Section 97.22. Rights of substitute employes

(a) A substitute employe may be granted a right to a permanent appointment by virtue of service as a substitute when any of the conditions set forth in § 97.24 (relating to duration of substitute appointments) apply. The employment, however, may be terminated at any time if the employe is accorded all rights commensurate with civil service status.

(b) The rights of the employe to certification and appointment from an eligible list or to return to the previous position, if any, in the classified service shall not be impaired by the acceptance of an appointment as a substitute.

(c) A regular or probationary employe who accepts a substitute appointment, promotion or assignment shall continue to receive the same rights and privileges to which entitled if the employee had continued to serve in a previous position with the status. The substitute appointment will not prejudice the employee’s rights to promotion, transfer, reemployment or retention in service.

The provisions of this § 97.22 adopted October 18, 1961; amended October 15, 1964 and April 16, 1970; amended March 29, 1985, effective March 30, 1985, 15 Pa.B. 1151. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (73393) and (22942).