Alaska Administrative Code

(a) An application received by an announced deadline must be evaluated against the minimum qualifications for the class of positions. The director may provide for an electronic or other means of evaluating an application. If alternative means of application are permitted, the dir…

Notes 2 AAC 07.097 Eff. 10/18/90, Register 137; am 8/24/94, Register 137; am 11/3/95, Register 137; am 12/24/98, Register 150; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our mos…

Notes 2 AAC 07.100 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

(a) The appointing authority shall make reasonable efforts to assess qualified applicants to determine the persons best qualified to perform the duties of a position. To the extent that it is feasible and practicable, an assessment must be designed to fairly predict satisfactory …

(a) Under conditions approved by the director, an applicant must be given the opportunity to review an assessment that is open for inspection and was used in determining the person best qualified to perform the duties of a position. An applicant may also obtain information concer…

Notes 2 AAC 07.105 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

(a) The appointing authority shall use reasonable techniques and procedures as circumstances permit to determine the relative ranking of qualified applicants. An applicant may be required to pass each part of the assessment in order to be considered for appointment. Any preferenc…

Notes 2 AAC 07.110 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; am 9/28/96, Register 143; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior …

(a) Under directives prepared by the director, an appointing authority may determine that ranking of qualified applicants for a position is not practicable or feasible. When the appointing authority determines that ranking of qualified applicants for a position is not practicable…

(a) In addition to any other provision of this chapter regarding disqualification, the director or an appointing authority may refuse to evaluate an application; may refuse to admit an applicant to an assessment; may, after assessment, refuse to consider the applicant for appoint…

The applications, examination papers, and records of ratings of applicants are official records and must be maintained by the appointing authority for not less than two years after an appointment has been made. Notes 2 AAC 07.113 Eff. 8/31/2000, Register 156 Authority:AS 39.25.07…

Notes 2 AAC 07.115 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; am 10/18/90, Register 137; am 11/3/95, Register 137; am 9/28/96, Register 143; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comp…

Notes 2 AAC 07.120 Eff. 6/28/84, Register 91; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will b…

Notes 2 AAC 07.125 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

Notes 2 AAC 07.130 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; am 9/28/96, Register 143; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior …

Notes 2 AAC 07.135 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

Notes 2 AAC 07.140 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

Notes 2 AAC 07.145 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

Notes 2 AAC 07.150 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

Notes 2 AAC 07.155 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; am 10/18/90, Register 137; am 11/3/95, Register 137; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most re…

Notes 2 AAC 07.160 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; repealed 8/31/2000, Register 156 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More co…

(a) An appointment, promotion, transfer, or demotion may not be made to a position in the classified or partially exempt service unless the position has been allocated to a class. (b) An appointment may not be made to a nonpermanent position unless the position has been approved …

(a) Appointments to positions in the classified service must be made on the basis of merit by selection from persons eligible for appointment without public announcement, or from the available qualified applicants responding to an announcement of a vacancy taking into account the…

The director shall establish procedures for appointment that give consideration to affirmative action goals and shall include requirements that appointing authorities give consideration to qualified applicants of protected groups if those groups are underutilized in the job class…

(a) With the prior approval of the director, an appointing authority may appoint a nonpermanent employee to perform the work of a permanent employee when the permanent employee is on leave. Appointment is limited to the duration of the incumbent's leave. Nonpermanent employees ap…

(a) If authorized by the director, and in the absence of at least three qualified applicants, a position in the classified service may be filled by a person eligible for appointment to a lower class in the class series. Appointment may be made by any means required or authorized …

(a) An emergency appointment may be made by the appointing authority for a period not to exceed 30 calendar days under conditions necessitating immediate action to provide for work that must be continued in the public interest. (b) A report describing the circumstances which requ…

(a) When authorized by the director in the absence of at least five qualified applicants, a provisional appointment of a qualified person may be made to fill a vacant position. The provisional appointment must be terminated upon the employee's competition for and appointment to t…

Notes 2 AAC 07.200 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; am 8/31/2000, Register 156; repealed 9/22/2004, Register 175 Even though the repeal of 2 AAC 07.200 was effective 9/22/2004, it was not published until Register 175, Oct. 2005. State regulations are updated qua…

A person appointed to serve as an intern or apprentice must participate in an established training program approved by the director. Notes 2 AAC 07.205 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91 Authority:AS 39.25.050 AS 39.25.070 AS 39.25.140 AS 39.25.150(25) State regula…

