TITLE 80: PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES SUBTITLE B: PERSONNEL RULES, PAY PLANS, AND POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES PART 302 MERIT AND FITNESS The General Assembly's Illinois Administrative Code database includes only those rulemakings that have been permanently adopted. This menu will point out the Sections on which an emergency rule (valid for a maximum of 150 days, usually until replaced by a permanent rulemaking) exists. The emergency rulemaking is linked through the notation that follows the Section heading in the menu. View Entire Part SUBPART A: APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION Section 302.10 Competitive Selection Section 302.20 Testing Section 302.30 Veterans Preference Section 302.40 Announcement of Examination (Repealed) Section 302.52 Notice to Eligibles (Repealed) Section 302.55 Grading Tests Section 302.60 Retaking or Regrading Examinations (Repealed) Section 302.70 Application and Eligibility SUBPART B: APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION Section 302.80 Eligible Lists (Repealed) Section 302.90 Appointments Section 302.91 Alternative Employment Section 302.100 Geographic Preference (Repealed) Section 302.105 Pre-Employment Screening Section 302.110 Appointment Following Competitive Selection Section 302.120 Responsibilities of Eligibles (Repealed) Section 302.130 Removal of Names From Eligible Lists (Repealed) Section 302.140 Replacement of Names on Eligible List (Repealed) Section 302.150 Appointment and Status Section 302.160 Extension of Jurisdiction B SUBPART C: TRAINEES Section 302.170 Programs Section 302.175 Appointments Section 302.180 Limitations on Trainee Appointments SUBPART D: CONTINUOUS SERVICE Section 302.190 Definitions Section 302.200 Interruptions in Continuous Service Section 302.210 Deductions From Continuous Service Section 302.215 Leave of Absence for Educational Purposes Section 302.220 Veterans Continuous Service Section 302.230 Peace or Job Corps Enrollees Continuous Service Section 302.240 Accrual and Retention of Continuous Service During Certain Leaves Section 302.250 Limitations on Continuous Service SUBPART E: PERFORMANCE REVIEW Section 302.260 Performance Records Section 302.270 Performance Evaluations SUBPART F: PROBATIONARY STATUS Section 302.300 Probationary Period Section 302.310 Certified Status Section 302.320 Status Change in Probationary Period (Repealed) Section 302.325 Intermittent Status SUBPART G: PROMOTIONS Section 302.330 Eligibility for Promotion Section 302.335 Limitations On Promotions (Repealed) Section 302.340 Failure to Complete Probationary Period SUBPART H: EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS Section 302.400 Transfer Section 302.410 Intra-Agency Transfer (Repealed) Section 302.420 Inter-Agency Transfer (Repealed) Section 302.425 Merit System Transfer (Repealed) Section 302.430 Geographical Transfer (Agency Directed) Section 302.431 Geographical Transfer (Agency Directed) Procedures Section 302.432 Notice To Employee Section 302.433 Effective Date of Geographical Transfer (Agency Directed) Section 302.435 Employee-Requested Geographical Transfer Section 302.440 Rights of Transferred Employees Section 302.445 Transfer of Duties Section 302.450 Limitations on Transfers Section 302.460 Employee Records SUBPART I: DEMOTION Section 302.470 Demotion Section 302.480 Notice to Employee Section 302.490 Employee Obligations Section 302.495 Salary and Other Benefits of Employee Section 302.496 Appeal by Certified Employee Section 302.497 Demotion of Other Employees Section 302.498 Status of Demoted Employees SUBPART J: VOLUNTARY REDUCTION AND LAYOFFS Section 302.500 Voluntary Reduction of Certified and Probationary Employees Section 302.505 Limitations in Voluntary Reduction Section 302.507 Definition of Layoff Section 302.510 Temporary Layoff Section 302.512 Use of Accrued Benefits During Temporary Layoff Section 302.514 Notice of Temporary Layoff Section 302.516 Return From Temporary Layoff Section 302.518 Scheduling for Temporary Layoffs Section 302.519 Deferral of Wages Section 302.520 Indeterminate Layoff Procedure Section 302.523 Voluntary Indeterminate Layoff Section 302.525 Disapproval Section 302.530 Order of Layoff Section 302.540 Effective Date of Layoff Section 302.545 Filling of Vacancies by Merit Compensation System/Broad-Banded Employees Subject to Layoff via Transfer Section 302.550 Employee Opportunity to Seek Voluntary Reduction or Lateral Transfer Section 302.560 Order of Preference in Voluntary Reduction or Lateral Transfer Section 302.570 Reemployment Section 302.580 Reemployment Due to Recall Section 302.590 Removal of Reemployment Eligibility Section 302.595 Laid Off Probationary Employee Section 302.596 Appeal by Employee Section 302.597 Reinstatement from Layoff Section 302.600 Resignation Section 302.610 Reinstatement (Repealed) SUBPART K: DISCHARGE AND DISCIPLINE Section 302.625 Definition of Certified Employee Section 302.626 Progressive Corrective Discipline Section 302.628 Prohibited Disciplinary Action Section 302.630 Disciplinary Action Warning Notice (Repealed) Section 302.640 Suspension Totaling Not More Than Thirty Days in any Twelve Month Period Section 302.660 Suspension Totaling More than Thirty Days in any Twelve Month Period Section 302.670 Approval of Director of Central Management Services Section 302.680 