Section 302.105  Pre-Employment Screening

a)         Agencies may implement programs for pre-employment screening of persons who the Department has determined are eligible under this Part.  Any program for pre-employment screening of eligibles, as well as the standards established by the appointing agency as a part of such screening, including but not limited to performance tests, mental ability tests, physical agility tests, job knowledge tests, assessment center evaluations, medical examinations, drug use tests, polygraph tests, personality inventory or other psychological tests, or any height/weight/age/sex requirement, shall be implemented only after review and approval by the Director.  Any substantive changes to previously approved pre-employment screening programs or standards (i.e., changes which could add potentially disqualifying criteria for job applicants) must also be approved by the Director prior to implementation.  Procedures for routine reference verification and pre-employment background checking shall not require prior approval of the Director.

b)         If an agency is operating a program for pre-employment screening on the effective date of this Section, such program, as well as the standards, must be submitted to the Director for approval within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Section.

c)         In determining whether new or existing pre-employment screening programs or substantive changes to previously approved programs should be approved, factors the Director will consider include job relatedness, compliance with federal or state statutes and regulations, the needs of the requesting agency and consistency with the examination program provided in this Part.

(Source:  Added at 13 Ill. Reg. 10820, effective June 23, 1989)