R477-4-13. Career Mobility Programs

  (1) A career mobility is a temporary assignment of an employee to a different position for purposes of professional growth or fulfillment of specific organizational needs. Career mobility assignments may be to any salary range.

  (2) Agencies may provide career mobility assignments inside or outside state government in any position for which the employee qualifies.

  (3) An eligible employee or agency may initiate a career mobility.

  (a) Career mobility assignments may be made without going through the competitive process but shall remain temporary.

  (b) Career mobility assignments shall only become permanent if:

  (i) the position was originally filled through a competitive recruitment process; or

  (ii) a competitive recruitment process is used at the time the agency determines a need for the assignment to become permanent.

  (4) Agencies shall develop and use written career mobility contract agreements between the employee and the supervisor to outline all program provisions and requirements. The career mobility shall be both voluntary and mutually acceptable.

  (5) A participating employee shall retain all rights, privileges, entitlements, career service status subject to R477-5-2, and benefits from the previous position while on career mobility.

  (a) If a reduction in force affects a position vacated by a participating employee, the participating employee shall be treated the same as other RIF employees.

  (b) If a career mobility assignment does not become permanent at its conclusion, the employee shall return to the previous position or a similar position at a salary rate described in R477-6-6(10).

  (6) An employee who has not attained career service status prior to the career mobility program cannot permanently fill a career service position until the employee obtains career service status through a competitive process.