§ 16-59-7.1 - Permanent status for non-classified employees.
SECTION 16-59-7.1
§ 16-59-7.1 Permanent status fornon-classified employees. – All non-classified employees of the board of governors who shall have twenty(20) years, not necessarily consecutive, of service credit, these creditshaving been earned in either the classified, non-classified, or unclassifiedservice or any combination of these, shall be deemed to have acquired fullstatus in their positions as the status is defined by § 36-4-59; providedthat this provision shall not apply to those employees whose base entry date isafter August 7, 1996; and provided that this provision shall not apply tofaculty employed by the board of governors nor shall it apply to non-classifiedemployees who have acquired tenure as faculty.