ILLINOIS REGISTER 3292
09
STATE UNIVERSITIES CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
A) Proceedings before the Merit Board seeking the discharge of an
employee shall be initiated by the employer filing Written Charges
for Discharge with the Merit Board setting forth the causes for
discharge in sufficient detail to inform the employee of the nature
of the conduct on which the charges are based. The Written
Charges for Discharge shall be set forth in separately numbered
charges. The Written Charges for Discharge shall contain the
dates, names of persons, places, and facts necessary to properly
allege cause for discharge. If a breach of a statutory duty, law, or
rule of the employer is alleged, the statute, law, or rule shall be
cited in connection with the charge.
B) The Written Charges for Discharge shall be accompanied with a
certification by the employer that all procedures set forth in
subsection (f)(e)(1) have been followed and that there has been full
compliance with any options elected by the employee. At the time
the Written Charges for Discharge and the certification are filed
with the Merit Board, the employer shall serve copies upon the
employee in person if the employee is present on the job;
otherwise, service shall be by certified mail or by overnight
delivery that requires signature upon receipt to the most recent
address of the employee as shown on the employer's records, and
the employer shall file a proof of thesuch service with the Merit
Board.
C) At any time prior to commencement of the hearing, the Executive
Director may direct or authorize the Written Charges for Discharge
to be amended to correct technical defects or to set forth additional
facts or allegations related to the subject matter of the original
charges. The amendments shall relate back to the original date of
service of the Written Charges for Discharge. The employer shall
serve copies of the Amended Written Charges for Discharge upon
the employee in person if the employee is present on the job;
otherwise, service shall be by certified mail or by overnight
delivery that requires signature upon receipt to the most recent
address of the employee as shown on the employer's records, and
the employer shall file a proof of thesuch service with the Merit
Board.
