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she Senate action, and provision Is
made for the clerical chanlcal
service, as carried in the Senate DILL
with the one amendment already dis
cussed.
Text of Bill.
The text of the bill as finally
agreed to follows:
Section l. That this act may be
cited as "The classification Act or
1923"
Section .. That the term com
pensatiofr schedules" means the
schedules of positions, grades and
salaries, as contained in section 1S
of this act.
The term department" means an
executive department of the United
States government, a governmental
establishment in the executive
branch of the United states govern
ment which is not a part OF an exec
utive department. the municipal gov
ernment of the District of Columbia,
the Botanic Garden, Library OF Con-
Gress. Library building and grounds
government printing office and the
Smithsonian Institution.
The term THE head of the depart
ment" means the officer or group OF
officers in the department VINO are
not subordinate or responsible 10 any
other officer of the department.
The term board" means the per-
sonnel classification board establish
ed by section hereof.
The term position" means spe-
cific civilian office or employment
whether occupied or vacant. In a de-
partment other than the following:
Offices or employments in the postal
service; teachers. librarians, schoo!
attendance officers and employees or
the community center department.
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District of Columbia: officers ana
members of the metropolitan police,
the fire department of the District
Of Columbia and the United states
park police. and the commissioned
personnel of the coast guard. the
public health service and the Coast
and Geodetic Survey.
The term "employe" means any
person temporarily or permanently
in 4 position.
broadcast division of related offices
and employments.
Personnel of BOARD.
The term grade means a subdi-
vision of a service. including one or
more positions for which approxi-
nately the sane basic qualifications
and compensation are prescribed, the
distinction between grades being
based upon differences in the i'm
portance. difficulty. responsibility and
value of the work.
The term class means a group of
positions to be established under this
act sufficiently similar in respect to
he duties and responsibilities thereof
that the same requirements as to edu-
cation, experience. knowledge and
ability are demanded of incumbents.
the same tests of fitness are used
TO choose qualified appointees. and
he same schedule of compensation
is made to apply with equity.
The term compensation" means any
salary. wage. fee, allowance or other
'molument paid I" an employe for
service in "A position.
Section 3. That there is hereby
established an eX-ofiiCio board. to be
known as the personnel claSSiflca-
ior board. To consist of the director
"f the bureau Of the budget or, an
alternate from that bureau desiE-
mated by the director, Il member OF
the Civil Service Commission or an
alternate from that commission desig-
mated by the commission, and the
chief of the United States bureau OF
efficiency or an alternate from that
bureau designated by the chief of the
bureau. The director of the bureau
of the budget or his alternate snail
be chairman of the board.
Subject to the approval of the
President, the heads of the depart
nents shall detail to the board. at ITS
request, for temporary service under
sessed of special knowledge. ability
or experience required in the claSSl-
tication and ALLEGATION of positions.
The Civil Service Commission, the
bureau of the budget and the bureau u
IF efficiency shall render the board
such cooperation and assistance as
the board may require for the per-
formance of its duties under this act.
The board shall make all necessary
rules and regulations not inconsistent
,r-ith hn
provide such subdivisions OF the
grades contained in section IL hereof
and such titles and definitions as it
may deem necessary according to the
kind and difficulty of the work. It's
reguIa tionS shall provide for ascer-
tanning and recording the duties of
positions and the quallncatlonS re-
quired of inCumbentS. and it shall
prepare and publish an adequate
statement giving Cd the duties and
responsibilities involved in the classes
to be established within the several
grades. illustrated where necessary
by examples of typical tasks, CD the
minimum qualifications required for
the satisfactory performance of such
duties and tasks. and 90 the titles
given to said classes.
In performing the foregoing du-
ties the board shall follow as nearly
as practicable the classification made
pursuant to the executive order of
October "a. 1921.
May Form New Classes.
The board may from time to time
designate additional classes within
the several grades and may combine,
divide, alter or abolish existing
classes. Department heads shall
promptly report the duties and re-
sponsibilities of new positions to the
board. The board shall make neces-
sary adjustments in compensation for
positions carrying maintenance and
So .Natf lit,
time service.
Section a. That after consultation
with the board, and in accordance
with uniform procedure prescribed
by it, the head of each department
shall allocate all positions in his de-
partment in the District of Column
bia to their appropriate grades in the
compensation schedules and shall fix
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