(a)
(1) A position authorized as extra help in an institution of higher education shall be assigned an authorized career service classification or a professional and executive classification by the institution, and any person hired in an extra help position shall meet the minimum qualifications and any other requirements set by the class specification of the classification and grade assigned to the position.
(2) The rates of pay for extra help employees shall be set in accordance with and shall not exceed those provided in this subchapter for the appropriate classification.
(3) Extra help employees of institutions shall not exceed one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours per fiscal year as set out in § 6-63-314.
(b) The salary eligibility for an employee transferring or returning from an extra help position to a regular position shall be established at the minimum entry pay level for the grade assigned by classification with the following exceptions:
(1) The classification has an established current labor market special entry pay level;
(2) The position is approved for shift differential in accordance with this subchapter;
(3) The employee's eligibility is based on prior state service in a regular position; or
(4) A base range salary has been approved under § 21-5-1410.
(c) A former employee from a state agency, institution, board, or commission who is rehired in an extra-help position is ineligible for benefits except holiday pay.