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OR Rev Stat § 240.311 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.311 - Delegation of authority and responsibility by division; post-audit review.

(1) Delegations of authority and responsibility to operating agencies shall be subject to appropriate post-audit review by the Personnel Division. (2) Controversies between operating agencies and the division arising from post-audit reviews shall be resolved by the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. [1979 c.468 §22]
OR Rev Stat § 240.316 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.316 - Trial service; regular status; procedures for transfer, demotion and separation of employees.

(1)(a) Persons initially appointed to or promoted to a permanent or seasonal position in state service shall be subject to a trial service period. (b) An appointing authority has the discretion to subject an employee to a trial service period when: (A) A management service employee or a classified, unrepresented employee transfers to a different agency; (B) A management service employee or a classified, unrepresented employee transfers back to the same agency after an absence of more than one year; (C) A former management service employee or former classified, unrepresented employee is reemployed by the same agency after an absence of more than one year; or (D) A former management service employee or former classified, unrepresented employee is reemployed by a different agency. (c) Any employee who serves the trial service period designated by the Personnel Division or a delegated operating agency for a given classification or as described in paragraph (b) of this subsection shall be given regular employee status. (2) Employees who have acquired regular status will not be subject to separation except for cause as defined by ORS 240.555 or lack of work, curtailment of funds, or reorganization requiring a reduction in force. (3) Procedures shall be established by the division to provide for the layoff and opportunity for reemployment of employees separated for reasons other than cause, which shall take into account the needs of the service, qualifications, quality of performance, relative merit and length of service. (4) Procedures shall also be established by the division for the transfer, discipline or demotion of employees for the good of the service or separation of employees whose conduct or performance continues to be improper or inadequate after reasonable attempts have been made to correct it, where appropriate. [1979 c.468 §23; 1981 c.155 §1; 1989 c.134 §1; 1989 c.890 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 240.321 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.321 - Collective bargaining; effect of collective bargaining agreements on personnel rules; grievance procedures.

(1) All collective bargaining between the state and its agencies and any certified or recognized exclusive employee representative of classified employees shall be under the direction and supervision of the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. (2) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of ORS 240.235, 240.306, 240.316, 240.430 and 240.551, employees of state agencies who are in certified or recognized appropriate bargaining units shall have all aspects of their wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment determined by collective bargaining agreements between the state and its agencies and the exclusive employee representatives of such employees pursuant to the provisions of ORS 243.650 to 243.809, except with regard to the recruitment and selection of applicants for initial appointment to state service. (3) The provisions of rules adopted by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, the subjects of which are incorporated into collective bargaining agreements, shall not be applicable to employees within appropriate bargaining units covered by such agreements. (4) The department shall ensure the speedy resolution of employee grievances by adopting a grievance procedure resulting in a final employer determination within 60 days of the filing of a written grievance, with appeal thereafter to the Employment Relations Board, the Civil Rights Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, or other appropriate review agency. Employees in collective bargaining units shall have their grievances resolved as provided for by the collective bargaining agreement. [1979 c.468 §24; 1997 c.23 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 240.395 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.395 - Suspension of merit system in emergencies; reinstatement.

(1) In the event of emergency or abnormal employment conditions due to disaster, national defense, war or conflict in which the Armed Forces of the United States are participating and because of which Oregon citizens are subject to induction into the Armed Forces, if a critical shortage of persons available and employable to fill positions and discharge duties in the classified service results, and the Personnel Division so finds and the Governor so certifies, the examination, certification and appointment procedures required by law shall be suspended for the duration of the emergency as to all or any classes of positions in which there is a shortage of employees. (2) When the division determines that the emergency or abnormal condition no longer exists, and the Governor so certifies, the regular examination, certification and employment procedures shall be reestablished. Temporary appointments made with the approval of the division during the emergency period shall terminate 90 days after the date of establishment of eligible lists for positions to which temporary appointments have been made. [Amended by 1969 c.80 §68]
OR Rev Stat § 240.400 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.400 - Designation by appointing authority of staff employees to act as alternates.

An appointing authority may file in writing with the Personnel Division names of staff employees to act in the name of the appointing authority and to perform any act or duty of the appointing authority authorized under the provisions of this chapter. [1971 c.695 §5; 1979 c.468 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 240.406 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.406 - Right of unclassified or exempt employee to be accompanied to employer-requested interview.

An employee in the state service employed in an unclassified or exempt position who is not a confidential employee, managerial employee or supervisory employee, as defined in ORS 243.650, and who is not represented by an exclusive representative as defined in ORS 243.650 may be accompanied by an individual selected by the employee to be present during any interview with the employee requested by the appointing authority, manager or supervisor of the employee. [2011 c.687 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 240.410 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.410 - Removals during trial period.

At any time during the trial service period, the appointing authority may remove an employee if, in the opinion of the appointing authority, the trial service indicates that such employee is unable or unwilling to perform duties satisfactorily or that the habits and dependability of the employee do not merit continuance in the service. [Amended by 1979 c.468 §15]
OR Rev Stat § 240.425 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.425 - Regular seasonal employees.

