Evening star., 1920-12-02
RECLASS|F|CAT|ON
MEASURE: FINALLY
DRAWN FOR HOUSE
LehIbach Bill UphoIds Sal
ary Rates Set by
Commission.
SCHEDULE MADE PART
OF THE PROPOSED LAW
Efficiency Ratings and Promotion
Within Grades Provided For.
Proposed Reforms Rejected.

AASPOoCu 4NStUl 3lCICCtCu.
! Chairman Lehlbach of the House
committee on reform in the civil serN-
ice made public today his bill for re-
classification of federal employees.
which he hopes TO be able TO intro
f, duce in the House on Monday.
! Mr.. Lehlbach. in an Introductory
! statement, declares that the present
and anticipated decreases in the cost
! OF liv&g, therefore, do not inyalidate
/ the general average of rates proposed
/ by The reclassification commission and
verified by us
] 1t may be- said that the compensa-
/ tion proposed for the various posi-
| tions in the redrafted schedules is
still somewhat below comfortable liy-
; ing standards of the most progress
! SiNe private employers and local gov
/ ernment.
/ Schedule Part OF BILL
In the Lehlbach bill the schedule
| of classification is "A part of the act
! itself. where the schedule proposed
by the reclassfication commission
! was not included in the bill. but CON
| trary to all Legislative procedure was
included by only "A brief Sentence OF
| reference to the schedule filed with
| the Speaker and President OF the SEN
j ate.
! The Lehlbach bill puts on the head
| of each government establishment the
| duty of allocating all positions in con-
| formity with the classi fication sched-
ule. The review. however, is not left
TO the Civil Service Commission.
which is primarily concerned with
personnel, but is given to the budget
authority cat present the Secretary of
the Treasury. whose concern is one
of policy with regard TO eNpendi-
| ture.
! 1t provides for an easy method of
! extension to cover the field service.
| When new services are required in
which the personnel is not covered III
required to be made by the budget
| authority. Z
| Provisions are included providing
for efficiency rating and for salary
promotions within grades.
/ The Lehlbach mea sure contains none
of the reforms advocated by the re-
iclassification commission and only such
matters as pertain dfreet3yst reciassi-s
tcation
Text Of Bill.
The text of the bill! follows:
Section l. Be IT enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That this act may
be cited as the classification act of
1920
sec. .. That the term classification
of 1920 means the schedules of posi-
tions, grades and aalaries. as con-
! tall d III sec.ion II OF this act.
The term civil service act means
the act enltled 'aa act 10 regulate and
improve the civil service of the United
| S,atcs,f appro. ed january 10. 1888, ana
all acts amendatory thereof and sup
Elemental thereto. and ali rules and
/ regulations established hereunder.
| The term department means an
executive department OF the United
States government; governme ntal
+, establishment in the executive branch
| of the United States government which
| is not Dart of an executive depart
ment; the municipal government OF
(. the District Of Columbia; the Botanic
| Gardens; Library of Congress, Ii
brary building and grounds, and the
Smithsonian Institution.
The term the head of the depart
ment'' means the officer or group OF
officers in a department the in
| cumbents of which are not subordi- e
nate or responsible to any other officer
of the department.
! The term position means spe-
| cfic civilian office of employment
whether occupied or vacant. in de-
| partment, other than officers or en-
ployments in the postal service or
the navy yards. and teachers under
| the board of education of the District
| of Columbia.
The term 'employe" means any per-
son temporarily or permanently in "a
| position.
The term grade means the posi-
| ton for which approximately the
| same qualifications. duties and COM
pensation are prescribed.
The term Compensation" means
| any salary. wage, fee allowance or
! other emolument paid to an employe
| for service in a position.
Every Grade Designated.
| Sec. g. That the grade of every
/ position shall be designated and the
| rate of compensation of each en-
ploye Shall be fixed in accordance
| with the classification of 1920 in the
manner hereinafter provided: Pro-
! vided That the specifications of duties
! for position or grade shall not af-
feet; % the power of the head of
/ the department to control and direct
within the specified duties of grade
or related duties, the work of an en-
pIoye under his direction or control.
or (2) the specific supervisory powers
or duties prescribed by statute for
an employe within any grade: and.
provided further, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to affect
or impair any right, privilege or
preference in relation to any posi-
ton conferred in accordance with law
upon persons in or retired or honor
ablv discharged from the military.
I
wives or children.
Applies Only in ID. e.
section L. That the classification of
1920 shall include only civilian en-
ployes in the departments within the
District of Columbia
THE head of each department shall
allocate all positions in his depart
ment in the District of Columbia, ap
priated for in the acts making appro-
nriations for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1922. and shall fix the title
and rate of compensation of each EN-
Move Hereunder, in accordance with
the classification of 1920, and the rules +
nrescrirbed in section herein. Such
aIIocations and rates of compensation
shall become effective upon their ap-
proval by the Secretary of the Treas
,,ry. and the Secretary of the Treas
urv is hereby authorized to eXpend
during the fiscal year ending June 30.
1922 from such money as may be spe-
cifically appropriated for this purpose
such sums as may be required to pay
Tho rates of compensation so fixed for
employees provided for in the several
appropriations for said fiscal year in
the event that the amounts appropri-
ated are sufficient to pay such rates
of compensation.
The Secretary of the Treasury
shall make a report to Congress at the
beginning of the first session after
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