Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 93 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL RULES
Chapter 6 - JOB CLASSIFICATION PLAN
Section 93-6-002 - Job Classification Review
Current through March 20, 2024
Regular employees or their supervisors may request a review of the employee's job classification at any time providing the position has not been reviewed within the previous twelve (12) months. The employee's supervisor(s) may request of Human Resources a waiver of the twelve (12) month interval requirement. An employee may make the request to the Human Resources Office through their immediate supervisor or a supervisor may make the request directly to the Human Resources Office. Following such request by an employee or supervisor, the Human Resources Office will review the placement of such employee. Such review by the Human Resources Office will include the review of a Position Description Questionnaire completed by the employee and reviewed by the employee's supervisor(s) and the appropriate Office Administrator. The Position Description Questionnaire will be provided to the employee by the Human Resources Office within five (5) workdays of such request.
002.01 Form Completion. The employee or supervisor will have fifteen (15) workdays to complete the Position Description Questionnaire, including supervisor's and Office Administrator's review, and return it to the Human Resources Office.
002.02 Human Resources. The Human Resources Office will have twenty (20) workdays from the receipt of the completed Position Description Questionnaire to complete the review of the job reclassification request and make a decision. A copy of Human Resources' decision will be forwarded to the supervisor(s), the Office Administrator and the employee. If Human Resources' decision is to retain the employee's classification or reclassify the employee to a higher job specification, the decision is final. If the decision of the Human Resources Office is to reclassify to a lower job specification, the supervisor(s), the Office Administrator, and the employee will then have an opportunity to provide comments and/or documentation to the Deputy Commissioner to appeal Human Resources' decision within ten (10) workdays.
002.03 Deputy Commissioner. The Deputy Commissioner shall have fifteen (15) workdays after receiving the appeal to make a final decision. The Deputy Commissioner shall communicate the final decision to the Human Resources Office, supervisor(s), the appropriate , Office Administrator and the employee within five (5) workdays of the decision. If the decision of the Human Resources Office is to classify the employee to a higher job specification is made on or before the 15th of the month, and a pay adjustment is warranted, the pay adjustment will be effective as of the 1st day of the current month. If the decision is made after the 15th of the month, the pay adjustments will be effective as of the 1st day of the next month.
