Section 310.47 In-Hiring Rate

a) Use – No employee in a position in which the position and/or the employee meet the criteria of an in-hiring rate receives less than the in-hiring rate. The in-hiring rate is used when a candidate only meets the minimum requirements of the class specification upon entry to State service (Section 310.100(b)(1), 310.490(b)(1) or 310.495(b)(1)), when an employee moves to a vacant position (Section 310.45) or when an MS salary range is assigned to a Trainee Program (Section 310.415(b)).

b) Request – An agency head may request in writing that the Director of Central Management Services approve an in-hiring rate. The rate is a Step or dollar amount depending on whether the classification title is assigned to a negotiated pay grade, merit compensation salary range or broad-band salary range. The rate may be for the classification title or limited within the classification title to the agency, facilities, counties or other criteria. The supporting justifications for the requested in-hiring rate and the limitations are included in the agency request. An effective date may be included in the request.

c) Review – The Director of Central Management Services shall review the supporting justifications, the turnover rate, length of vacancies, and the currently filled positions for the classification title, and the market starting rates for similar classes, and consult with other agencies using the classification title.

d) Approval – The Director of Central Management Services indicates in writing the approved in-hiring rate and effective date, which is either the date requested by the agency or the beginning of the next pay period after the approval.

e) Implementation – In the classification title or within the limitations of the classification title, an employee paid below the in-hiring rate receives the in-hiring rate on the approved effective date. The in-hiring rate remains in effect for any employee entering the title or the limits within the title until the title is abolished or an agency request to rescind the in-hiring rate is approved by the Director of Central Management Services.

f) Approved In-Hiring Rates –

1) Assigned to a pay grade or salary range –

Title	Pay Grade or Salary Range	Effective Date	In-Hiring Rate
Accounting & Fiscal Administration Career Trainee	RC-062-12	January 1, 2008	Step 3
Actuarial Examiner Trainee	RC-062-13	January 1, 2008	Step 4
Civil Engineer I	RC-063-15	January 1, 2008	Step 2
Commerce Commission Police Officer Trainee	MS-10	January 1, 2008	$2,943
Correctional Officer	RC-006-09	January 1, 2008	Step 2
Correctional Officer Trainee	RC-006-05	January 1, 2008	Step 4
Environmental Engineer I	RC-063-15	January 1, 2008	Step 2
Environmental Protection Engineer I	RC-063-15	January 1, 2008	Step 5
Environmental Protection Engineer II	RC-063-17	January 1, 2008	Step 4
Financial Institutions Examiner Trainee	RC-062-13	January 1, 2008	Step 2
Insurance Company Financial Examiner Trainee	RC-062-13	January 1, 2008	Step 4
Internal Auditor Trainee	MS-09	January 1, 2008	$2,854
Revenue Special Agent Trainee	RC-062-14	January 1, 2008	Step 2
Terrorism Research Specialist Trainee	RC-062-14	January 1, 2008	Step 2

2) Assigned to a pay grade or salary range and based on the position's work location or employee's credential or residency –

Title	Pay Grade or Salary Range	Location or Residency	Credential	Effective Date	In-Hiring Rate

Civil Engineer Trainee	NR-916	None identified	Bachelor's degree in accredited civil engineering program	January 1, 2008	Add to minimum monthly rate $40/quarter work experience up to 8

Civil Engineer Trainee	NR-916	None identified	Passed Engineering Intern exam	January 1, 2008	Add to minimum monthly rate $60/month

Civil Engineer Trainee	NR-916	None identified	Master's degree	January 1, 2009	Add to minimum monthly rate $60/month for each year experience up to two years

Clinical Psychology Associate	RC-063-18	None identified	Completed doctoral dissertation	February 1, 2008	Step 3

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Completed 2 years of college in civil engineering or job related technical/science curriculum (60 semester/90 quarter hours credit)	January 1, 2010	$2,600

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Completed 2 years of college in civil engineering or job related technical/science curriculum (60 semester/90 quarter hours credit)	January 1, 2011	$2,705

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Completed 3 years of college in areas other than civil engineering or job related technical/science curriculum (90 semester/135 quarter hours credit)	January 1, 2010	$2,500

