1. (a) An appointing authority may temporarily promote a full-time employee to a vacant full-time position when:

   1. (1) The higher level position is vacant due to:

      1. a. Recruitment;
      2. b. Illness;
      3. c. Jury duty; or
      4. d. Military leave of an incumbent;
   2. (2) The appointing authority certifies to the director in writing that the position will be vacant for 30 consecutive calendar days or more;
   3. (3) The appointing authority assigns all of the duties and responsibilities of the higher level job title to the employee for which the temporary promotion is requested;
   4. (4) The job assignments are outlined in writing on a supplemental job description approved under Per 301.03 and provided to the employee; and
   5. (5) The employee assigned to the higher level position meets the minimum qualifications for that job title.
2. (b) A full time employee who is temporarily promoted shall be compensated upon assignment of the higher level duties at the pay level established for the job title pursuant to Per 901.08(a).
3. (c) A temporary promotion shall not exceed a period greater than 90 calendar days, unless an appointing authority informs the director that an extension is necessary due to a continuation of the reason underlying the temporary promotion.
4. (d) When filling the vacant position on a permanent basis, the appointing authority shall comply with all requirements under Per 400 for posting a vacant position, even though an employee has been temporarily promoted to the position.
5. (e) Upon conclusion of the temporary promotion, the employee's pay shall be returned to the former pay band and step from which the employee was promoted. If the employee received an increment during the temporary promotion, the step assignment in the former pay band shall be adjusted accordingly, effective the date of return to the former pay band.
6. (f) With the exception of employees at the maximum pay step prior to temporary promotion, an employee’s increment date shall not be adjusted as a result of temporary promotion unless the waiting period in the collective bargaining agreement is longer than the new step assigned.
7. (g) Employees at the maximum pay step prior to temporary promotion shall have the year of their increment date adjusted based on the employee’s new temporary promotional step placement.

Source. (See Revision Notes at chapter heading for Per 100) #8738, eff 10-18-06; amd by #10239, eff 3-18-13; ss by #10817, eff 5-17-15; ss by #14439, eff 12-1-25, EXPIRES: 12-1-35 (formerly Per 901.09)