Section R477-6-9 - Career Service Status Change(1) When management changes an occupied schedule B position to schedule AC, AD, AR, AS, or AX, management shall offer the career service employee in that position the opportunity to convert to the new schedule code. The employee may, within 60 days from the date of offer, elect to convert from career service to career service exempt.(a) If the employee chooses to convert, management shall offer the employee: (i) an administrative salary increase of at least 1/2% or up to the current salary range maximum; and(ii) state paid term life insurance coverage if determined eligible by the Group Insurance Office to participate in the Term Life Program, Public Employees Health Plan, as provided in Section R477-6-10.(b) For an employee at or above the current salary range maximum at the time of conversation, management shall grant, in lieu of the salary adjustment from Subsection (1)(a)(i), a one time bonus, as determined by the agency head or designee, not to exceed limits in Subsection R477-6-7(1)(b).(c) For an employee electing to convert to career service exempt after the 60 day election period, management may not grant the wage increase, but shall permit the employee to apply for the insurance coverage through the Group Insurance Office.(d) An employee electing not to convert to career service exempt status retains career service status even though the employee's position shall be designated as schedule AC, AD, AR, AS, or AX. When these career service employees vacate these positions, any subsequent incumbent is career service exempt.(e) Management shall communicate the conditions and limitations of this incentive program to any employees currently or imminently affected by the program.(2) An agency head may reorganize so that a current career service exempt position no longer meets the criteria for exemption.(a) An affected employee:(i) shall resume career service status if the employee previously earned career service status and had no break in service;(ii) is no longer eligible for severance pay under Section R477-6-10;(iii) shall accrue annual leave based on service time under Subsection R477-7-3(1); and(iv) shall work with management and the Group Insurance Office to discontinue exempt life insurance coverage.(b) Management may not convert a career service exempt employee to career service status unless: (i) the employee had prior career service status with no break in service; or(ii) the employee was hired from a hiring list under Subsection R477-4-2(7).Utah Admin. Code R477-6-9
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-14, effective 7/1/2015Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-14, effective 7/1/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-14, effective 7/1/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-14, effective 7/1/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-14, effective 7/1/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-13, effective 7/1/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-14, effective 7/1/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-13, effective 7/1/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-13, effective 7/1/2023