General Circular 1391

General Circular No. 001391

To: Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource Directors

Subject: "The New Civil Service: Conversations With Allen Reynolds"

Issue Date: May 25, 2000

As you know, many changes are taking place at the Department of Civil Service. In order to make you aware of these changes and of the new relationships between state agencies and Civil Service, "The New Civil Service: Conversations with Allen Reynolds" will be held in July and August.

The meeting will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following dates:

July 26	Baton Rouge	LA Technical College; Baton Rouge Campus 3250 North Acadian Thruway, East, Baton Rouge
July 27	Baton Rouge	LA Technical College; Baton Rouge Campus 3250 North Acadian Thruway, East, Baton Rouge
August 4	New Orleans/Metairie	LA Technical College; Jefferson Campus 5200 Blair Street, Metairie (off Airline Highway)
August 8	Monroe	E.A. Conway Medical Center 4864 Jackson Street, Monroe
August 9	Shreveport/Bossier City	NW LA Developmental Center 5401 Shed Road, Bossier City
August 10	Alexandria/Pineville	Pinecrest Developmental Center 100 Pinecrest Drive, Pineville

Tentatively, we will discuss the following:

Your new relationship with the Department of Civil Service,
What you will need to do differently in October based on changes in Civil Service Rules and procedures,
how your documentation requirements will change,
your new responsibility for internal controls and accountability,
discussions of what agencies should do to prepare for the October 1^st conversion, and
your questions.

Although the presentation will cover some new Civil Service rules, this is not intended as a session focusing on existing rules. Therefore, participants should be human resource personnel with a working knowledge of current Civil Service rules. The meeting is designed for the top 2-3 staff members in each of your locations who perform human resource functions. Since the rooms will only accommodate about 50 people, we ask you to please select participants carefully.

Scheduling should be done through the Certified Public Training Program (CPTP) and your agency CPTP coordinator. The deadline for registration is July 12^th.

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REMINDER: Remaining CPTP courses provided by Civil Service through July, 2000:

"Key Elements of Civil Service Disciplinary Actions"	May 31	Baton Rouge
"C.S. Rules & Regulations for Supervisors	June 7-8	Lake Charles
	July 12-13	Metairie
"Performance Planning & Review"	June 9	Baton Rouge
"Hiring & Paying Employees" (Module #1 of HR Professionals Training)	June 21-22	Baton Rouge
	June 29-30	Baton Rouge

Sincerely,

Allen H. Reynolds

Director