# 80 Ill. Adm. Code 50.20: Section 50.20 Classification Plan

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## Section

- **Citation:** 80 Ill. Adm. Code 50.20
- **Heading:** Section 50.20 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 II: SECRETARY OF STATE MERIT COMMISSION / Part 50 MERIT COMMISSION / Section 50.20 Classification Plan

## Text

Section 50
Section 50.20  Classification
Plan
a)         The Commission will review the class specifications requiring
Commission approval under the Classification Plan and will approve those which
meet the requirements of the Secretary of State Merit Employment Code
("Code") (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 124, par. 101, et seq) and Personnel
Rules (80 Ill. Adm. Code 410 and 420), including the Classification Plan, and
which conform to the following currently acceptable principles of position
classification in the merit system:
1)         Definitive description of duties, including a clear statement
of distinguishing features and illustrative duties;
2)         Identifiable differentiation between classes and levels of
classes;
3)         Progression between classes;
4)         Provision for reasonable and valid basis of merit selection
through examination;
5)         Consistency of requirements for, and duties of, a given class;
6)         Consistency within classes regarding difficulty, complexity
and nature of work;
7)         Consistency with other classes similar in difficulty,
complexity, and nature of work.
b)         In the event that it can be reasonably anticipated that
employee layoffs will result by virtue of class specification revisions, the
Director will supply to the Commission, prior to review, full detailed
information respecting such prospective layoffs.

## Nearby sections

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