# 80 Ill. Adm. Code 250.30: Section 250.30 The Classification Plan

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## Section

- **Citation:** 80 Ill. Adm. Code 250.30
- **Heading:** Section 250.30 The Classification Plan
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 80 PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES / CHAPTER VI: STATE UNIVERSITIES CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM / Part 250 STATE UNIVERSITIES CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM / Section 250.30 The Classification Plan

## Text

Section 250
Section 250.30  The
Classification Plan
a)         Coverage.  The classification plan shall include all classes,
as approved, and from time to time amended, by the University System, except
those exempted by Section 36e of the State Universities Civil Service Act (Act)
[110 ILCS 70].  Exemptions under Section 36e of the Act shall be by position.
When approved by the Merit Board, a position shall remain exempt until the
exemption is terminated by the Merit Board.  The Executive Director shall
publish guidelines for the exemptions, as approved by the Merit Board.  This
classification plan shall apply to all positions subject to Section 250.20(a).
b)         Class Specifications
1)         The University System shall maintain written specifications
for each class in the classification plan.  The specifications shall include
the class title, class code number, length of probationary period, function of
position, characteristic duties and responsibilities, minimum acceptable
qualifications, including any special licenses or certificates required by
state or federal laws, additional desirable qualifications, and, as applicable,
promotional line, and occupational area.
2)         The University System shall provide notification to all
employers of the addition of a new classification or of the reactivation of a
former class, together with a copy of the class specification.  Except that,
for status employees affected by reclassification or reallocation of their
positions, as provided in subsections (i)(1) and (i)(2), this Section does not
apply.  The notification of the addition of a new class or of the reactivation
of a former class, as provided for in this Section, shall be through the
University System website and, if necessary for the course of recruitment, also
posted in all public places allocated for Civil Service employment information,
including electronic means such as official employer websites.
c)         Use of Class Titles
he notification of the addition of a new class or of the reactivation
of a former class, as provided for in this Section, shall be through the
University System website and, if necessary for the course of recruitment, also
posted in all public places allocated for Civil Service employment information,
including electronic means such as official employer websites.
c)         Use of Class Titles.  The title of each class shall be the
official title of every position allocated to the class for all purposes having
to do with the position.  This title shall be used on all personnel records and
transactions.  A functional title may also be given to a position by the
employer, but that functional title cannot be a title approved by the Merit
Board as a Civil Service class title.
d)         Use
of Class Code Number.  The class code number is the number that is assigned to
each class title in the classification plan.
e)         Use
of Promotional Line within a Class Specification Series.  Each class
specification series is assigned a promotional line.  The promotional line can
be found on the class specification.
f)         Occupational
Areas within a Class Specification.  Each class in the classification plan
shall be assigned an occupational area.  There are 16 occupational areas within
the classification plan as follows:
1)         01        professional;
2)         02        semi-professional;
3)         03        managerial;
4)         04        clerical;
5)         05        stores;
6)         06        aeronautical;
7)         07        agricultural;
8)         08        custodial
services;
9)         09        domestic
services;
10)         10        food
services;
11)         11        heat,
light, and power services;
12)         12        medical
services;
13)         13        protective;
14)         14        skilled
trades;
15)        15        semi-skilled
trades; and
16)        16        unskilled
trades.
g)         Allocation of New Positions
custodial
services;
9)         09        domestic
services;
10)         10        food
services;
11)         11        heat,
light, and power services;
12)         12        medical
services;
13)         13        protective;
14)         14        skilled
trades;
15)        15        semi-skilled
trades; and
16)        16        unskilled
trades.
g)         Allocation of New Positions.  When a new position is
established, the employer shall allocate that position to an appropriate classification.
h)         Reallocation or Reclassification of Existing Positions
1)         A request to reallocate or reclassify any existing position
may originate with the employee and/or the employer.  When material changes
occur in the duties and responsibilities of a position, the employer shall reallocate
or reclassify the position to its appropriate class.
2)         A position may be abolished, the class of a position may be
changed, or a new class specification may be prepared, provided that the change
shall not be made for the purpose of separating an employee from employment in
a position in their class.
3)         In order to maintain a sound classification program, the
employers, working with the staff of the University System, shall carry on
continuous classification studies.
i)          Status of an Employee Whose Position is Reallocated or
Reclassified
1)         An employee whose position is reallocated or reclassified
shall be eligible for continued employment in the position that is reallocated
or reclassified, provided the employee establishes eligibility for the new
class.  An employee may establish eligibility by meeting the minimum
qualifications for the new class to which the position has been reallocated or
reclassified and by passing an examination for the new class.  The employee
must complete a probationary period in the position in the new class
osition that is reallocated
or reclassified, provided the employee establishes eligibility for the new
class.  An employee may establish eligibility by meeting the minimum
qualifications for the new class to which the position has been reallocated or
reclassified and by passing an examination for the new class.  The employee
must complete a probationary period in the position in the new class.
2)         A status employee in a position that is reallocated or
reclassified who chooses not to qualify for, or who fails to gain eligibility
for, the new class shall have their name placed by the employer on the
reemployment register for the former class in accordance with Section
250.60(b)(1).
3)         An employee serving a probationary period in a position that
is reallocated or reclassified, who fails to gain eligibility for the new
class, and for whom no vacant position exists in the class from which their
position has been reallocated or reclassified, shall have their name placed by
the employer on the register from which they were certified to a position in
the former class in accordance with Section 250.60(b)(2) or (b)(3).  If the
employee has completed a probationary period in a position in a lower class in
the same promotional line as that of their former position, the employee's name
shall be placed by the employer on the reemployment register of the lower class
in accordance with Section 250.60(b)(1).

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