R477-5-1. Career Service Status

  (1) Only an employee who is hired through a pre-approved process shall be eligible for appointment to a career service position.

  (2) An employee shall complete a probationary period prior to receiving career service status.

  (3) Management may convert a career service exempt employee to career service status, in a position with an equal or lower salary range, when:

  (a) the employee previously held career service status with no break in service between the last career service position held and career service exempt status;

  (b) the employee was hired from a public hiring list to a career service exempt position, in the same job title to which they would convert, as prescribed by Subsection R477-4-8; or

  (c) the employee was hired through the Alternative State Application Program (ASAP) or Veterans Employment Opportunity Program (VEOP) and successfully completed a six month on the job examination period.