(1) Each appointment to a position under Schedule B shall be made from hiring lists of applicants who have been selected by competitive procedures as defined by the director.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-17-305

  • Agency: means any department or unit of Utah state government with authority to employ personnel. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Career service: means positions under schedule B as defined in Section 63A-17-301. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
  • Department: means the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
  • Director: means the director of the division. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
  • Disability: means a physical or mental disability as defined and protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Utah Code 63A-17-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Probationary period: means that period of time determined by the division that an employee serves in a career service position as part of the hiring process before career service status is granted to the employee. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
(2) The director shall publicly announce information regarding career service positions:

     (2)(a) for periods of time to be determined by the director; and
     (2)(b) in a manner designed to attract the highest number of qualified applicants.
(3) The director shall make rules establishing standards for the development, approval, and implementation of examining processes, including establishing a department approved on the job examination to appoint a qualified person with a disability.
(4) Applicants for employment to Schedule B positions shall be eligible for appointment based upon rules established by the director.
(5)

     (5)(a) The agency head shall make appointments to fill vacancies from hiring lists for probationary periods as defined by rule.
     (5)(b) The director shall make rules establishing probationary periods.
(6) A person serving a probationary period may not use the grievance procedures provided in this chapter and in Title 67, Chapter 19a, Grievance Procedures, and may be dismissed at any time by the appointing officer without hearing or appeal.
(7) Career service status shall be granted upon the successful completion of the probationary period.