Positions which occur, terminate and recur periodically and regularly regardless of the duration thereof shall be designated by rule, policy or procedure of the Personnel Division as seasonal positions. An employee who satisfactorily serves in a seasonal position the trial service period designated by the division or a delegated operating agency for the classification to which the seasonal position is allocated is entitled to permanent status as a regular seasonal employee. [Amended by 1969 c.80 §70; 1981 c.156 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 240.430 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.430 - Merit ratings.

In cooperation with appointing authorities, the Personnel Division shall establish a system of merit ratings to determine the quality of performance and relative merit of employees in the classified service. [Amended by 1969 c.80 §71; 1979 c.468 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 240.435 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.435 - State Management Credentials Program required; purpose.

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall establish a state management credentials program for state agency managers and employees on a career track to become agency managers. The state management credentials program shall include training opportunities for agency employees and training requirements for existing agency managers. The purpose of the state management credentials program is to insure that agency managers have the necessary training and skills to be effective leaders and team builders and to provide training in management skills as part of a professional development program for nonmanagement agency employees. To that end, the department shall: (1) Identify necessary job skills for state managers, including team-building skills; (2) Identify skills and training needs for state managers to meet workplace requirements in the future; (3) Identify incentives for employees to participate in the program; and (4) Identify continuing education resources in the public sector and through in-service training to implement the state management credentials program. [1993 c.724 §13a(1)] Note: 240.435 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 240 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 240.546 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.546 - Payments in lieu of sick leave with pay; rules; exclusions.

The Personnel Division may adopt rules, policies and procedures for state agencies to provide employees in the classified and unclassified service with payments on account of sickness in lieu of accrued and any future sick leave with pay. The Legislative Assembly, state courts and Department of Education may similarly adopt rules, policies and procedures providing unclassified employees with such payments. Payments on account of sickness may be made directly or from an insured plan, but the payments may not include medical treatment, hospitalization, dental or eye or other health care or duplicate any group insurance coverage otherwise provided in whole or in part by employer contributions. [1981 c.567 §9; 1995 c.612 §15; 2005 c.751 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 240.551 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.551 - Working hours, holidays, leaves of absence and vacations of employees in state classified service.

The Personnel Division shall establish the hours of work, holidays, leaves of absence with and without pay and vacations of employees in the state classified service. The division may delegate this responsibility to individual operating agencies where appropriate. [1979 c.468 §21]
OR Rev Stat § 240.555 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.555 - Suspension, reduction, demotion or dismissal.

The appointing authority in any division of the service may suspend, reduce, demote or dismiss an employee thereof for misconduct, inefficiency, incompetence, insubordination, indolence, malfeasance or other unfitness to render effective service. [Amended by 1969 c.80 §77; 1975 c.427 §11; 1979 c.468 §17]
OR Rev Stat § 240.560 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.560 - Appeal procedure.

(1) A regular employee who is reduced, dismissed, suspended or demoted, shall have the right to appeal to the Employment Relations Board not later than 30 days after the effective date of the reduction, dismissal, suspension or demotion. The appeal must be in writing. The appeal is timely if it is received by the board or postmarked, if mailed postpaid and properly addressed, not later than 30 days after the effective date of the reduction, dismissal, suspension or demotion. The board shall hear the appeal within 30 days after the board receives the appeal, unless the parties to the hearing agree to a postponement. The board shall furnish the division of the service concerned with a copy of the appeal in advance of the hearing. (2) The hearing shall be conducted as provided for a contested case in ORS chapter 183. (3) If the board finds that the action complained of was taken by the appointing authority for any political, religious or racial reasons, or because of sex, marital status or age, the employee shall be reinstated to the position and shall not suffer any loss in pay. (4) In all other cases, if the board finds that the action was not taken in good faith for cause, it shall order the immediate reinstatement and the reemployment of the employee in the position without the loss of pay. In lieu of affirming the action, the board may modify the action by directing a suspension without pay for a given period, and a subsequent restoration to duty, or a demotion in classification, grade or pay. The findings and order of the board shall be certified in writing to the appointing authority and shall be forthwith put into effect by the appointing authority. [Amended by 1957 c.205 §1; 1959 c.689 §6; 1969 c.80 §78; 1971 c.734 §35; 1975 c.427 §12; 1977 c.400 §1; 1977 c.770 §6; 1993 c.778 §24; 2003 c.213 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 240.563 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.563 - Judicial review.

Judicial review of orders under ORS 240.560 shall be as provided in ORS chapter 183. [1971 c.734 §31]
OR Rev Stat § 240.570 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.570 - Classified employee filling position in unclassified, exempt or management service.

