Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 11 - Administrative Services Department
Title IV - Human Resources
Chapter 59 - Promotion, Transfer, Temporary Assignment, Reassignment and Voluntary Demotion
Rule 11-59.3 - Temporary Assignments

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 11-59.3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

(1) An appointing authority may assign a permanent employee to special duty when that employee is temporarily needed in another position. This assignment shall be without prejudice to the employee's rights in or to the regularly assigned position. Unless there is a statutory requirement to the contrary, the employee need not be qualified for the class to which temporarily assigned.

(2) An appointing authority may temporarily assign a permanent employee duties that are extraordinary for the employee's class. These duties may be of a level higher than, lower than, or similar to the duties regularly assigned to the employee's class, and may be in addition to or in place of some or all of the employee's regularly assigned duties.

(3) Requests shall be submitted to the director in writing for assignments to special duty or extraordinary duty that exceed three complete pay periods and shall explain the need and the period of time requested. Temporary assignments shall not initially be approved for a period longer than one year. Extensions may be requested. Requests shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the director

(4) An appointing authority may make temporary assignments without additional pay for up to three consecutive pay periods in a fiscal year. Approval of temporary assignments without additional pay beyond three consecutive pay periods may be granted by the director

(5) An appointing authority shall provide restricted duty work assignments, without change to an employee's class and regular pay rate, for those employees who have a medical release to return to restricted duty following a job-related illness or injury. The original period of restricted duty shall be the hourly equivalent of 20 workdays (which shall be on a pro-rata basis for part-time employees), or until the employee is medically released for full duty, whichever is less. Extensions to the original period may be requested by the appointing authority for approval by the director Exceptions to this subrule must be approved by the director

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