Evening star., 1947-03-23

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more loyalty boards, each composed
of not less than three representa-
tives Of the department or agency
concerned, for the purpose of hear
ing loyalty cases arising within such
department or agency and making
recommendations with respect to
the removal of any officer or en-
ploye of such department or agency
on grounds relating to loyalty, and
he shall prescribe regulations for
the conduct of the proceedings be-
fore such boards,
A. An officer or employe who is
charged with being disloyal shall
have. right to an administrative
hearing before a loyalty board in
the employing department or
agency. He may appear before such
board personally, accompanied by
counsel or representative Of his own
choosing, and present evidence on
his own behalf, through witnesses
or by affidavit.
Notice Must Be Served.
B. The officer or employe shall
be served with a written notice of
such hearing in sufficient time, and
shall be informed therein of the
nature Of the charges against him
in sufficient detail, so, that he will
be enabled to prepare his defense.
The charges shall be stated as spe-
cifically and completely as, in the
discretion of the employing de-
Ipartment or agency, security con-
siderations permit, and the officer
or employe shall be informed in
the notice Cd of his right to reply
to such charges in writing within a
specified reasonable period of time,
% Of his right to an administra-
tive hearing on such charges before
a loyalty board, and 90 of his right
to appear before such board per-
!sonally, to be accompanied by coun-
sci or representative of his own
choosing, and to present evidence on
his behalf, through witness or by
affidavit.
3. A recommendation of removal
by a loyalty board shall be subject
to appeal by the officer or employe
affected, prior to his removal, to the
head Of the employing department
or agency or to such person or per-
sons as may be designated by such
head, under such regulations as may
be prescribed by him, and the de-
cision of the department or agency
concerned shall be subject to appeal
to the Civil Service Commission's S
loyalty review board, hereinafter
provided for, for an advisory recom-
mendation.
4. The rights of hearing, notice
thereof, and appeal therefrom shall
be accorded to every officer or en-
ploye prior to his removal on
grounds of disloyalty, irrespective of
tenure, or of manner, method, or
nature of appointment, but the head
of the employing department or
agency may suspend any officer or
employe at any time pending a
determination with respect to loyal
ty.
5. The loyalty boards of the var
ious departments and agencies shall
furnish to the loyalty review board,
hereinafter provided for, such re-
ports as may be requested concern
ing the operation of the loyalty
program in any such department
or agency.
PART III
RESPONSIBILITIES OF
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
/. There shall be established in
the Civil Service Commission 9
loyalty review board of not less than
three impartial persons, the men,
bers of which shall be officers OF
employees of the commission.
A. The board shall have author
ity to review cases involving per-
sons recommended for dismissal on
grounds relating to loyalty by the
loyalty board of any department or
agency and to make advisory rec
concentrations thereon to the head
of the employing department or
agency. Such cases may be re-
ferred to the board either by the
employing department or agency,
or by the officer or employe con-
cerned.
3. The board shall make rules
and regulations, not inconsistent
with the provisions of this order,
deemed necessary to implement
statutes and executive orders re-
lating to employe loyalty.
c. The loyalty review board shall
also:
| Cd Advise all departments and
agencies on all problems relating to
employe loyalty.
CD Disseminate information per-
tinent to employe loyalty programs