(1) Positions in the unclassified, management and exempt services may be filled by classified employees. After an employee is terminated from the unclassified or exempt service or removed from the management service, for reasons other than those specified in ORS 240.555, the state agency that employed the employee before the appointment to the unclassified, exempt or management service may, at the agency’s sole discretion, restore the employee to a position held in the agency before the appointment if the employee meets the position requirements. If an employee is restored to a former position, the employee is subject to any applicable agency collective bargaining agreement. (2) An appointing authority may assign, reassign and transfer management service employees for the good of the service and may remove employees from the management service due to reorganization or lack of work. (3) A management service employee is subject to a trial service period established pursuant to rules of the Personnel Division under ORS 240.250. Thereafter, the management service employee may be disciplined by reprimand, salary reduction, suspension or demotion or may be removed or dismissed from the management service if the employee is unable or unwilling to fully and faithfully perform the duties of the position satisfactorily. (4) Management service employees who are assigned, reassigned, transferred or removed, as provided in subsection (2) of this section, and employees who are disciplined, removed or dismissed from the management service as authorized in subsection (3) of this section may appeal to the Employment Relations Board in the manner provided by ORS 240.560. (5)(a) Management service employees with immediate prior former regular status in the classified service who are removed from trial service pursuant to ORS 240.410 have a right to be restored to their former positions. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection, management service employees with immediate prior former regular status in the classified service who are appointed to the management service and who have not been dismissed from the management service for a reason specified in ORS 240.555: (A) Prior to January 1, 2015, have the right to restoration to the classified service for three years from the date of appointment to the management service. (B) After December 31, 2014, have no right to restoration to the classified service. [1955 c.738 §6; 1979 c.468 §18; 1981 c.409 §4; 1985 c.121 §3; 1987 c.269 §1; 2005 c.766 §1; 2014 c.22 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 240.580 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.580 - Service credits for service in unclassified service.

An employee who is initially appointed to a position in the unclassified service as a member of the Oregon State Police under ORS 181A.050, who separates voluntarily from that service and who, within two years after the separation, is appointed to a position in the classified service, whether within a bargaining unit covered by a collective bargaining agreement or not, and acquires regular employee status shall be entitled, for purposes of layoff and opportunity for reemployment after separation for reasons other than cause, to service credit for the service in the unclassified service preceding the service in the classified service. ORS 240.321 (3) does not apply to service credit granted under this section. [1983 c.746 §2; 2011 c.547 §41]
OR Rev Stat § 240.590 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.590 - Reemployment of employee in exempt service.

An employee in the exempt service who has been employed full-time for at least 12 months consecutively in such service may be noncompetitively reemployed in a position for which qualified within two years from the date of separation, if separated from state service in good standing. However, such reemployment shall occur only after current bargaining unit members have exhausted any rights under an applicable collective bargaining agreement. [1985 c.635 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 240.610 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.610 - Mediation service fee; labor relations and negotiation training fee; amount; payment; disposition of fees.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 662.435, when the Employment Relations Board assigns a mediator under ORS 243.712 or 662.425 to resolve a labor dispute or labor controversy between a local public employer and the exclusive representative of the public employees of that employer, the board may charge a fee for the mediation services provided by the board. The local public employer and the exclusive representative shall each pay one-half of the amount of the fee to the board. (2) Notwithstanding any other law, the fee charged by the board under this section may not exceed: (a) $1,000 for the first two mediation sessions; (b) $625 for the third mediation session; (c) $625 for the fourth mediation session; and (d) $1,000 for each additional mediation session. (3) Notwithstanding any other law, in addition to fees for mediation services, the board may establish fees for providing labor relations and negotiation training. The fees are not subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section. (4) Fees received by the board under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Employment Relations Board Administrative Account. (5) As used in this section: (a) "Exclusive representative" and "labor dispute" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 243.650. (b) "Local public employer" means any political subdivision in this state, including a city, county, community college, school district, special district and a public and quasi-public corporation. [1993 c.711 §2; 1995 c.79 §84; 1995 c.448 §1; 2007 c.296 §7; 2011 c.593 §1; 2017 c.383 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 240.710 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.710 - Certain acts unlawful.

(1) No person shall make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating or report with regard to any test, certification, or appointment made under this chapter, or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of this chapter and the rules. (2) No person shall, directly or indirectly, give, render, pay, offer, solicit or accept any money, service or other valuable consideration for or on account of any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion to, or any advantage in, a position in the classified service. (3) No employee of the Personnel Division, examiner or other person shall defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in the right of the person to examination, eligibility, certification or appointment under this chapter, or furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of affecting the rights or prospects of any person with respect to employment in the classified service. [Amended by 1969 c.80 §80]
OR Rev Stat § 240.750 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections|Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations|Section 240.750 - When discipline action not to be retained in personnel file.

No copy of a personnel discipline action that has been communicated orally or in writing to the employee and subsequently reduced in severity or eliminated through collective bargaining, grievance or personnel process shall be placed or otherwise retained in the personnel file of the employee unless agreed to by the employer and the employee. [1985 c.813 §2] Note: 240.750 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 240 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.