Notice to Employee Section 302.690 Employee Obligations Section 302.700 Cause for Discharge Section 302.705 Discharge Hearing Section 302.710 Suspension Pending Decision on Discharge Section 302.720 Discharge of Certified Employee Section 302.730 Notice to Employee Section 302.750 Appeal by Employee Section 302.780 Separation of Probationary Employees Section 302.781 Reinstatement from Separation, Suspension or Discharge Section 302.785 Suspension Resulting From Arrest or Criminal Indictment/Suspension Pending Judicial Verdict Section 302.790 Prohibition of Discrimination Section 302.795 Administrative Leave SUBPART L: TERM APPOINTMENTS Section 302.800 Definition of Terms (Repealed) Section 302.810 Positions Subject to Term Appointments Section 302.820 Appointment Section 302.821 Effect of Loss of Federal Funding on Employees Excluded from Term Appointment by Reason of Being Federally Funded (Repealed) Section 302.822 Appointees Under Term Appointments Section 302.823 No Promotion to Positions Covered by Term Appointments (Repealed) Section 302.824 No Reallocation to Term Positions Section 302.825 Reemployment Rights to Term Appointment Section 302.830 Expiration of Term Appointment Section 302.840 Renewal Procedures (Repealed) Section 302.841 Renewal Procedures for Incumbents on the Effective Date of Section 8b18 of the Personnel Code (Repealed) Section 302.842 Effective Date of Reappointment or Termination (Repealed) Section 302.846 Change in Position Factors Affecting Term Appointment Exclusion (Repealed) Section 302.850 Reconsideration Request (Repealed) Section 302.860 Renewal Procedure for Incumbents Subject to Public Act 83-1369 (Repealed) Section 302.863 Renewal of Certified or Probationary Incumbents in Exempted Positions

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Personnel Code [20 ILCS 415].

SOURCE: Filed May 29, 1975; amended at 2 Ill. Reg. 33, p. 24, effective September 1, 1978; amended at 3 Ill. Reg. 1, p. 63, effective January 1, 1979; amended at 3 Ill. Reg. 22, p. 78, effective June 1, 1979; emergency amendment at 3 Ill. Reg. 48, p. 188, effective January 1, 1980, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency amendment at 4 Ill. Reg. 1, p. 76, effective January 1, 1980, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 4 Ill. Reg. 11, p. 67, effective March 1, 1980; amended at 4 Ill. Reg. 15, p. 216, effective March 31, 1980; amended at 4 Ill. Reg. 22, p. 227, effective June 1, 1980; amended at 5 Ill. Reg. 8029, effective August 1, 1981; amended at 7 Ill. Reg. 654, effective January 5, 1983; codified at 7 Ill. Reg. 13198; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 7788, effective May 23, 1984; emergency amendment at 9 Ill. Reg. 241, effective January 1, 1985, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 9 Ill. Reg. 7907, effective May 15, 1985; amended at 10 Ill. Reg. 13940, effective September 1, 1986; amended at 12 Ill. Reg. 5634, effective March 15, 1988; emergency amendment at 12 Ill. Reg. 16214, effective September 23, 1988, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired February 20, 1989; amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 3722, effective March 13, 1989; amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 10820, effective June 23, 1989; amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 12970, effective August 1, 1989; amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 17974, effective November 27, 1991; amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 8375, effective May 21, 1992; emergency amendment at 16 Ill. Reg. 11645, effective July 6, 1992, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 13489, effective August 19, 1992; amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 17607, effective November 6, 1992; amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 3169, effective March 1, 1993; amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 1892, effective January 25, 1994; amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 17183, effective November 21, 1994; amended at 19 Ill. Reg. 8145, effective June 7, 1995; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 3507, effective February 13, 1996; amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 15462, effective November 24, 1997; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 14735, effective August 3, 1998; amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 15285, effective October 15, 2002; amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 11800, effective July 14, 2005; emergency amendment at 30 Ill. Reg. 12366, effective July 1, 2006, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 18270, effective November 13, 2006; amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 15069, effective October 26, 2007; emergency amendment at 32 Ill. Reg. 19935, effective December 9, 2008, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 6495, effective April 23, 2009; amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 16560, effective November 13, 2009; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 9384, effective June 14, 2012; amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 12956, effective June 25, 2018; amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 14701, effective August 11, 2022; amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 11318, effective July 16, 2024.