AN ACT CONCERNING STATE EMPLOYEE EXAMINATIONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 5-218 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2008):

(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall prepare lists of preliminary requirements and subjects of examination for positions in the classified service and publicize each such examination in such manner as the nature of the examination requires, including posting examination notices in state agencies in locations accessible to state employees at least two weeks prior to the application closing date. All competitive examinations shall be held at such times and places as in the judgment of the Commissioner of Administrative Services most nearly meet the convenience of applicants and needs of the service.

(b) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall give public notice of such examinations for positions in the classified service at least two weeks in advance by posting, or causing to be posted, an appropriate notice on the bulletin board maintained in or near the quarters of the Department of Administrative Services, by advertising such examination once in at least one newspaper published in each congressional district in the state and by submitting the notice to the director of the state employment service. Such notice shall set forth the time, place and general scope of the examination and shall contain appropriate information concerning the duties, work location, conditions, salary and requirements of the positions, and the examination procedures, including one arrangement of the weights to be given for the weighted parts of the examination if applicable, provided once such notice has been given, the weights established in the notice for the weighted parts of the examination shall not be altered in any manner.

(c) A passing examination score shall remain valid for a period of at least three calendar years.

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent state employees who have passed examinations for fitness for a specified class, occupational group or progression level from having to retake such examination on a yearly basis.

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