Sec. 5-220. Conduct of examinations.
Sec. 5-220. Conduct of examinations. (a) Examinations shall be conducted by
the Commissioner of Administrative Services or under his direction by an authorized
agent. In giving examinations for positions in the classified service, the commissioner
may obtain the assistance of persons not on the regular staff of the Department of Administrative Services, either within or without the classified service. When such persons
are in the state service, it shall be deemed a part of their official duty to act as examiners
without extra compensation.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may fully or partially delegate to the heads of state
agencies the authority to administer promotional programs for positions in state service
subject to post audit by the Department of Administrative Services. The delegation plan
shall be approved by said commissioner, shall provide for consideration of all eligible
persons and shall include adequate notice of the vacancy or vacancies to all potentially
eligible employees, the procedures for application and methods to be used to evaluate
the qualifications of eligible persons.
(1967, P.A. 657, S. 29; P.A. 77-614, S. 66, 610; P.A. 79-621, S. 12, 24; P.A. 81-288, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-168, S. 9, 34.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner and department of administrative services for personnel commissioner
and department; P.A. 79-621 added Subsec. (b) re administration of examinations by agency heads; P.A. 81-288 specified
applicability of Subsec. (b) to promotional examinations "for positions in state service"; P.A. 96-168 amended Subsec.
(b) to authorize the delegation of promotional programs rather than promotional examinations and changed the phrase to
"determine the ratings" to "evaluate the qualifications", effective July 1, 1996.