Title 71, STATE GOVERNMENT

(a) Authority.--The Office of Administration may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. (b) Temporary regulations.-- (1) In order to facilitate the prompt implementation of this part, the Office of Administration may promulgate temporary regula…

(a) Duty.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions shall take action with respect to matters involving personnel administration as necessary to ensure the continued eligibility of the Commonwealth and its political subdivi…

2019 Repeal. Section 2205 was repealed November 27, 2019, P.L.667, No.92, effective in 60 days.

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the appointment of an individual entering the classified service or promoted in the classified service shall be from an eligible list established as the result of examinations given by the Office of Administration t…

(a) General rule.--Examinations shall be conducted to establish employment and promotion lists. Examinations may be: (1) Written or oral. (2) A demonstration of skill. (3) An evaluation of experience and education. (4) A combination of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) which fairly app…

The Office of Administration shall prepare and hold examinations rating the work of competitors and prepare the resulting eligible lists. Individuals not on the regular staff of the Office of Administration may be called on for assistance.

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.

(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 e…

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 …

(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 c…

(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 O…

(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) reque…

(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 employe…

(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,…

(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 Administr…

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 …

(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 Administr…

(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 th…

(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 an…

(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 appointe…

The classification of positions and the compensation of employees in the classified service shall conform to standards and rules adopted by the board.

(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 cla…

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 g…

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.

(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 furlough…

(a) Right to suspend.--The following apply: (1) An appointing authority may, for disciplinary purposes, suspend without pay an employee holding a position in the classified service. (2) Suspensions, including suspensions pending internal investigation, may not exceed 60 working d…

(a) General rule.--The appointing authority may remove an employee from the classified service before the expiration of the probationary period. (b) Permanent separation.--An individual removed shall be considered permanently separated from the individual's position. The Office o…

(a) General rule.--An employee serving a probationary period which has resulted from a promotion may be removed from the classified service only for just cause. (b) Voluntary return to previous position.-- (1) During the first three months of the probationary period, the employee…

(a) Form and reinstatement.-- (1) An employee may resign from the classified service either verbally or in writing. (2) Upon the request of an appointing authority, an employee may be reinstated in the classification from which the employee resigned. (b) Acceptance of resignation…

No regular employee in the classified service may be removed, except for just cause.

(a) Right of return.--If there is a vacancy with the same appointing authority, an employee who has been granted a leave of absence at the discretion of an appointing authority shall, upon expiration of the leave of absence, have the right of return to any of the following: (1) t…

(a) General rule.--Seniority is established for the classified service, classification series and for each class, unless there is in existence a labor agreement covering the position in the classified service, in which case the definition of seniority in the labor agreement shall…

The Office of Administration shall conduct audits of changes in employment and promotions of employees in the departments, bureaus and agencies under its jurisdiction to ensure strict compliance with this part.

(a) Perjury.--An individual who makes a false statement under oath on an application or other paper filed with the Office of Administration, in an investigation conducted by or under the direction of the Office of Administration or in proceedings arising under this chapter, commi…

An individual who, alone or in collusion with one or more other individuals, willfully performs any of the following commits a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $3,000 for each offense or to imprisonment for not…

An officer or employee of the Commonwealth may not discriminate against an individual in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention or any other personnel action with respect to the classified service because of race, gender, religion, disability or pol…

(a) General rule.--An individual in the classified service may not use the individual's official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election. (b) Political activities prohibited.--An individual in the classified service may no…

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in section 2705 (relating to political activity), an individual holding a position in the classified service who intentionally violates the provisions of this chapter shall be immediately separated from the service. (b) Duty of appo…

(a) Notice.--Written notice of a personnel action taken under this part shall be provided to the affected employee. (b) Time limit for notice.--The notice shall be furnished within the time limit prescribed by the Office of Administration. Copies of the notice shall be provided t…

(a) General rule.--The services and facilities utilized by the Office of Administration and its staff to implement this chapter shall be available to departments, boards, commissions, agencies and political subdivisions of this Commonwealth. (b) Costs.--The following shall apply:…

The Office of Administration shall have the authority to receive money from the Federal Government, an agency of the Federal Government or any other source for the administration of this part. The Office of Administration and the Secretary of the Budget shall have the power to al…

Counties that have been approved for a county-developed and administered merit-based system of employment and personnel administration by one or more State agencies may continue to utilize the approved system.

(a) Organization of commission.--The commission shall consist of three full-time members, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political affiliation, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of a majority of the members elected to the Senate. (b) Term.--Eac…

(a) Meetings.--The commission shall meet at least once each month. Meetings may be canceled with appropriate public notice. (b) Notice of meetings.--The chair of the commission shall cause reasonable notice to be given to each member of the commission and to the director of the t…

It shall be the duty of the commission: (1) After public hearing, as specified under this chapter, to promulgate regulations either on the motion of the commission or upon recommendation of the director for effectuating the provisions of this chapter. (2) Upon request or on the m…