SECTION 340:2-1-28. Probationary period, classified service

  Probationary period upon initial appointment. The probationary period for an appointed employee is one year or until the probationary period is waived after the employee has served a minimum of six months. The probationary period may not be extended beyond one year but may be adjusted, per Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 260:25-11-36. When a probationary employee is absent from work in excess of 30-continuous calendar days, the probationary period is adjusted by the number of days he or she is absent. An employee may be discharged at any time during the probationary period.

(1)   The probationary period is a working, test period during which a classified employee is required to demonstrate fitness for the job family and level to which appointed. The decision to grant a probationary employee permanent status is based on supervisory documentation, written evaluations, recommendations, or other pertinent information.

(2)   Any adjustment of the probationary period must be reviewed and approved by the division director or his or her designee. When permanent status is granted, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) Human Capital Management (HCM) Division and the employee receive confirmation from Human Resource Management.

(3)   Employee benefits are available to probationary employees.

(4)   A probationary employee's change in shift assignment or a significant change of duties in excess of 30 calendar daysrequires prior OMES HCM approval.

(5)   A probationary employee of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) is not:

(A)   eligible for promotion or demotion;

(B)   eligible to apply for DHS job announcements;

(C)   transferred from the locality where originally appointed;

(D)   changed from part-time to full-time; or

(E)   transferred to a position in another job family.

(6)   a probationary DHS employee may apply for a job through the HCM application system. If a job offer is subsequently made, the offer is to a new appointment and the employee is required to:

(A)   resign from the position held at the time of acceptance; and

(B)   begin a new one-year probationary period in the new position.

[Source: Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3943, eff 6-22-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1607, eff 5-12-94; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3623, eff 7-1-94 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1387, eff 5-26-95; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 421, eff 11-14-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 617, eff 11-28-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2583, eff 6-28-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 264, eff 11-3-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1008, eff 4-26-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2592, eff 6-26-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2182, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1981, eff 6-26-03; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1338, eff 5-27-04; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1292, eff 6-1-08; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1826, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1797, eff 9-15-15; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1559, eff 9-17-18]