Notes 2 AAC 07.210 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; am 8/24/94, Register 137; repealed 4/23/2004, Register 175 Even though the repeal of 2 AAC 07.210 was effective 9/22/2004, it was not published until Register 175, Oct. 2005. State regulations are updated quart…

An employee in the exempt or partially exempt service whose position is moved to the classified service may retain the position as an exempt or partially exempt employee for up to 12 months in order to establish entitlement to appointment in the classified service. Upon successfu…

With the prior approval of the director, merit system employees of the United States Government or the legislative or judicial branch of the Alaska State Government may, upon transfer to the executive branch of Alaska State Government, be appointed to the classified service, notw…

Notes 2 AAC 07.225 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; am 8/31/2000, Register 156; repealed 4/23/2004, Register 175 Even though the repeal of 2 AAC 07.225 was effective 9/22/2004, it was not published until Register 175, Oct. 2005. State regulations are updated qua…

(a) An appointing authority may fill a position without public notice by request of a pregnant employee under AS 39.20.520. (b) A candidate may not be appointed to a position that is suitable for a pregnant employee and to which a pregnant employee has requested to transfer under…

If a position is not filled under 2 AAC 07.226, a person with preferential rights due to layoff may be appointed as follows: (1) if the vacancy is in an organizational unit for which a layoff list has been established under 2 AAC 07.405, the person who is highest in the reverse o…

(a) If a person is not appointed under 2 AAC 07.226 or 2 AAC 07.227, a person with preferential rights because of qualification under AS 39.25.158 as an injured state employee may be appointed. (b) A request for a workers' compensation injury preference must be filed within 30 ca…

An appointing authority may fill a position without public notice by the appointment of a person who has a preferential employment right in the following order of preference: (1) due to a request to transfer by a pregnant employee under AS 39.20.520; (2) due to layoff under 2 AAC…

(a) If not required to be filled under the provisions of 2 AAC 07.226 - 2 AAC 07.228, a vacancy may be filled without public notice by one of the means established in this section. (b) An employee may be transferred within a department or to a different department. Any transfer t…

Permanent appointment in the classified service is subject to a probationary period. It is an integral part of the examination process, which is to be used to evaluate the employee's work and conduct on the job. A supervisor may separate without prior notice any probationary empl…

(a) An employee appointed to a permanent position at salary range 13 or below must serve a six-month probationary period. An employee appointed to a permanent position at salary range 14 or above must serve a 12-month probationary period. (b) A probationary employee who is appoin…

The probationary period will be extended one month for each accumulation of 23 working days of leave without pays except for periods of furlough under 2 AAC 07.407 or as otherwise provided by state or federal law. Notes 2 AAC 07.250 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register …

(a) If a probationary employee holding permanent status performs in less than a fully satisfactory manner during the probationary period, the employee may be returned without prior notice to the class in which permanent status is held, or transferred to another appropriate class …

(a) A provisional employee appointed to a permanent position under the provisions of 2 AAC 07.235 (g) and who has demonstrated the ability to perform the duties of the position must be granted probationary status retroactive to the original date of provisional appointment. The em…

Unless the appointing authority has demoted or dismissed the employee, or has notified the employee of non-retention, the employee attains permanent status upon completion of the probationary period. Notes 2 AAC 07.275 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; am 7/22/20…

(a) The director shall prescribe the nature, form, and frequency of personnel evaluations and may require a personnel evaluation at any time during an employee's probationary period. (b) The director may take any action necessary to secure the correction of an evaluation report t…

(a) The purpose of the employee training program is to assure continued high-quality service to the public by assisting employees in improving their job performance skills and in preparing for career changes in the best interest of the state. (b) The director, in cooperation with…

With the approval of the director, an appointing authority may establish intern or apprenticeship training programs. Notes 2 AAC 07.305 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91 Authority:AS 39.25.050(3) AS 39.25.150 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently h…

At the discretion of the appointing authority, employees in the classified and partially exempt service receiving training for which they receive reimbursement for travel or educational costs may be required to sign an agreement to reimburse the state for all or part of the state…

Except as provided in 2 AAC 07.315 - 2 AAC 07.390, the beginning salary of a newly appointed employee is the minimum rate for the job class. Notes 2 AAC 07.315 In effect before 6/28/84; am 6/28/84, Register 91; am 9/28/96, Register 143 Authority:AS 39.25.070 AS 39.25.140 AS 39.25…