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71 PA Cons Stat § 2304 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 23 - Selection of Employees for Entrance to or Promotion in Classified Service|Section 2304 - Public notice of examinations

§ 2304. Public notice of examinations. The Office of Administration shall give public notice of all examinations for positions or promotions in the classified service at least two weeks in advance of the final date for filing applications.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2305 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 23 - Selection of Employees for Entrance to or Promotion in Classified Service|Section 2305 - Ratings of competitors

§ 2305. Ratings of competitors. (a) Computation of rating.--The final earned rating of an individual competing in an examination shall be attained by computing the ratings for each part or parts of the examination, the qualifying point for which is set by the Office of Administration, according to weights for each test.  (b) Notification.--The Office of Administration shall provide notice by e-mail or other communication or method, if available, or, alternatively, by United States mail, to all competitors informing them whether they have attained a place on the eligible list and informing those who have attained a place on the eligible list of the number of individuals who took the examination, the number of individuals on the eligible list and the individual's relative standing on the eligible list.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2306 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 23 - Selection of Employees for Entrance to or Promotion in Classified Service|Section 2306 - Establishment of eligible lists

§ 2306. Establishment of eligible lists. The Office of Administration shall establish and maintain eligible lists as are necessary or desirable to meet the needs of the service. The eligible lists shall contain the names of each individual who has qualified for and successfully passed the examination. The eligible list shall be arranged in the order of final earned ratings.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2307 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 23 - Selection of Employees for Entrance to or Promotion in Classified Service|Section 2307 - Duration of eligible lists

§ 2307. Duration of eligible lists. (a) Duration.--The duration of an eligible list shall be fixed by the Office of Administration. An existing eligible list shall terminate upon the establishment of an appropriate, new, eligible list unless otherwise prescribed by the Office of Administration.  (b) Utilization of current eligible lists.--Appointing authorities shall utilize eligible lists from the date of the establishment of the eligible list until exhausted, canceled by the Office of Administration or replaced by more recently prepared eligible lists.  (c) Correction and revision.--The Office of Administration may correct clerical errors occurring in connection with the preparation of an eligible list and revise the eligible list accordingly. No individual who has been appointed as the result of certification from the eligible list shall be displaced by the action.  (d) Cancellation.--The Office of Administration shall have the power, after giving notice as required in this part and after a public hearing, to cancel the whole or a part of an eligible list on account of illegality or fraud in connection with the eligible list.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2401 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 24 - Appointment and Promotion of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2401 - Certification

§ 2401. Certification. (a) Statement of vacancy.--If a vacancy is likely to occur or is to be filled in the classified service, the appointing authority shall submit to the Office of Administration a statement indicating the position to be filled.  (b) Certification of available individuals.-- (1) The Office of Administration shall certify to the appointing authority the names of the three highest-ranking available individuals on the certification of eligibles, except if any of the following apply:  (i) The appointing authority elects to follow an alternative selection procedure under section 2402(a) (relating to selection and appointment of eligibles).  (ii) A labor agreement covering promotions in the classified service exists. (iii) The Office of Administration has specified, prior to testing the eligibles on the eligible list, that either all available individuals, regardless of ranking, or a specified alternative number other than three of the highest-ranking available individuals shall be used in making selections for the classification.  (2) If a labor agreement covering promotions in the classified service exists, the terms and procedures of the labor agreement relative to the procedures for promotions shall control.  (c) Lack of eligibles.--If the appropriate employment or promotion certification of eligibles contains fewer than three eligibles who are willing to accept appointment or if there is no appropriate eligible list, the appointing authority may appoint an available eligible from the approved eligible list or request the Office of Administration to certify from another eligible list deemed the next most appropriate.  (d) Selective certifications.--If operational conditions of the appointing authority dictate and it is in the interest of the service to the Commonwealth, the Office of Administration may authorize selective certifications based on merit-related criteria.  (e) Waiver of consideration.--An individual on a promotion or employment list who waives consideration for promotion or appointment may not be considered among the names from which a promotion or appointment is to be made.    Cross References. Section 2401 is referred to in section 2402 of this title.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2402 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 24 - Appointment and Promotion of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2402 - Selection and appointment of eligibles

