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covering eulploSeS VI tHc ieuefai ai"
District governments in the District
"f Columbia, as agreed upon by Sen
tor Sterling. chairman of the civil
ervice committee, and reported from
the Senate appropriations committee
hy Senator Smoot of Utah, is as fol-
lows:
To provide for the classification of
Of Columbia and in the field services:
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress
&sembled. That this act may be cited
as "The classification act of 1929
Sec. 2. That the term "compensa-
lion schedules" means the schedules
"f positions, grades and salaries, as
contained in section Is of this act.
Terms Defined.
The term department" means an
executive department Of the United
states government, 4 governmental
establishment in the executive branch
Of the United States government
which is not part of an executive
department, the municipal govern
mcnt of the District of Columbia. the
';otanic Garden, Library of Congress,
library building and grounds. gov
"rnment printing office and the Smith
Sonian institution.
The term the head of the depart
ment' means the officer or group of
officers in the department who are
not subordinate or responsible to any
other officer of the department.
The term board" means the per-
sonnet classification board established
by section 8 hereof.
Meaning Of "POsitiOn."
The term position" means a specific
civilian ctlice or employment. whether
Occupied or vacant. in a deparatmeut
other than the following: Offices or
eWployments i'll the postal service
teachers. Librarians. school attendance
"lhcers and employees of the COM
munity center department under the
board of education of the District of
Columbia; officers and members of
the metropolitan police. the fire de-
lartment of the District of Colum bia
and the United States park police :
and the commissioned personnel of
the coast guard, the public health
service and the coast and geodetic
The term "employe" means any per-
position " g
The term Service" means the
Froadest division of related Offices
ana employments.
Term "Grade."
The term grade" means a sub
ciNIslon of service. including one
or more positions for which an
proXimately the same basic Gualifica-
mons and compensation are pre-
>cr1bed, the distinction between
GRADES being based upon differences
IN the Importance. difficulty. RESPONSE
piilty and value of the work.
OF positions to be established under
this act sufficiently similar in respect
TO the duties and responsibilities
tncreoI that the same requirements
as to education. experience. knowl-
edge and ability are demanded of
lncumbents. the same tests Of fitness
are used TO choose qualified appoint
"oS. and the same schedule of COM
ptnSation is made to apply with
equity.
The term Compensation means
any salary, wage, fee. allowance. or
1ther emolument paid to an employe
for service in position.
Board Established.
section 8. That there is hereby es-
tablished an ex-off1cio board. to be
Inown as the personnel classified ton
board. to consist Of the director of
the bureau of the budget or an al
Ltrnate designated by him, a mem
ber Of the Civil Service Commission
fP tPat an alternate de designased by
Of the United States bureau OF
efficiency or an alternate desig-
mated by him. The director Of
the bureau of the budget or his al
ternate shall be chairman of the
board.
Subject to the approval Of the
President, the heads of the depart
ments shall detail to the board, at
It's request. for temporary service
under it's direction. officers or en-
ployes possessed Of special knowledge
ability or experience required in the
classification and ALLEGATION OF posi-
ions. The Civil Service Commits
sion, the bureau of the budget and
the bureau Of efficiency shall render
the board such corporation and as
for the performance of it's duties
under this act
Scope OF Board.
The board shall make all neces-
sary rules and regulations not in
consistent with the provisions of this
act and provide such subdivisions of
the grades contained in section 13
aereof and such titles and definitions
Is 1t may deem necessary. according
10 the kind and difficulty of the
work. Its regulations shall provide
Tor ascertaining anu recording the
duties of positions and the qualifi-
rations required of incumbents, and
quate statement, giving G) the duties
and responsibilities involved in the
classes to be established within the
several grades, illustrated where
nec,essary by examples Of typical
tasks; % the minimum qualifica-
performance of such duties and tasks,
and CD the titles given to said
classes. The board may from time
10 time designate additional classes
Wlthln the several grades and may
combine, divide, alter, or abolish ex-
listing classes.
Positions to he AIIocated.
Section 4. That after consultation
with the board, and in accordance
with a uniform procedure prescribed
by 1T, the head of each department
snail allocate all positions in his de-
partment in the District Of Columbia
10 their appropriate grades In the
compensation schedules and shall fix
lie rate o. compensation of each en-
ploye Hereunder, in accordance with
Inc rules prescribed In section G
herein. Such ALLEGATIONS shall be re-
viewed and may be revised by the
beard and shall become final upon
their approval by said board. When
ever an existing position or a posi-
lion hereafter created by law shall
not rairiy and reasonably be allocable
10 one of the grades of the several
services described in the compensa-
tion schedules the board shall adopt
FOR such position the range of com
pensation prescribed for a grade, OF
IL class thereof comparable there
with as to qualifications and duties
Applies Only to Civilians.
Section o. That the compensation
. schedules shall apply only to civilian
employees in the departments. within
fhe District of Columbia. The board
shall make q survey of the field serv-
ices and shall report to Congress al
its first regular session following the
massage of this act schedules of posi-.