SECTION 260:25-11-30. Probationary employees; general provisions

(a)   All original appointments to classified positions shall be made from certificates, except as provided elsewhere in the Merit Rules or by statute, for a probationary period of 1 year, unless the length of the probationary period is reduced according to the provisions of this Section [74:840-4.13]. At the end of the probationary period, the employee shall automatically become permanent [74:840-4.13]. At any time after the probationary employee has served 6 months, the Appointing Authority may waive the remainder of the probationary period by notifying the employee and the Human Capital Management Division in writing as to the waiver and the reasons for it [74:840-4.13]. The Appointing Authority may not extend the probationary period, but may adjust the probationary period due to extended absence as provided in 260:25-11-36. The final working day of the probationary period shall be made known to the employee at the time of entry on duty and at the time of any adjustment or waiver of the probationary period. Some positions may have statutory probationary periods that differ from the conditions of this Section.

(b)   Except as provided in 260:25-9-102, the provisions of this Part apply to probationary periods made in accordance with those Merit Rules.

(c)   An employee on an original probationary appointment with the agency or any adjustment of the original probationary appointment, or on a probationary period with the agency after reinstatement, or an adjustment of such a probationary period may be released or dismissed in accordance with 260:25- 11-32.

(d)   The Appointing Authority may establish a written policy describing any agency standard for waiving the probationary period after 6 months and the reasons for the standard.

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 1346, eff 9-12-14; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 761, eff 8-25-16]