Bill No. 28-0072_rltd To Temp Employees

COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

BILL NO.

28-0072

Twenty-Eighth Legislature of the Virgin Islands

June 8, 2009

An Act amending 3 V.I.C., chapter 25, relating to the appointment of temporary employees within the Government of the Virgin Islands

PROPOSED BY:

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Senator Usie R. Richards

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: SECTION 1. Title 3, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 25, is amended by adding section 528b that reads as follows: §528b. Temporary appointments; NOPA requirements; appointment to classified service

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A temporary employee is an employee who has been appointed pursuant to this

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chapter for time period not to exceed six months. Employees so designated as temporary

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must receive a Notice of Personnel Action (NOPA) within 20 days from employment

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which must state the effective beginning and ending dates of employment.

Every

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temporary employee, upon completion of 60 days of service, must receive a departmental

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work evaluation by the employee’s respective department head or the department head’s

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designee. If such evaluation shows that the work performance of the employee has been

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satisfactory or better in all categories, the department head may certify the temporary

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employee to the appointing officer for permanent appointment, subject to the provisions

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of section 527 of this title.

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BILL SUMMARY

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This bill seeks establish a definition of temporary employee within the

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Government of the Virgin Islands. The bill provides temporary employees be provided a

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NOPA within 20 days of employment. The bill also provides that after the completion of

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60 days of service, a departmental work evaluation be completed, which, if satisfactory in

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all categories, may lead to permanent appointment within the government service.

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BR09-0393/June 5, 2009/ TMH