General Circular No. 001431

To: Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource Directors

Subject: Proposed Rule Changes for May Commission Hearing

Issue Date: April 9, 2001

The State Civil Service Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 9, 2001 to consider the following rule proposals. The hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will be held in the Department of Civil Service Second Floor Hearing Room, DOTD Annex Building, 1201 Capitol Access Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The following will be considered at the meeting:

Amend Rule 7.4 to add subsection (f)

7.4 Minimum Qualifications

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    6. The Commission shall establish mandatory training for employees who occupy or are appointed to designated supervisory, managerial or administrative jobs. Each department shall advise employees who occupy these jobs of the training requirements. Employees who fail to meet the required training within the specified period of time may be disciplined or removed in accordance with Chapter 12 of the Civil Service Rules.

EXPLANATION

This proposed provision will increase skill level and supervisory ability among the higher levels of classified supervisory, managerial and administrative employees as it will require that these employees obtain job-related training to remain in the positions.

Amend Rule 8.10.1

8.10.1 Probationary Appointment.

(a) When a vacancy in a continuing position is filled by the original appointment of an eligible from a list certified by the Director or by the original appointment of a qualified person to a position in a class designated as noncompetitive under the provisions of Rule 7.20, such appointment shall be for a probationary period in accordance with Chapter 9 of these Rules.

(b) The Commission may designate jobs at the supervisory, managerial or administrative levels which, when filled in a permanent manner, shall be filled by probational appointment only.

    1. A permanent employee who accepts such a probational appointment

      2. shall be considered as having permanent status for the purpose of layoff or layoff avoidance measures.

    2. A permanent employee who accepts such a probational appointment and then moves, without a break in service, into a position that does not require a probational appointment, may, at the option of the hiring agency, revert to permanent status in the new position.

EXPLANATION

This proposed amendment would provide departments with an additional option for managing performance in higher level supervisory, managerial and administrative positions as it will provide for a probationary period for employees placed into these positions.

Amend Rule 9.1(f)

    1. Probationary Period.
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  6. A former employee who is appointed from a department preferred reemployment list is not required to serve a probationary period in the new position, unless the position is one that can be filled only by a probationary appointment, in accordance with Rule 8.10.1(b).

 

Amend Rule 17.26

    1. Status of Employee Appointed from Department Preferred Reemployment List

An employee who is reemployed in a permanent position following certification from a department preferred reemployment list shall have permanent status in the position, unless the position is one that can be filled only by a probationary appointment, in accordance with Rule 8.10.1 (b).

 

EXPLANATION

These changes accommodate the provisions of newly proposed Rule 8.10.1(b).

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