1. University Administration New/Revised Search, Search Waiver, and Appointment Guidelines
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2. Employee Groups & Appointment Structure
Academic
Academic Professional
Notice Rights based on funding source and years of service.
Min Bachelor’s Degree.
Visiting Academic Professional
UIUC – Unionized.
No Notice Rights (UA requires min 2-month notification).
Temporary Need – no more than 3 total years.
Faculty
Civil Service
Negotiated – represented by a union; contractual increases (typically on anniversary date and another designated date).
Open Range – increases based on annual salary program.
Hourly/Temporary
Extra Help Clerical
Extra Help Professional
Student
Grads
Academic Hourly

3. State Universities Civil Service System
An “Academic Professional” is defined as an employee who is:
charged with high level administrative responsibilities,
whose decisions are based on administrative polices, and,
who exercises discretion and independent judgment. 
An AP performs these duties with only general administrative supervision or direction, e.g. Director, Associate or Assistant Director. 
AP can be defined as an employee who is in a position requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study (as distinguished from a general academic education) and which requires the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment, e.g., physician, attorney, engineer, architect (36e(3) exemption).

4. State Universities Civil Service System
“It is important to remember that there was never any intent to permit or condone the conversion of traditional civil service jobs to exempt status merely by virtue of the fact that the position duties and responsibilities may appear to correspond to the general function statement of any [AP] title. The prominence of position duties and responsibilities must directly correspond to the position standards contained in the general PAA title used in order to validate the exemption. ” 
Following are the approved 36e(3) position titles (in order of promotion progression):
Executive Director Director Associate Director Assistant Director Coordinator Specialist
Other approved position titles under the 36e(3) exemption:
Physician, Attorney, Engineer, Architect
Executive Assistant to President/Chancellor

5. SUCSS – Audit Process Bi-Annual Audit Process
Audits personnel programs and procedures at each University and State Agency to ensure compliance with the Civil Service Statutes/Law.
Non-Compliance could lead to loss of authority to exempt positions from the Civil Service system, and potential criminal consequences if willfully violating the CS rules and procedures.
UIC Campus 2008/2009 Audit Results
Improper exemption as AP’s for positions that should be classified as Civil Service.
Improper exemption as AP’s for Academic Hourly positions that should be classified as Civil Service.
UIUC Audit Results expected in November.

6. UIC Audit 108 Jobs (140 incumbents) selected for review.
SUCSS agrees that 38 of the 108 Jobs should be AP (35%).
51 Jobs UIC Holds that Exemption is Valid
19 Jobs UIC Error in Exempting as AP
UA jobs identified by SUCSS that should be Civil Service:
14 Academic Professionals
9 Specialists
2 Coordinators
3 Assistant Directors
1 Academic Hourly
UA Holds that Exemption is Valid for at least 60% of UA Jobs identified in UIC audit.

7. FY 2010 UA AP Placement Goals
Underrepresented Job Groups – Goals Set
Executive Administration
Business and Finance Management
Information Technology Management
General Management
General
Job Groups with Adequate Representation – No Goals
Business and Finance
Information Technology

8. UA Appointment Structure Changes
Academic Hourly
New Positions
Extra Help Clerical
900 Hour Rule Strictly Enforced
Outside Agency
Return to Same Unit
Extra Help Professional
Surcharge
Civil Service Job Descriptions

9. UA Hiring Process ER/HR Website
Recruiting/Staffing
Forms
Recruiting E-Book
UA Hiring Freeze
Status
Exception Forms

10. UA Search/Search Waiver Changes
Academic Professional Search
Internal University Search
Option available from 8/16/09 through 8/15/10 for positions that are deemed to require knowledge of University of Illinois operations.
Posting for Two-Weeks on UA Jobs Website and Campus distributions.
Only current AP and status CS employees eligible to be appointed.
Visiting Academic Professionals
Appointed before 8/16/09 – may be appointed to a regular AP position through an Internal Search after one-year of VAP employment.
Appointed on/after 8/16/09 – must be Visiting for minimum of 18 months before appointed to a regular AP position through Internal Search.
Academic Professional Search Waiver
One-step AP promotion
Available to appoint regular AP on NNR for budgetary or programmatic reasons who meet minimum qualifications.

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