04/06/2000 01:50 PM House FIN

HB 317 An Act relating to recruitment, selection,                                                                               
appointment, and promotion of state employees and                                                                               
the duties of the Department of Administration                                                                                  
concerning those and other related functions; and                                                                               
providing for an effective date.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 317 was POSTPONDED for consideration to a                                                                                    
latter date.                                                                                                                    
HOUSE BILL NO. 317                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
An Act relating to recruitment, selection, appointment,                                                                         
and promotion of state employees and the duties of the                                                                          
Department of Administration concerning those and other                                                                         
related functions; and providing for an effective date.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
DAVE STEWART, PERSONNEL MANAGER, DEPARTMENT OF                                                                                  
ADMINISTRATION, stated that HB 317 would refresh Title 39                                                                       
with respect to improvement and hiring State employees in                                                                       
order to make the process more streamline.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative J. Davies asked if the legislation would get                                                                     
rid of the register system.  Mr. Stewart replied that it                                                                        
would.  Representative J. Davies believed that would be                                                                         
good.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Representative Phillips asked if people would still have the                                                                    
ability to go to the local job centers to obtain the                                                                            
information if they do not have home computers.  Mr. Stewart                                                                    
replied that they would.  Representative J. Davies pointed                                                                      
out that computers are also available at all the job                                                                            
centers.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Foster MOVED to report CS HB 317 (STA) out of                                                                    
Committee with individual recommendations and with the                                                                          
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CS HB 317 (STA) was reported out of Committee with a "no                                                                        
recommendation" and with a zero fiscal note by the                                                                              
Department of Administration.