2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 5-216. Establishment of candidate lists. Continuous recruitment.

      Sec. 5-216. Establishment of candidate lists. Continuous recruitment. (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall hold examinations for the purpose of establishing candidate lists for the various classes of positions in the classified service. Such examinations may be held on a continuous basis or at such time or times as the commissioner deems necessary to supply the needs of the state service. In establishing any candidate list following examinations, the commissioner shall place on the list, in the order of their ratings, the names of persons who show they possess the qualifications which entitle them to be considered eligible for appointment when a vacancy occurs in any position allocated to the class for which such examination is held or for which such candidate list is held to be appropriate. Such ratings may take such form as the commissioner deems appropriate to describe the performance of any candidate on any examination.

      (b) Where the needs of the service indicate that continuous recruitment is justified, the commissioner may defer announcing a closing date for filing applications for the necessary examination. Announcements of such examinations shall specify that recruitment is continuous and that applications may be filed until further notice. Such examination may be graded on a pass-fail basis in order to expedite certification and appointment.

      (c) The commissioner may consolidate, continue or cancel candidate lists and may remove names from such lists for good cause. The commissioner may apply an examination score from one examination to the candidate list established for another examination, provided such examinations are the same or equivalent forms of the same examination, such provision is publicized on appropriate examination notices and the candidate satisfies all other statutory requirements.

      (1967, P.A. 657, S. 25; 1969, P.A. 658, S. 6; P.A. 73-213; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 111, 610; P.A. 79-621, S. 10, 24; P.A. 81-28, S. 1, 4; P.A. 92-165, S. 8, 32; P.A. 96-168, S. 5, 34.)

      History: 1969 act amended Subsec. (b) to require approval of personnel policy board for deferral of closing date, deleted provision for consolidation of periodic employment lists and provided pass-fail basis for continuous recruitment examinations; P.A. 73-213 amended Subsec. (d) re twice failing to respond to notification of position opening; P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services and removed from Subsec. (b) requirement that personnel policy board approve deferral of closing date; P.A. 79-621 left ratings format at commissioner's discretion; P.A. 81-28 made grading of examination on pass-fail basis optional rather than mandatory and deleted provision which stated that all candidates who pass are immediately eligible for certification and appointment in Subsec. (b); P.A. 92-165 changed "employment lists" to "candidate lists", provided that examinations may be held on a continuous basis or at such time or times as the commissioner deems necessary, changed "test" to "examination", deleted Subsec. (d) re waiver of appointment and made technical changes; P.A. 96-168 amended Subsec. (c) to permit the commissioner to apply examination scores from one list to another examination under certain circumstances, effective July 1, 1996.

      Annotation to former statute:

      Director's decision to place one on an eligibility list must be based on examination results. 9 CS 158.