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Governor Snell Signing H.B. 294
Seated: Governor Earl Snell; Standing (left to right) -..Representative Earl H . Hill
of Cushman, sponsor of the measure, in the. House; Senator Cqe A. McKenna,
sponsor of-the measure in the Senate; Forrest Stewart, Executive Secretary, I. A.
DeFrance, President, and Leo Smith, Legal Counsel, of the O.S.E.A.
Analysis of State Civil Service Act
By LEO SMITH
Heretofore Oregon 'had' four merit
systems for the. four state agencies re
ceiving Federal aid' under thef Social
Sècurity prograrti. These agencies'are:
State Board of Health, State Public
Welfare Commission, Unemployment
Compensation • Commission a n d the
Crippled Childrens’ Division^ of the
Medical School -of the University of
.Oregon. The State Civil Service Act
provides that if and when it meets the
standards required by the Social Secur
ity Board, it shall supersede and take
over the merit systems provided for
these four state agencies.
The personnel- which has qualified
under the four, original merit systems
.will "-'retain their- present I status. The
new act will continue to recruit, ex
amine and certify employees for these
four state agencies. However, for other-
state agencies, employees 9 v^ill be hired
in the same manner as in the past, until
at least one year following the termi
nation of I the' war, -and at that time
examinations will be held to determine
eligibles for appointment to vacancies
which have -been filled - by conditional
appointments since September 15, 1940,
the date that the National Guard was
mobilized.
.- Thé. Act will be known as the State
Civil Service A ct. Its purpose is* to pro
vide personnel selected on a. merit basis
and to govern appointments, promo
tions, removals and all other personnel
matters pertaining to state.emplôyees. I
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