§302.550. Employee Opportunity to Seek Voluntary Reduction or Lateral Transfer

A certified employee as defined in Section 302.530 who is subject to indeterminate layoff as a result of the Director's approval of a layoff plan shall be promptly notified 30 days prior to the effective date of layoff, and shall then be advised of the opportunity to request voluntary reduction to a current vacant position in accordance with Section 302.500 or lateral transfer to a current vacant position having the same maximum permissible salary or rate in accordance with Section 302.410 or 302.435 within the agency.  An employee seeking voluntary reduction must request the voluntary reduction in writing to the head of the employing agency prior to the proposed effective date of layoff.

 

(Source:  Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 16560, effective November 13, 2009)