Saving the Civil Service Act: Limiting Position Transfers
This bill, cited as the Saving the Civil Service Act, places limitations on excepting positions from the competitive service. It sets numerical limits on transfers during a presidential term and requires employee consent for changing a position's status. It also mandates the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to submit an annual report to Congress regarding these transfers.
Key points
Limits the ability to except positions from the competitive service unless placed in schedules A through E under 2020 regulations.
Imposes a limit on transfers from competitive to excepted service during a presidential term: no more than 1% of an agency's employees or 5 employees (whichever is greater).
Requires prior written consent from an employee before their position can be transferred from the competitive service to the excepted service.
Mandates the OPM Director to submit an annual report to Congress listing transferred positions and their justifications.
Status:
Introduced
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