General Circular No. 001427

To: Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource Directors

Subject: Additional Proposed Rule Changes

Issue Date: February 12, 2001

The State Civil Service Commission will hold a public hearing on March 7, 2001, to consider the amendment of Civil Service Rules 9.1 and 9.2(c). The hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will be held in the Commission Hearing Room, DOTD Annex Building, 1201 Capitol Access Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Consideration will be given to the following:

Amend Rule 9.1:

9.1 Probationary Period.

(a) Probationary periods of no less than six months or more than twenty-four months shall be served by employees following appointments to:

1. …

2. …

3. …

(b) …

(c) A permanent or probationary employee who is appointed to another position following certification from an open competitive eligible list is considered a new employee in the new position and shall serve a probationary period no less than six months or more than twenty-four months in such new position.

(d) A probationary employee who is permanently transferred, reassigned, or demoted to another position shall be eligible for permanent status in the new position between the sixth and twenty-fourth month of the probationary period which began prior to the change in position(s).

(e) …

(f) …

(g) …

Amend Rule 9.2(c):

9.2 Permanent Appointment Action Following Probationary Period.

(a) …

(b) …

(c) The appointing authority shall separate employees who have not been certified as permanent at the end of the twenty-four month probationary period in accordance with the provisions of Rule 9.1(e).

EXPLANATION

These amendments propose allowing the maximum length of the probationary period to be extended from the present twelve months to twenty-four months. The probationary period would continue to be a minimum of six months, and, at the discretion of the appointing authority, could last as long as twenty-four months. This would give agencies a longer working test period for employees, if desired.

Persons interested in making comments relative to these proposals may do so at the public hearing or by writing to the Director of State Civil Service at Post Office Box 94111, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9111.

If any accommodations are needed, please notify us prior to this meeting.

Sincerely,

Allen H. Reynolds

Director