§ 5-217 — Effective period of candidate lists.

Connecticut § 5-217

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 5: State Employees
• Ch. 67: State Personnel Act

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The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall specify, at the time any candidate list is promulgated, the period during which such list shall remain in force. In no case shall a candidate list remain in force for a period of less than three months or more than one year, except (1) such period may be extended not more than two years by the commissioner as appropriate based upon the needs of the state, and (2) candidate lists for continuous recruitment examinations shall be based on the needs of the service.

Legislative History

(1967, P.A. 657, S. 26; P.A. 77-614, S. 112, 610; P.A. 92-165, S. 9, 32; P.A. 96-168, S. 6, 34; P.A. 13-247, S. 352; P.A. 15-182, S. 1.) History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel commissioner with commissioner of administrative services and deleted requirement for personnel policy board approval to extend the time list is in effect; P.A. 92-165 changed “employment list” to “candidate list”; P.A. 96-168 permitted the commissioner to extend continuous recruitment examinations for a period not to exceed five years, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 13-247 shortened minimum period for candidate list to remain in force from 6 months to 3 months, shortened extension period from 2 years to 1 year and changed maximum extension period for continuous recruitment from 5 years to as needed by service, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 15-182 changed extension period from 1 year to 2 years and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2015.