APPOINTMENTS AND PROBATION

681-3.81(19A)  Appointments.  All appointments under this system will be made in accordance with all the provisions of these rules including those concerning certification and selection unless otherwise specified and no appointment shall be made without the prior approval of the resident director.

681-3.82(19A)  Temporary appointments.  Temporary appointments may be made and approved by the resident director to provide for services needed on a periodic basis. Appointments may be made without reference to the provision of these rules regarding minimum qualifications, certification, and selection. Employees appointed on this basis will not work more than 780 hours in any fiscal year.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 19A.9.

681-3.83(19A)  Emergency appointments.  Rescinded IAB 6/12/02, effective 7/17/02.

681-3.84(19A)  Trainee, apprentice, or career development appointment.  When a position within a class cannot be filled because of the lack of qualified eligibles, or applicants meeting the minimum qualifications for the class, or the institution specifically designates a position for trainee, apprentice, or career development purposes, the institution may appoint a person who meets the minimum qualifications established in programs approved by the merit system director for this type of appointment.

681-3.85(19A)  Project appointment.  When it is known that a particular job, project, grant or contract will require the services of an employee for a limited duration, a project appointment may be made.  Such an appointment will not be made for more than one year. While an extension beyond one year may be approved by the merit system director on the basis of a limited need that could not otherwise be efficiently and effectively filled, successive project appointments will not be allowed.

Such appointments will not confer to the individual any right of position, transfer, demotion, or promotion, but incumbents shall be eligible for vacation and sick leave, except that a project appointment made for less than 780 hours will be considered a temporary appointment under rule 3.82(19A) without conferring rights or eligibility for vacation or sick leave.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 19A.9 and 70A.1.

681-3.86(19A)  Provisional appointments.  Rescinded IAB 6/12/02, effective 7/17/02.

681-3.87(19A)  Permanent appointments.  An applicant who is certified from an eligibility register and appointed with the approval of the resident director to a permanent position, and who successfully completes a probationary period in accordance with these rules, will have permanent status.

681-3.88(19A)  Work test appointments.  Rescinded IAB 6/12/02, effective 7/17/02.

681-3.89(19A)  Reinstatement.  A permanent employee who has resigned in good standing may be reappointed to a position in the same class or pay grade from which the employee resigned or a lower class for which qualified.

681-3.90(19A) Probationary period.

3.90(1) Purpose.  The probationary period will be an important part of the examination and selection process, and will be used by the employing department to closely observe and evaluate employee's work, to train and aid the employees in adjustment to their position, and to reject and dismiss any employee whose performance fails to meet standards.

3.90(2) Duration of probation.  An employee on original appointment or who is reinstated or reemployed to a class not previously held will be on probation until the person completes six months of active service in the position to which appointed. If a probationary employee is not dismissed during this time, the person will, at the conclusion of the probationary period, have permanent status in that class. A period of temporary employment immediately preceding a permanent appointment to the same class may, at the request of the employing department, be counted as probationary service.  Permanent employees who are promoted from one class to another, or who transfer out of class, or who demote will serve a period of probation of six months in the position to which appointed. If the employee is not dismissed during this time, the employee will, at the conclusion of the probationary period, have permanent status in the class.

3.90(3) Layoffs during probation.  Employees who are laid off during their probationary period will, upon written request to the resident director, be placed on the appropriate eligibility list.

3.90(4) Dismissal during probation.  Employees on original appointment or who have been reinstated or reemployed and dismissed during their probationary period may be returned to the eligibility list from which they were appointed if, in the judgment of the resident director, they may be able to perform satisfactorily in another position. Employees who are promoted from one class to another or who transfer out of class or who demote out of class series and are dismissed during their probationary period may be placed on the reemployment list for a previously held classification if, in the judgment of the resident director, they may be able to perform satisfactorily in another position.

681--3.91 to 3.100 Reserved.