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Completed 3 years of college in areas other than civil engineering or job related technical/science curriculum (90 semester/135 quarter hours credit)	January 1, 2011	$2,600

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Associate Degree from an accredited 2 year civil engineering technology program	January 1, 2010	$2,720

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Associate Degree from an accredited 2 year civil engineering technology program	January 1, 2011	$2,830

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Completed 3 years of college courses in civil engineering or job related technical/science curriculum (90 semester/135quarter hours credit)	January 1, 2010	$2,720

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Completed 3 years of college courses in civil engineering or job related technical/science curriculum (90 semester/135quarter hours credit)	January 1, 2011	$2,830

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Completed 4 years of college courses in areas other than civil engineering or job related technical/science curriculum (120 semester/180 quarter hours credit)	January 1, 2010	$2,600

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Completed 4 years of college courses in areas other than civil engineering or job related technical/science curriculum (120 semester/180 quarter hours credit)	January 1, 2011	$2,705

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Completed 4 years of college in civil engineering or job related technical/science curriculum (120 semester/180 quarter hours credit includes appointees from unaccredited engineering programs and those who have not yet obtained a degree)	January 1, 2010	$2,830

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Completed 4 years of college in civil engineering or job related technical/science curriculum (120 semester/180 quarter hours credit includes appointees from unaccredited engineering programs and those who have not yet obtained a degree)	January 1, 2011	$2,945

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited 4 year program in civil engineering technology, industrial technology, and construction technology	January 1, 2010	$3,210

Engineering Technician I, II, III and IV	NR-916	None identified	Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited 4 year program in civil engineering technology, industrial technology, and construction technology	January 1, 2011	$3,340

Forensic Scientist Trainee	RC-062-15	None identified	Meets minimum class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 2

Forensic Scientist Trainee	RC-062-15	None identified	Completed Forensic Science Residency Program at the U of I − Chicago	January 1, 2008	Step 3

Information Services Intern	RC-063-15	Work outside Cook County	Computer Science degree at 4-year college	January 1, 2008	Step 4

Information Services Intern	RC-063-15	Work in Cook County	Computer Science degree at 4-year college	January 1, 2008	Step 6

Information Services Intern	RC-063-15	Work outside Cook County	Computer Science degree at 2-year technical school	January 1, 2008	Step 2

Information Services Intern	RC-063-15	Work in Cook County	Computer Science degree at 2-year technical school	January 1, 2008	Step 4

Information Services Intern	RC-063-15	Work in Cook County	Non-Computer Science degree at 4-year college	January 1, 2008	Step 3

Information Services Specialist I	RC-063-17	Work in Cook County	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 2

Juvenile Justice Specialist	RC-006-14	None identified	Master's degree	September 1, 2008	Step 2

Juvenile Justice Specialist Intern	RC-006-11	None identified	Master's degree	September 1, 2008	Step 2

Meat & Poultry Inspector Trainee	RC-033	Work in Regions 1 and 6	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 3

Physician Specialist, Option C	RC-063-MD-C	Work in Singer, McFarland, Zeller, Choate, Chester, Alton, Murray, and Mabley facilities	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 5

Physician Specialist, Option D	RC-063-MD-D	Work in Singer, McFarland, Zeller, Choate, Chester, Alton, Murray, and Mabley facilities	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 5

Products & Standards Inspector Trainee	MS-09	Work in Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, and Will counties	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	$3,057

Products & Standards Inspector Trainee	MS-09	Work in counties outside Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, and Will counties	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	$2,854

Revenue Auditor Trainee	RC-062-12	Work in IL	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 5

Revenue Auditor Trainee	RC-062-15	See Note in Appendix A Table W	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 5

Revenue Auditor Trainee	RC-062-13	States other than IL and not assigned to RC-062-15	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 5

Security Therapy Aide Trainee	RC-009-13	Work in Joliet Treatment and Detention Facility	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 5

Telecommunicator	RC-014-12	Work in District 2	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 2

Telecommunicator Trainee	RC-014-10	Work in Kane County	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 3

Telecommunicator Trainee	RC-014-10	Work in Cook County	None identified beyond class requirements	January 1, 2008	Step 7

(Source: Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 153 effective December 22, 2011)