General Circular No. 001312

To: Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource Directors

Subject: Proposed Adoption Of Civil Service Rule 7.20(f)

Issue Date: February 10, 1998

The State Civil Service Commission will hold a public hearing on March 4, 1998 to consider

the proposed adoption of Civil Service Rule 7.20(f). 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:

PROPOSED ADOPTION OF RULE 7.20(F)

7.20 Noncompetitive Classes.

(a) - (e) . . ..

(f) The director may waive competitive appointment requirements for out of state vacancies

and approve the noncompetitive appointment of an applicant to a position provided such

applicant meets the minimum qualification requirements for the position.

EXPLANATION

This rule is designed to help agencies fill out of state vacancies. Our system of recruiting,

applying, testing, and certifying is designed to fill in-state vacancies. In order to use this rule,

we will ask agencies to request prior approval. If you have any questions please call Bill

Rowe, Chief of Examining at (504) 342-8536.

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