§ 2402. Selection and appointment of eligibles. (a) Alternative selection procedure.--Unless a labor agreement contains promotion procedures which are inconsistent with this chapter, in which case the terms of the labor agreement shall be controlling, if a vacant position is to be filled, an appointing authority may:  (1) request that the Office of Administration issue an appropriate certification of previously tested and active eligibles; or  (2) request that the Office of Administration create and issue a certification of eligibles consisting only of the names of those candidates who responded by applying for the vacancy after receipt of notice of the vacancy from the Office of Administration. The failure of a candidate to apply for the vacancy shall be considered a waiver under section 2401 (relating to certification).  (b) Selection of certified eligibles.--The following apply:  (1) The certification of eligibles created and issued under this section shall be valid for 90 business days.  (2) If the vacant position is to be filled from an eligible list, the appointing authority shall select an individual who is among the three highest-ranking available individuals on the certification of eligibles, unless the Office of Administration has specified prior to testing the eligibles on the eligible list that either all available individuals regardless of ranking or a specified alternative number other than three of the highest-ranking available individuals shall be used in making selections for the classification.  (3) In making the second or subsequent selection from the eligibles on an employment or promotional certification, each selection shall be from among the similarly ranked available individuals remaining on the certification of eligibles.  (4) After an individual has been rejected three times by an appointing authority in favor of others on the same eligible list, the individual may not be certified to that appointing authority, except upon written request from the appointing authority.  (5) Appointing authorities shall promptly report to the Office of Administration the appointment of eligibles who have been certified.  (6) If a certified eligible refuses to accept an offer of employment, the refusal shall be promptly investigated by the Office of Administration and, if found that the refusal has been made for improper or insufficient reasons, the Office of Administration shall, after giving 10 days' notice to the individual, remove the eligible from the eligible list.    Cross References. Section 2402 is referred to in section 2401 of this title; section 7104 of Title 51 (Military Affairs).
71 PA Cons Stat § 2403 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 24 - Appointment and Promotion of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2403 - Substitution during military leave

§ 2403. Substitution during military leave. (a) Substitution for military leave.--When an employee in the classified service is granted military leave, the position vacated shall be filled only by substitute appointment or promotion and the employee appointed or promoted shall vacate the position upon return of the employee from military leave. A substitute employee, when required to vacate a position upon the return of the regular employee, shall have the right to return to the substitute employee's previous civil service position and status.  (b) Substitute lists.--The substitute appointment or promotion shall be made from lists certified by the Office of Administration under this chapter.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2404 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 24 - Appointment and Promotion of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2404 - Probationary period

§ 2404. Probationary period. (a) Completion and duration.-- (1) No appointment to a position in the classified service shall be deemed complete until after the expiration of a probationary period.  (2) The probationary period for each class of positions shall be prescribed by the Office of Administration and, except for trainee classes, shall in no case be less than six months nor more than 18 months. The probationary period for a trainee class shall be combined with that of the class for which the trainee is being trained. The combined probationary period shall be the same as the training period and shall not exceed 24 months.  (3) The appointing authority may remove an employee during the probationary period if, in the opinion of the appointing authority, the probation indicates that the employee is unable or unwilling to perform the duties satisfactorily or that the employee's dependability does not merit continuance in the service. Upon removal, the appointing authority shall notify the employee in a manner prescribed by the Office of Administration.  (b) Notification of permanent status.--If the employee's work has been satisfactory, the appointing authority shall notify the employee in writing prior to the completion of the probationary period that the employee shall attain regular status in the classified service upon completion of the probationary period.  (c) Further appointment.--If an employee is removed from a position during or at the end of the probationary period and the Office of Administration determines that the employee is suitable for appointment to another position, the employee's name may be restored to the eligible list from which the name was certified.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2405 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 24 - Appointment and Promotion of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2405 - Provisional appointments

