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than two vacancies, 5/rds of the num
ber of vacancies. This gives the ap
pointing authority | more latitude in
choice of appointment.
Third, that part-time positions for
unskilled, domestic of custodial work
may be filled without requiring formal
teSts.,
. /
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Fourth, clarified terminology. The
words I "voluntary t.r a n s f e>r7 were
changed to "voluntary demotion” in
cases where an employee is reduced from
a position, in one class to a position in
I a lower rank..
Fifth, provided that examinations
should -start not later than July T5th,
1947.
Sixth, that employees,,, haying six
months’ service prior to the establish
ment of an employ me nt.^Lisf- covering
their classification, and who were rec
ommended by their appointing author
i t y , should be given the staitiJ^ eTf'^eg-
ular employees. Employees with less
than six; months’ I service, would be
given trial- service' status.'
S. B. 205, as originally introducedi
proyided for veteran's preference on
each promotion, but as adopted, the
bill was amended to -provide that only’
those, veterans who . were employed by
the state prior to 'th e war and who re
turned to state employment, should be
given a veterans preference on promo
tions and that this preference should
apply to the first promotion only.
S. B. 266, as adopted, provided that
all directors and assistant directors in
the state police should be unclassified.
S. B. 401 (substitute for H . B. 137„)’
as adopted, provides that" brand inspec
tors are to be exempt from>the civil
service act. ,
S. B. 458 was, introduced to meet a
situation at the Klamath Fafh Voca
tional Training ;School. It provides, that
the professional and technical teaching
staff of vocational and technical
schools should be exempt from the act.
This bill-was adopted by the Senate and
House on the f inal day of the I session,
April 5.
| S. B. 462 provided that .certain bond
ed auditors in the tax department should wou
be exempt from the civil service apt. part
This was requested by Mr. Earl Fish- coul
er, Tax Commissioner, because he con- of
tended that he needed a freer hand re- offi
garding the selection and salary pay- tion
meats of certain "auditors in order to Sen
batch up on the examination of inpome Wo
tax returns. This bill was also: adopted ■ ih
by the Senate and the House on the pj;
final day of the session, but was amend-
<
e d to be effective for two years only.
H. B. 282, 297 and 300. The A. F. cor
of L. caused three bills to be intro- wo
duced. T hey’were H. B. 297, which eve
provided for a "closed back door” re- pol
g a rd in g the discharge of employees; Jact
H, B. 300, which requested a vacation | :
I based upon a minimum of a day .and by
quarter instead qf one day of credit (1
for each calendar H month of service; |a
and H. B. 282, which provided for ad- 1 be«
justment of salary ranges upward or me
downward, in accordance w ith any be
change within the range. These three ea:
bills covered administrative details, If«
their introduction was short-sighted (3
¿$hd their effect was to redupe the pres- 1
tige of all state employees w ith the leg- 1 w
islators. All three died in pommittee.
to
. H. B. 387, originally sought to tran s- 1 vi
fer the county veterans affairs to the I la
, state, enlarge and exclude the person- pi
nel from civil service. The bill died in re
• committee, so that the personnel will p1
remain county employees.
I It was proposed to the House Judi- 8
ciary Committee, that S. B. 266, to B
amend the Civil Service Act, be amend-1 tl
ed by providing that any classification p
or compensation plan effecting positions g
;'|o, the office of the Secretary of State, 1
State -Treasurer, Attorney ^Ggneral or ■
Department of Labor, could not be j
effective except w ith the consent .and e
approval of the elective officer at the I
head of such department, and likewise H
that no classification or compensation 1
plan could be adopted without similar H
approval if it effected positions in the |
.’ .State institutions or the office of the J
Board of (Control and State Land Board. I
The effect of zsuch an amendment I