Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Delegation to the Executive Director. The
Executive Director is delegated the authority and responsibility to effectively
administer the State Universities Civil Service System in accordance with the
Act and this Part. The Executive Director may be further delegated the
authority and responsibility to act on behalf of the Merit Board by specific
authorization or direction of the Merit Board.
b) Delegation by the Executive Director. The
Executive Director is authorized to delegate to the employer, and to members of
the University System staff, such duties and responsibilities as, in his/her
judgment, are appropriate and effective for the efficient administration of the
service of the System to its constituent institutions and agencies.
c) Conduct of Audits. The Executive Director
shall conduct ongoing audit programs of all Civil Service operations at all
places of employment for the purpose of assuring compliance with the Act and
this Part and for improving the programs of personnel administration of its
constituent employers and shall prepare, distribute, and follow up on audit
reports in accordance with Merit Board direction.
d) Authority to Correct Errors. The
University System may, on its own initiative, or at the request of an applicant
or interested party, correct any clerical error or errors in computation of a
score or register of candidates, or any other document affecting the rights of
the System, the applicant, or interested party, and shall have the power to
correct any such score, register, or document, and issue in lieu thereof a
corrected score or document.
e)
Authority to Research New Programs. With respect to their obligation to
efficiently and effectively establish a sound program of personnel
administration, the University System Office may, upon direction and authority
of the Merit Board, create new temporary demonstration projects or pilot/study
programs to investigate and research the efficiency and effectiveness of such
programs prior to formal implementation.
1)
Application Process. The University System Office, in conjunction with any
employers seeking to conduct a demonstration project or pilot/study program
under this subsection (e), may submit an application, in the form required by
the Executive Director, which will include:
A) a description of the proposed
project;
B) the percentage of
employees and number of places of employment in which the proposed project
would be conducted;
C) a statement
of the period during which the proposed project would be conducted;
D) a discussion of the benefits that are
expected from the proposed project;
E) a statement of program requirements for
which waivers would be needed to permit the proposed project to be conducted
including a specific citation to any rule that, if not waived under this
Section, would prohibit the conducting of the project, or any part of the
project as proposed; and
F) any
additional information the Executive Director may require.
2) Review Process. Upon receipt of an
application, the University System Office will evaluate the proposed project
and will provide interested parties an opportunity for comment prior to Merit
Board consideration.
3) Waiver
Authority. The Merit Board may waive compliance with any requirement of this
Part if the requirement prevents the purpose of demonstration project or
pilot/study program; however, the Merit Board may not waive:
A) any remedy available to any employee or
applicant for employment provided by this Part;
B) compliance with any other State or Federal
law; and
C) any requirement of this
Part if the project would violate a collective bargaining agreement.
4) Limitations. The Merit Board
may not approve a demonstration project or pilot/study program if:
A) it would cause more than five
demonstration projects or pilot/study programs to run concurrently at any
time;
B) it exceeded a three-year
term, excluding plan development and preparation time, but including actual
implementation, administration and evaluation of the project; and
C) it involves more than 10% of all civil
service status employees or more than half of the University System
employers.
5)
Evaluations.
A) An evaluation report in the
form required by the University System Office shall be prepared setting forth
the results of each demonstration project or pilot/study program and its impact
on improving personnel administration.
B) Nothing in this subsection (e) shall be
construed so as to prohibit or hinder the University System Office from
requesting additional information to assist the University System Office with
evaluating the demonstration project or pilot/study program or conducting its
regularly scheduled audits of employers conducting demonstration projects or
pilot/study programs.