§ 2405. Provisional appointments. (a) Accelerated examination program.--The Office of Administration may authorize an accelerated examination program for the position to be filled if:  (1) there is a great and urgent public need to fill a vacancy in a position in the classified service;  (2) the Office of Administration is unable to certify an eligible for the vacancy from an eligible list or arrange for a reassignment, transfer, promotion or other means of filling the vacancy with a qualified employee; and  (3) there is no regular examination immediately available. (b) Elements of program.--The accelerated examination program shall include:  (1) Abbreviated, localized advertising for the position to ensure open competition. (2) Rapid processing and evaluation of the qualifications of applicants, ranking the applicants as well qualified, qualified and not qualified.  (3) Certification of applicants determined to be well qualified and qualified for the position.  (c) Appointment.--The appointing authority shall appoint applicants determined to be well qualified. If insufficient well-qualified applicants are available, the appointment shall be made from the qualified group.  (d) Test period.--The appointee shall serve a six-month working test period upon successful completion of which the appointee shall be granted probationary status. Failure to successfully complete the working test period shall result in termination.  (e) Successive appointments prohibited.--Successive provisional appointments of the same individual may not be made to the same position or classification.  (f) Rights of provisional status.--The acceptance of a provisional appointment shall not confer upon the appointee rights of promotion, reinstatement or reassignment to another classification while in provisional status.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2406 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 24 - Appointment and Promotion of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2406 - Temporary appointments to extra positions

§ 2406. Temporary appointments to extra positions. If, from pressure of work, an extra position in the classified service must be established for a period of 12 months or less, the appointing authority shall request the Office of Administration to certify the name of a qualified individual from an appropriate eligible list or by other means authorized by this part. In the request, the appointing authority shall state the cause of the extra work, the probable length of employment and the duties that the appointee is to perform.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2407 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 24 - Appointment and Promotion of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2407 - Emergency appointments

§ 2407. Emergency appointments. (a) Appointment during emergency period.--An appointing authority or a subordinate authorized by the appointing authority may, to prevent serious impairment of the public business when an emergency arises and time may not permit securing authorization from the Office of Administration for the appointment of a certified eligible, appoint a qualified individual during the emergency for a period not exceeding 30 days and, with the approval of the Office of Administration, extend the appointment for a further period not to exceed 30 days.  (b) Parameters.--The following shall not be considered an emergency:  (1) a vacancy of which the appointing authority had reasonable notice; or (2) employment conditions of which the appointing authority had previous knowledge. (c) Nomenclature.--Individuals appointed under subsection (a) shall be known as emergency employees.  (d) Report to Office of Administration.--Appointing authorities shall immediately report to the Office of Administration all emergency appointments.  (e) Nonrenewal.--Appointments made under subsection (a) may not be renewed.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2501 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 25 - Regulation of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2501 - Performance ratings

§ 2501. Performance ratings. (a) Evaluations.--Performance evaluations shall be considered for purposes prescribed by the Office of Administration.  (b) Frequency of evaluations.--Agencies shall evaluate the performance of agency employees during the employees' probationary periods and at least once a year thereafter.  (c) Forms and procedure.--Performance evaluation forms and procedures shall be reviewed and approved by the Office of Administration prior to utilization.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2502 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 25 - Regulation of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2502 - Transfers and reassignments

§ 2502. Transfers and reassignments. (a) Transfers.--The transfer of a classified service employee from a position under the jurisdiction of one appointing authority to a position in the same class under the jurisdiction of another appointing authority may be made with the approval of the Office of Administration and both appointing authorities.  (b) Reassignments.--An appointing authority may reassign a classified service employee under the appointing authority's jurisdiction from one position to another in the same class or in a similar class at the same pay range for which the employee qualifies.  (c) Manner of transfers and reassignments.--Transfers and reassignments shall be accomplished in a manner prescribed by the Office of Administration.  (d) Promotion.--A transfer or reassignment of an employee from a position in one class to a position in a class for which a higher maximum salary is prescribed shall be deemed a promotion and may be accomplished only in the manner provided for in this part.  (e) Appointment after certification.--No individual may be transferred or reassigned from a position in the unclassified service to a position in the classified service unless appointed to the classified service position after certification of the individual's name from an eligible list in accordance with the provisions of this part.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2503 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 25 - Regulation of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2503 - Demotions

