80 Ill. Adm. Code 302.90
Appointments
Section 302
Section 302.90 Appointments
a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the filling of a vacant
position subject to Jurisdiction B of the Personnel Code may be made in any of
the following ways:
1) A probationary appointment following a hiring sequence filled
by competitive selection, whether via application of contractual rights or
other means;
2) by promotion of a certified employee or a probationary
employee who has been certified during the current period of continuous
service;
3) by
demoting an employee after having filed charges;
4) by
accepting an employee's request for a voluntary reduction; or
5) for positions subject to Term Appointment,
renewal of a term following an initial appointment
following competitive selection
pursuant to Section 302.820.
b) No position may be filled by any of the means listed in
subsection (a) when there is an available person on a reemployment list for
that title in the agency and for the county, location or area in which the
position is established.