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The President s Message
As state employees, we are sincere in
our welcome to the returning veteran.
We are proud of those state employees
in the armed forces and proud of the
important part they have contributed,
and are contributing to oUr country’s
welfare. The hearts and thoughts of
those destined to carry on at home have,
been with their fellow employées in
service, and that js why every state em
ployee serving in the armed forces is an
ex-officio member of the Oregon State
Employees Association and why veter
an’s welfare has been a constant objec
tive of the Association. We claim a
large share of credit for and point with
pride to the consideration given the vet
eran in both the public employee bills
adopted by the recent legislature.
Look at the Public Employees Retire
ment Act. The state employee who
entered the armed forces after Septem
ber 15, 1940 when the National Guard
was called out and who, within one year
after ' being honorably discharged, re
turns to state service shall receive "prior
service” credit for all "prior service”
rendered the state the same as employees
actually in state service at the time the
act takes effect. In addition this veteran
shall receive "prior service” credit for
all service rendered in the armed forces
after September 15, 1940.
Look then at the State Civil Service
Act. Any regular state employee who
entered the armed forces after Septem
ber 14, 1940, is assured no loss ’ in sen
iority rights and if he returns to work
within six months after being honorably
discharged he returns to his last held
position, at such salary rate as then pre
vails for that position and with length
of military service contributing toward
seniority rights. For the honorably dis
charged veteran who was not previously
in state employ and who passes a civil
service entrance test, the act grants a
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bonus credit of five points to improve
his or her chance for appointment. In
the case of the disabled veteran, the
bonus credit is ten points.
Most important, however, is the pro
vision of the act that appointments and
promotions in state service made after
September 15, 1940 are "conditional”
appointments or promotions in all agen
cies except those Federal aid social se-,
curity agencies which previously oper
ated under civifservice.
No sooner than one year after the
termination of the war, tests will be
given to establish "eligible” lists from
which permanent appointments can be
made to new positions and to all posi
tions filled by conditional appointees.
Veterans will be able to compete and
qualify for appointments which, with
out the civil service act, would have
been permanently filled by returning
shipyard and war industry workers long
before the veteran could be discharged
and make applications for employment.
DATE JULY 15,