Ensure Compliance with the Surplus/SROA Process

DPA will

• enforce agreements in bargaining unit contracts,
• audit appointments to layoff classes,
• correct surplus/SROA violations, and
• investigate reasons a surplus/SROA employee turned down a job.

 

Enforce Agreements in Bargaining Unit Contracts

The State's contracts with employee unions can supersede the surplus/SROA process.

Super SROA - Bargaining Units 2 and 9

See the section on Super SROA.

NextSTEP - Bargaining Units 1, 4, 15, 18, and 20

See the section on NextSTEP.

 

Audit Appointments to Layoff Classes

DPA audits appointments made to layoff classes to ensure departments follow the surplus/SROA process. DPA will investigate and correct any violations.

 

Correct Surplus/SROA Violations

DPA investigates alleged violations of the surplus/SROA process. DPA and SPB work together to correct policy or rule violations

Violations Due to Clerical or Procedural Errors

A department may hire an employee improperly due to a clerical or procedural error. If the department hired the employee in good faith, DPA will let the appointment stand.

Violations of Policy or Rules

A department may hire an employee in violation of surplus/SROA policies or rules. DPA will tell the department what it did wrong and spell out the corrective action. DPA may work with SPB to rescind the appointment.

 

Investigate When a Surplus/SROA Employee Turns Down a Job

DPA determines whether the employee had valid reasons to turn down a job offer. DPA lets the layoff department know its findings. The layoff department then notifies the employee in writing.

A surplus/SROA employee can turn down one job offer without valid reason. The second time, DPA will notify both the employee and the layoff department. The layoff department will remove the employee from the surplus/SROA process.

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DPA's Responsibilities

• evaluate layoff plans
• publish and maintain surplus lists
• make exceptions
• grant extensions
• review special exemption requests
• work with layoff and hiring departments
• ensure compliance with the surplus/SROA process

Updated May 7, 2008 at 8:58 AM.