Section R477-4-13 - Career Mobility Programs(1) A career mobility is a temporary assignment of an employee to a different position for purposes of professional growth or fulfillment of specific organizational needs. Career mobility assignments may be to any salary range.(2) Management may provide career mobility assignments inside or outside state government in any position for which the employee qualifies.(3) An employee or management may initiate a career mobility. (a) Career mobility assignments may be made without going through the competitive process but shall remain temporary.(b) Career mobility assignments shall only become permanent if: (i) the position was originally filled through a competitive recruitment process; or(ii) a competitive recruitment process is used when management determines a need for the assignment to become permanent.(4) Management shall use a written career mobility agreement with the employee outline any program provisions and requirements. The career mobility shall be both voluntary and mutually acceptable.(5) A participating employee may choose to retain any rights, privileges, entitlements, career service status subject to Section R477-5-2, and benefits from the previous position while on career mobility.(a) If a reduction in force affects a position vacated by a participating employee, the participating employee shall be treated the same as other RIF employees.(b) If a career mobility assignment does not become permanent at its conclusion, the employee shall return to the previous position or a similar position at a salary rate described in Subsection R477-6-6(10).(6) An employee who has not attained career service status before a career mobility assignment cannot permanently fill a career service position until the employee obtains career service status through a competitive process.Utah Admin. Code R477-4-13
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-14, effective 7/1/2015Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-14, effective 7/1/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-14, effective 7/1/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-14, effective 7/1/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-13, effective 7/1/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-14, effective 7/1/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-13, effective 7/1/2022Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-13, effective 7/1/2023