
				  provided return to employment occurs. No other benefit arising from this Part
				  shall be granted or paid during such leaves.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart D - CONTINUOUS SERVICE › Section 302.250 - Limitations on Continuous Service

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Temporary and emergency employees employed after July 1,
				  1957, shall not accumulate continuous service except as provided in Public Act
				  77-1823.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart E - PERFORMANCE REVIEW › Section 302.260 - Performance Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Performance
				records shall constitute any material in an employee's personnel file which, in
				the judgment of the Director, is relevant to determining the appropriateness of
				proposed or recommended personnel transactions.
b) Such records shall be considered by the
				Director in all cases of promotion, demotion, discharge, layoff, recall,
				reinstatement, geographical transfer and certification.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart E - PERFORMANCE REVIEW › Section 302.270 - Performance Evaluation Forms

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Performance records shall include an evaluation of employee performance
				prepared by each agency on forms prescribed by the Director.
b) For any employee serving a six month
				probationary period, the agency shall prepare and submit to the Department two
				such evaluations, one at the end of the third month of the employee's
				probationary period and another 15 days before the conclusion
				thereof.
c) For an employee serving
				a four month probationary period, the agency shall prepare and submit to the
				Department an evaluation form three and one half months after the commencement
				of the probationary period.
d) For
				a certified employee, each agency shall prepare such evaluation not less often
				than annually.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart F - PROBATIONARY STATUS › Section 302.300 - Probationary Period

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A
				probationary period of six months shall be served by:
1) an employee who enters State service or
				commences a new period of continuous service, except an employee who is
				reinstated as provided under Section
				302.610;
2) an employee who is appointed from an open
				competitive eligible list, whether or not it be considered an advancement in
				rank or grade.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart F - PROBATIONARY STATUS › Section 302.310 - Certified Status

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A probationary employee shall attain certified status only
				  after successful completion of a probationary period. Notice of certification
				  will be sent to the employee and agency by the Director promptly
				  thereafter.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart F - PROBATIONARY STATUS › Section 302.320 - Status Change in Probationary Period

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
An employee may not be promoted, demoted, discharged, or
				  transferred during the probationary period without the approval of the
				  Director.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart F - PROBATIONARY STATUS › Section 302.325 - Intermittent Status

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Provisions applying to employees in intermittent status shall
				  be contained in an intermittent program established in a form and manner
				  approved by the Director. The Director or Chairman of a department, board or
				  commission may request that a position within the agency be given intermittent
				  status. Such request shall be accompanied by written justification for why
				  intermittent status is necessary or desirable. The Director of Central
				  Management Services will approve or deny the request based on factors such as
				  the agency's justification, other alternatives which could be implemented to
				  address the agency's needs and the potential fiscal and personnel consequences
				  if the request is not granted.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart G - PROMOTIONS › Section 302.330 - Eligibility for Promotion

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Director may approve the promotion of qualified employees
				  who have established eligibility for the appropriate class through examinations
				  in accordance with merit standards set forth in Section
				  302.10.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart G - PROMOTIONS › Section 302.335 - Limitations On Promotions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
No provisional, temporary, emergency or probationary employee
				  shall be promoted unless the employee has previously held certified status
				  during his/her current period of continuous service.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart G - PROMOTIONS › Section 302.340 - Failure to Complete Probationary Period

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a) A promoted certified employee who does not
				satisfactorily complete the probationary period in the promoted position
				because of inability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the new
				promoted position shall be returned to a position in the class, agency and
				locality and with the status from which promoted.
b) A promoted employee previously certified
				during the current period of continuous service may be discharged for cause
				during the probationary period and, in such event, the employee has the same
				rights to appeal as a certified employee.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart H - EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS › Section 302.410 - Intra-Agency Transfer

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
An employee may be transferred to a position in the same
				  class to which appointed or to a position involving similar qualifications,
				  duties, responsibilities and salary range, in another division, section, or
				  other unit, within the employing agency. No such transfer shall be made without
				  the approval of the Director.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart H - EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS › Section 302.420 - Inter-Agency Transfer

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
An employee may be transferred to a position in the same
				  class, or to a position involving similar qualifications, duties,
				  responsibilities and salary range in another agency, with the approval of both
				  agencies, the Director, and with the consent of the employee.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart H - EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS › Section 302.425 - Merit System Transfer

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) An employee
				of the State of Illinois who holds certified status or its equivalent in a
				merit system other than the Personnel Code may be transferred to a position
				which is subject to Jurisdiction B of the Personnel Code and which has
				comparable qualifications, duties, responsibilities and salary range, as
				determined by the Director, who shall consider:
1) the amount of training and experience
				required to meet the classification standards as contained in the "Position
				Classification Specification" for the position being filled, in comparison with
				the training and experience of the person requesting the transfer;
2) the salary range or wage rates of the
				position being filled with the salary range or wage rates of the position
				filled by the person requesting the transfer and there is a value common to
				both salary ranges or wage rates; and
3) if the level of, type of, and degree of
				duties and responsibilities of the position being filled are significantly
				comparable to the duties and responsibilities of the position currently filled
				by the person requesting the transfer, as contained in the "Position
				Classification Specifications", for both positions.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart H - EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS › Section 302.430 - Geographical Transfer (Agency Directed)

