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1 | | under Section 3-2-2.3 of the Unified Code of Corrections. |
2 | | (d) Acceptance or refusal to accept an Extra Help |
3 | | appointment by a candidate shall in no
way affect the |
4 | | candidate's position on the registry created under Section |
5 | | 3-2-2.3 of the Unified Code of Corrections. |
6 | | (e) An Extra Help position may be utilized for a maximum of |
7 | | 900 hours of actual work in
any consecutive 12 calendar months. |
8 | | The Department of Corrections shall review the status of the |
9 | | position
at least every three calendar months. If at any time |
10 | | it is found that the position has become
an appointment which |
11 | | is other than Extra Help, the Department of Corrections shall |
12 | | terminate the Extra Help appointment. If an Extra Help position |
13 | | has accrued 900 consecutive hours, the
position shall not be |
14 | | reestablished until 6 months time has elapsed from the date of
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15 | | the termination of the position. |
16 | | (f) Upon working 900 hours, an Extra Help employee cannot |
17 | | resume employment in any
Extra Help appointment within the |
18 | | Department of Corrections until 30 calendar days have
elapsed. |
19 | | (g) The Department of Corrections shall quarterly review |
20 | | its use of Extra Help appointments to ensure
compliance with |
21 | | these rules. |
22 | | (h) Compensation of Extra Help employees shall be within |
23 | | the limits established for
comparable service by in status |
24 | | employment as a Corrections Nurse I or Corrections Nurse II. |
25 | | Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by |
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1 | | adding Section 3-2-2.3 as follows: |
2 | | (730 ILCS 5/3-2-2.3 new) |
3 | | Sec. 3-2-2.3. In-house nurses registry. |
4 | | (a) The Department shall establish an in-house registry of |
5 | | nurses classified as Corrections Nurse I or Corrections Nurse |
6 | | II for the purpose of improving staffing levels to minimize or |
7 | | eliminate the use of mandatory overtime at State-operated |
8 | | facilities. The registry (1) shall not be used to replace |
9 | | budgeted positions for Corrections Nurse I or Corrections Nurse |
10 | | II, (2) shall be developed through collective bargaining with |
11 | | an organization representing those nurses, and (3) may utilize |
12 | | an Extra Help employee for a maximum of 900 hours of actual |
13 | | work in any 12 consecutive calendar months. The employer shall |
14 | | review the status of the position at least every 3 calendar |
15 | | months. If, at any time, it is found that the position has |
16 | | become an appointment that is other than Extra Help, the |
17 | | employer shall terminate the Extra Help appointment. If an |
18 | | Extra Help position has accrued 900 consecutive hours, the |
19 | | position shall not be reestablished until 6 months have elapsed |
20 | | from the date of the termination of the position. Upon working |
21 | | 900 hours, an Extra Help employee shall not resume employment |
22 | | in any Extra Help appointment at a place of employment until 30 |
23 | | calendar days have elapsed. The State shall conduct quarterly |
24 | | review of its use of Extra Help appointments to ensure |
25 | | compliance with this Section. The State shall maintain the |
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1 | | number of full time Correctional Nurse I and Correctional Nurse |
2 | | II positions that exist on the effective date of this |
3 | | amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. |
4 | | (b) An Extra Help appointment may be made by the State for |
5 | | Correctional Nurse I
or Correctional Nurse II for work that |
6 | | meets the following conditions: |
7 | | (1) The work cannot be readily assigned on a voluntary |
8 | | basis, or on a straight-time or overtime basis, to a |
9 | | full-time or part-time employee. |
10 | | (2) The State or Department shall fill an Extra Help |
11 | | position by referring persons to the employing unit of the |
12 | | State-operated facility from the Extra Help list of |
13 | | acceptable candidates. |
14 | | (3) Acceptance or refusal to accept an Extra Help |
15 | | appointment by a candidate shall in no way affect the |
16 | | candidate's position on any Extra Help list, or on any |
17 | | other registry maintained by the Department or the |
18 | | employer. |
19 | | (c) As used in this Section: |
20 | | "Corrections Nurse I" and "Corrections Nurse II" means a |
21 | | nurse classified as a
Corrections Nurse I or a Corrections |
22 | | Nurse II and employed by the State to work at a State-operated |
23 | | facility. |
24 | | "Extra Help Employee Appointment" means the hiring of a |
25 | | Corrections Nurse I or Corrections Nurse II from an in-house |
26 | | registry to work at the Department of Corrections. |