Comprehensive Employment Plan

In 2015, the OEIG created the Hiring & Employment Division (HEM) dedicated to fulfilling this statutory mandate.  Following the appointment of a special master after an OEIG issued Founded Report No. 11-01567, addressing the political patronage hires at the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), HEM began working directly with the special master and the state to reform state hiring.  HEM’s extensive work in this area helped ensure the determination of the state’s compliance with the Shakman consent decree in 2022. 

As part of its work, HEM ensures compliance with the State’s Comprehensive Employment Plan (CEP) (amended - effective July 15, 2021), which sets forth general principles applicable to all hiring and implements hiring processes for both exempt and non-exempt positions.