§ 2503. Demotions. (a) Employees subject to demotion and rights.--The following apply:  (1) An appointing authority may demote to a vacant position in a lower class an employee in the classified service who does not satisfactorily perform the duties of the position to which the employee was appointed or promoted and who is able to perform the duties of the lower class position.  (2) In case of a demotion, the employee shall have all rights of appeal as provided in this part.  (3) No employee may be demoted because of the employee's race, gender, religion, disability or political, partisan or labor union affiliation or other nonmerit factor.  (b) Voluntary demotion.--A voluntary demotion may be made by an appointing authority upon written request of the employee with the approval of the Office of Administration.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2504 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 25 - Regulation of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2504 - Classification and compensation

§ 2504. Classification and compensation. The classification of positions and the compensation of employees in the classified service shall conform to standards and rules adopted by the board.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2505 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 25 - Regulation of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2505 - Effect of reclassifications

§ 2505. Effect of reclassifications. (a) Reclassification.--When an employee's job changes or the board changes a classification and a reallocation of the position becomes necessary, the employee shall be reclassified to the new classification, provided the employee meets the established requirements for the new classification.  (b) Reclassification to lower level.--Reclassification to a lower level shall not be construed as a demotion.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2506 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 25 - Regulation of Employees in Classified Service|Section 2506 - Other personnel standards and rules

§ 2506. Other personnel standards and rules. With respect to other personnel management matters, including hours of work, paid holidays, vacations, sick leave and employee training, employees in the classified service shall conform to standards and rules established by the Governor and the board for Commonwealth employees generally.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2601 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 26 - Separation of Employees from Classified Service|Section 2601 - Temporary and permanent separations

§ 2601. Temporary and permanent separations. An employee may be: (1) Temporarily separated from the classified service through furlough, leave of absence or suspension.  (2) Permanently separated from the classified service through rejection on probation, retirement, resignation or removal.
71 PA Cons Stat § 2602 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 71 - STATE GOVERNMENT|Chapter 26 - Separation of Employees from Classified Service|Section 2602 - Furlough

§ 2602. Furlough. (a) General rule.-- (1) If a reduction in force is necessary in the classified service: (i) no employee may be furloughed while a probationary or provisional employee is employed in the same class in the same department or agency; and  (ii) no probationary employee may be furloughed while a provisional employee is employed in the same class in the same department or agency.  (2) The following apply: (i) An employee shall be furloughed only if, at the time of furlough, the employee is within the lowest quarter among all employees of the employer in the same class on the basis of the employee's last regular service ratings. Within the quarter, the employee shall be furloughed in the order of seniority, unless a labor agreement covering the employees to be furloughed exists in which case the terms of the labor agreement regarding a furlough procedure shall be controlling.  (ii) The appointing authority may limit the application of this subparagraph in any particular instance to employees who are in:  (A) the same class, classification series or other grouping of employees as referred to in an applicable labor agreement; and  (B) the same department or agency within the same bureau or division with headquarters at a particular municipality, county or district of the Commonwealth.  (b) Rights of furloughed employees.-- (1) A furloughed employee shall have the right of return to a class and civil service status which was held prior to the furlough, provided the class is contained in the current classification plan of the agency.  (2) A furloughed employee shall have the right of return to a class and civil service status in the same or lower grade held prior to the furlough, provided the employee meets the minimum qualifications given in the classification plan of the agency.  (c) Report of furloughed employees.--The following apply:  (1) The appointing authority shall promptly report to the Office of Administration the names of employees furloughed, together with the date the furlough of each employee is effective, and the character of the employee's service.  (2) A regular employee furloughed shall, for a period of one year, be given preference for reemployment in the same class of positions from which furloughed and shall be eligible for appointment to a position of a similar class in other agencies under this part unless the terms of an existing labor agreement preclude the employee from receiving the preferential treatment contained in this paragraph, in which event the terms of the labor agreement shall control.