55 ILCS 5/3-12008

(55 ILCS 5/3-12008) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-12008)

Sec. 3-12008.

Permanent status of incumbent employees.

Upon
the initial implementation of this Division, incumbent employees may obtain
permanent status as follows:

(a) Employees holding positions in the county classified service who
have satisfactorily completed their prescribed probationary period
shall, upon the certification of the manager or head of the agency or
department in which they are employed, be continued in their positions
in the classified service without examination.

(b) Employees holding positions in the county classified service for
less than their prescribed probationary period shall, upon certification
of the manager or head of the agency or department in which they are
employed, be continued in their positions in the classified service
without examination until they shall have satisfactorily completed their
prescribed probationary period.

The salaries of incumbent employees in both the above-described
categories shall not be reduced as a result of the adoption of this Division.

(Source: P.A. 86-962.)