General Circular No. 001282

To: Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource

Directors

Subject: More Rule Changes Due To Perf. Planning & Review

Issue Date: May 9, 1997

The State Civil Service Commission will hold a public hearing

on June 4, 1997 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 6.14(d) AND (i)

6.14 Merit Increases.

. . .

(d) The appointing authority may . . . provided the

employee has not received an official overall

"Poor" or "Needs Improvement" Performance Planning

and Review rating for . . .

. . .

(i) An employee who has a current official overall

Performance Planning and Review rating of "Poor" or

"Needs Improvement" shall not be eligible for any

increase under the provisions of this rule.

. . .

EXPLANATION

In order to be consistent with wording in Chapter 10, the

references to unsatisfactory service ratings have been changed

to reflect "Poor" or "Needs Improvement" Performance Planning

and Review ratings.

AMEND RULE 7.9(a)2(a)

7.9 Promotional Examinations.

(a) . . .

1. . . .

2. (a) Admission . . . announced. An employee

having a current official overall

Performance Planning and Review rating of

"Poor" or "Needs Improvement" shall not be

admitted to any competitive examination.

. . .

EXPLANATION

In order to be consistent with wording in Chapter 10, the

references to unsatisfactory service ratings have been changed

to reflect "Poor" or "Needs Improvement" Performance Planning

and Review ratings.

AMEND RULE 8.20(d)

8.20 Promotion.

. . .

(d) The Director . . . having a current official

overall Performance Planning and Review rating of

"Poor" or "Needs Improvement". . .

. . .

EXPLANATION

In order to be consistent with wording in Chapter 10, the

references to unsatisfactory service ratings have been changed

to reflect "Poor" or "Needs Improvement" Performance Planning

and Review ratings.

AMEND RULE 17.16.1 AND 17.16.1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f)

17.16.1 Employees with "Poor" Performance Planning and

Review Ratings.

(a) Within the affected class, . . . whose two most

recent official overall Performance Planning

and Review ratings were "Poor" shall be laid

off . . .

(b) In the event . . . whose two most recent

official overall Performance Planning and

Review ratings were "Poor" . . ., the least

senior employees with such official overall

"Poor" Performance Planning and Review ratings

shall be laid off first.

(c) Within each class, . . . permanent employees

whose two most recent official overall

Performance Planning and Review ratings were

"Poor" shall be displaced . . .

(d) In the event . . . whose two most recent

official overall Performance Planning and

Review ratings were "Poor" . . ., the least

senior employees with such official overall

"Poor" Performance Planning and Review ratings

shall be displaced first.

(e) Subject . . . permanent employees whose two

most recent official overall Performance

Planning and Review ratings were "Poor" may

only displace employees who do not have

permanent status.

(f) For purposes of this rule, . . . having two

official overall "Poor" Performance Planning

and Review ratings when the delays for

appealing both ratings . . .

. . .

EXPLANATION

In order to be consistent with wording in Chapter 10, the

references to unsatisfactory service ratings have been changed

to reflect "Poor" Performance Planning and Review ratings.

AMEND RULE 17.24

17.24 Department Preferred Reemployment Lists.

A person should apply in writing . . . Rule 17.16.1(f),

eligibility for the department preferred reemployment

list does not extend to an employee whose two most

recent official overall Performance Planning and Review

ratings were "Poor" . . .

. . .

EXPLANATION

In order to be consistent with wording in Chapter 10, the

references to unsatisfactory service ratings have been changed

to reflect "Poor" Performance Planning and Review ratings.

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