STATE OF LOUISIANA

DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

February 21, 2006

General Circular No. 001648

To: Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource Directors

Subject: PPR Deadline Dates

Issue Date: February 21, 2006

Immediately following Hurricane Katrina we issued General Circular Number 1618, which stated in part

Civil Service rule 10.17 of the chapter governing PPR states, “For compelling reasons, the Director may approve exceptions to these Rules.” We can think of no more compelling reason than the current circumstances and are authorizing the Appointing Authority of any state agency to defer PPR matters to one common and prospective date as he / she deems appropriate. Specifically, all PPR planning and rating documents that were due from August 27, 2005 through February 28, 2006 will be considered timely if they are completed by close of business on February 28, 2006. …Unless you are otherwise notified, the normal rules and procedures for Performance Planning and Review will resume March 1, 2006.

Civil Service Rule 2.16 (c) extends the March 1, 2006 deadline for performance planning and review sessions to June 1, 2006 for employees whose work or home domicile on August 29, 2005 was in Cameron, Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, or Vermilion Parishes. The normal rules and procedures for Performance Planning and Review resume March 1, 2006 for all other employees.

If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact your Assistance Coordinator.

Sincerely,

s/Anne S. Soileau

Acting Director