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Section Index 80
Title Illinois Admin. Code tit. 80, Ch. VI, Part 250

TITLE 80:  PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
SUBTITLE A:  MERIT EMPLOYMENT SYSTEMS
CHAPTER VI:  STATE UNIVERSITIES CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
PART 250
STATE UNIVERSITIES CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM

Section
250.5       Definitions
250.10     Purpose, Adoption, and Amendment of Rules
250.20     The State Universities Civil Service System and its Divisions
250.30     The Classification Plan
250.40     Military Service Preference, Veterans Preference
250.50     Examinations
250.60     Eligible Registers
250.70     Nonstatus Appointments
250.80     Status Appointments
250.90     Probationary Period
250.100   Reassignments and Transfers
250.110   Separations and Demotions
250.119   Furloughs
250.120   Seniority
250.130   Review Procedures
250.140   Delegation of Authority and Responsibilities
250.150   Training
250.160   Suspension of Rules

AUTHORITY:  Implementing and authorized by the State Universities Civil Service Act [110 ILCS 70].

SOURCE:  Rules:  State Universities Civil Service System, ap­proved January 16, 1952, effective January 1, 1952; amended at 3 Ill. Reg. 13, p. 68, effective April 1, 1979; amended at 4 Ill. Reg. 10, p. 262, effective February 25, 1980; amended at 6 Ill. Reg. 2620, effective February 22, 1982; amended at 6 Ill. Reg. 7236, effective June 3, 1982; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 4948 and 4950, effective March 29, 1984; codified at 8 Ill. Reg. 12936; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 24732, effective December 6, 1984; amended at 9 Ill. Reg. 17422, effective October 23, 1985; amended at 11 Ill. Reg. 8942, effective May 8, 1987; amended at 12 Ill. Reg. 3457, effective February 1, 1988; amended at 12 Ill. Reg. 17079, effective October 7, 1988; amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 7324, effective May 1, 1989; amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 19427, effective February 6, 1990; amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 1901, effective January 21, 1994; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 4440, effective February 29, 1996; amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 17384, effective October 23, 2006; amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 15848, effective November 13, 2007; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 17268, effective October 16, 2008; amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 11644, effective July 22, 2009; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 6014, effective April 6, 2012; amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 419, effective December 26, 2012; amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 13504, effective December 1, 2015; amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 3105, effective January 26, 2016; emergency amendment at 40 Ill. Reg. 3772, effective March 1, 2016, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 11192, effective August 4, 2016; amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 16302, effective December 12, 2016; amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 11576, effective August 30, 2017; amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 24268, effective December 3, 2018; amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 6829, effective May 23, 2019; emergency amendment at 44 Ill. Reg. 6662, effective April 10, 2020, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 18746, effective November 12, 2020; emergency amendment at 46 Ill. Reg. 20083, effective December 1, 2022, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired April 29, 2023; amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 6574, effective April 30, 2023; amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2281, effective January 26, 2024.


INDEX TO RULES
STATE UNIVERSITIES
CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM

SECTION 250.10  Purpose, Adoption, and Amendment of Rules

  1. Purpose
  2. Adoption and Amendment of the Rules
  3. Policies and Procedures

SECTION 250.20  The State Universities Civil Service System and its Divisions

  1. Classification and Allocation
  2. Other Personnel Functions
  3. Designated Employer Representative to Act for the Employer

SECTION 250.30  The Classification Plan

  1. Coverage
  2. Class Specifications
  3. Use of Class Titles
  4. Use of Class Code Number
  5. Use of Promotional Line within a Class Specification Series
  6. Occupational Areas within a Class Specification
  7. Work Areas within a Class Specification
  8. Allocation of New Positions
  9. Reallocation or Reclassification of Existing Positions
  10. Status of an Employee Whose Position is Reallocated or Reclassified

SECTION 250.40  Military Service Preference, Veterans Preference

  • Eligibility for Preference

SECTION 250.50  Examinations

  1. Kinds of Examinations
  2. Eligibility to Compete in Examinations
  3. Rejection or Disqualification of Applicants
  4. Character of Examinations
  5. Security and Confidentiality Requirements in the Examination Development Process
  6. Administration of Examinations
  7. Rating of Examinations
  8. Notification and Review of Scores
  9. Filing of Examination Records

SECTION 250.60  Eligible Registers

  1. Establishment of Registers
  2. Composition of Registers
  3. Precedence of Registers
  4. Certification from Registers
  5. Acceptance of Candidates
  6. Registers by Places of Employment
  7. Mandatory Removal of Names from Registers
  8. Permissive Removal of Names from Registers
  9. Notification of Candidates of Removal of Names from Registers
  10. Restoration of Names to Registers

SECTION 250.70  Nonstatus Appointments

  1. Temporary Appointments
  2. Provisional Appointments
  3. Apprentice Appointments
  4. Intern Appointments
  5. Student Appointments
  6. Extra Help Appointments

SECTION 250.80  Status Appointments

  1. Permanent and Continuous Positions
  2. Contract Appointments

SECTION 250.90  Probationary Period

  1. Purpose of Probationary Period
  2. Duration of Probationary Period

SECTION 250.100  Reassignments and Transfers

  1. Reassignment within a Place of Employment
  2. Temporary Downgrading and Upgrading
  3. Transfer to Another Place of Employment
  4. Transfer of a State Employee under the Personnel Code to Employment under the System
  5. Appointment of Law Enforcement through Lateral Transfers

SECTION 250.110  Separations and Demotions

  1. Resignation
  2. Leave of Absence
  3. Termination
  4. Layoff
  5. Disciplinary Suspension
  6. Discharge Proceedings and Effective Date of Discharge
  7. Demotion
  8. Dismissal

SECTION 250.119  Furloughs

  1. Furlough
  2. Provisions
  3. Furlough Program Stipulations
  4. Criteria
  5. Temporary and Extra Help Appointments
  6. Student Appointments
  7. Voluntary or Mandatory Furlough Program
  8. Exceptions
  9. Notification of Furlough Program to Employees
  10. Furlough Work Status
  11. Employee Benefits
  12. Maximum Number of Furlough Work Days
  13. Employer's Tracking of Furlough Days
  14. Military Leave during a Furlough Program
  15. Collective Bargaining Agreements
  16. Notification to the State Universities Civil Service System of a Furlough Program
  17. Reporting Requirements for a Furlough Program

SECTION 250.120  Seniority

  1. Accumulation of Seniority
  2. Retention of Seniority
  3. Seniority Lists
  4. Ties in Seniority Lists
  5. Accumulation of Seniority, or Service, in Promotional Line
  6. Accumulation of Seniority during Disability
  7. Accumulation of Seniority during Authorized Absence without Pay
  8. Accumulation of Seniority during Layoff Status
  9. Accumulation of Seniority during Suspension
  10. Accumulation of Seniority during Military Service
  11. Effect of Lesser Units on Seniority
  12. Effect of Vacation Time on Seniority at Time of Separation
  13. Restoration of Seniority after Retirement

SECTION 250.130  Review Procedures

  1. Review by Director of Action, or Omission, of Designated Employer Representative
  2. Review by Merit Board of Review Decision of Director

SECTION 250.140  Delegation of Authority and Responsibilities

  1. Delegation to the Executive Director
  2. Delegation by the Executive Director
  3. Conduct of Audits
  4. Authority to Correct Errors
  5. Authority to Research New Programs

SECTION 250.150  Training

  • Staff Training Programs

SECTION 250.160  Suspension of Rules

  • Suspension of Rules in an Emergent or Catastrophic Situation



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