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Geographical transfer is the transfer of an employee from one
				  geographical location in the State to another for the performance of duties
				  other than temporary assignments or details for the convenience of the
				  employer. Geographical transfers shall be made only with the approval of the
				  Director. The Director in determining whether to approve a transfer shall use
				  information detailed in Section
				  302.431.
				  An employee who refuses to accept a geographical transfer must report for duty
				  at the new location but may make written appeal of such transfer to the Civil
				  Service Commission within 15 days after the effective date of the transfer. An
				  employee shall be reimbursed for all reasonable transportation and moving
				  expense incurred in moving to a new location because of permanent geographical
				  transfer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart H - EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS › Section 302.431 - Geographical Transfer (Agency Directed) Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A proposed geographical transfer is subject to the approval
				  of the Director before becoming effective and shall include the following
				  information for the organizational unit from which the geographical transfer is
				  proposed.
a) a statement of reason(s)
				for transfer;
b) a list of all
				employees in the affected unit showing title, status and total continuous
				service;
c) a list of those
				employees to be transferred;
d)
				performance records for all employees in classes affected by the
				transfer;
e) an explanation of any
				transfer not in order of least continuous service for affected classes;
				and
f) an explanation of the
				organizational unit selected, reflecting agency, facility, geographical,
				operational and other elements being considered relevant by the agency
				head.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart H - EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS › Section 302.432 - Notice To Employee

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Notice of an approved geographical transfer (agency directed)
				  shall be served on the employee by the Director in person or by certified mail,
				  return receipt requested, at the employee's last address appearing in the
				  personnel file.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart H - EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS › Section 302.433 - Effective Date of Geographical Transfer (Agency Directed)

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Unless extraordinary operating conditions or events are
				  specified in the proposed transfer plan, no geographical transfer shall be
				  effective until 10 working days after the Director's approval of the transfer
				  plan.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart H - EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS › Section 302.435 - Employee-Requested Geographical Transfer

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
An employee-requested geographical transfer is the transfer
				  of an employee from one geographical location in the State to another for
				  performance of duties other than temporary assignments or details for the
				  convenience, and at the written request, of the employee. Employee-requested
				  geographical transfers shall not become effective until the Director verifies
				  the employee's request, the agency approval and that a current vacant position
				  exists. When an employee requests and accepts such geographical transfer the
				  agency shall not be required to reimburse employee for any transportation of
				  moving expenses.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart H - EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS › Section 302.445 - Transfer of Duties

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
When the duties of a position are relocated by transfer or by
				  abolition and reestablishment and when said duties are substantially the same,
				  an incumbent employee may elect to relocate and retain the duties of the
				  position.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart H - EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS › Section 302.460 - Employee Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
When an employee has been transferred or resigns to accept a
				  position in another agency, a copy of the agency personnel file, if any, shall
				  be forwarded to such agency.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart I - DEMOTION › Section 302.470 - Demotion

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Demotion is
				assignment of an employee to a vacant position in a class having a lower
				maximum permissible salary or rate than the class from which the demotion was
				made for reasons of inability to perform the work of the class from which the
				demotion was made.
b) An operating
				agency may initiate demotion of an employee by filing written statement of
				reasons for demotion with the Director in the form and manner prescribed. Such
				written statement shall be signed by the head of the operating agency, and
				shall contain sufficient facts to show good cause for the demotion. No demotion
				shall become effective without the prior approval of the Director who shall
				take into consideration the employee's education, experience and performance
				records.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart I - DEMOTION › Section 302.480 - Notice to Employee

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
If the statement of reasons for demotion of a certified
				  employee is approved by the Director, a copy of the approved statement of
				  reasons for demotion shall be served on the employee by the Director in person
				  or by certified mail, return receipt requested at the employee's last address
				  appearing in the personnel file.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart I - DEMOTION › Section 302.490 - Employee Obligations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Upon receipt by the employee of the approved statement of
				  reasons for demotion or upon the effective date thereof, whichever is later,
				  the employee shall leave the position in which assigned prior to such statement
				  of reasons and report for duty to the position to which demoted and such report
				  shall be without prejudice to right of appeal under Section
				  302.496.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart I - DEMOTION › Section 302.495 - Salary and Other Benefits of Employee

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Upon receipt by the employee of the approved statement of
				  reasons for demotion, or on the effective date thereof, whichever is later, all
				  salaries and benefits of such employee in the position in which assigned prior
				  to receipt of such statement of reasons shall be adjusted to reflect the
				  demotion.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart I - DEMOTION › Section 302.496 - Appeal by Certified Employee

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A certified employee who has been served with approved
				  statement of reasons for demotion may appeal to the Civil Service Commission,
				  provided such appeal is made in writing within fifteen days of receipt of the
				  approved statement of reasons for demotion.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES › Part 302 - MERIT AND FITNESS › Subpart I - DEMOTION › Section 302.497 - Demotion of Other Employees

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Director may approve the demotion of probationary
				  employees. Notice of such demotion shall be served on the employee by the
				  Director, in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested at the
				  employee's last address appearing in the personnel file.