Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-5B-203 - Promotional Probation

A. General. A permanent-status employee who is promoted to a position in the covered service shall serve a promotional probation period of six months.

B. Extension of probation.

1. An agency head may extend an employee's promotional probation up to six additional months for employment-related reasons.

2. The probationary period shall be extended for any period for which a probationary employee is on leave without pay for more than 80 consecutive working hours. If promotional probation is extended for this reason, the employee's probation may exceed one year.

C. Completion of promotional probation.

1. In accordance with the rules in Subchapter 5A, Article 7, a supervisor shall evaluate a promotional probationary employee and submit a report to the agency head before expiration of the employee's probationary period. If the agency head takes no action to extend the probationary period, to revert or separate the employee, or offer the employee another position, the agency head shall grant permanent status to the employee upon completion of the probationary period.

2. If an employee fails to complete a promotional probation successfully the agency head may revert the employee in the current employing agency to:

a. A vacant position in the class in which the employee held permanent status immediately before promotion, or

b. A similar position in another class at the same grade as the class that the employee holds permanent status if the employee possesses the qualifications for that position.

D. Discipline. Neither subsection (C)(2)(a) nor (b) shall preclude the imposition of disciplinary action.

E. Failure to complete promotional probation. An employee who is reverted shall not have the right to appeal.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-5B-203

Section made by exempt rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 2782, effective September 29, 2012 (Supp. 12-4).