Certification Rules

Certification rules govern how you treat names on each list. (See SPB's Eligible List Disclosure FAQs.)

The certification rules for each list are

• Reemployment
  • Subdivisional - rule of one name
  • Departmental - rule of one name
  • General - rule of three names
• Surplus/SROA - rule of the list

Rule of the List

Rule of the list means all employees on the list are eligible for employment regardless of where they appear on the list. Rule of the list applies to Surplus/SROA lists.

Rule of One Name

Rule of one name means only the employee whose name appears first is eligible for employment. Rule of one name applies to subdivisional and departmental reemployment lists.

Rule of Three Names

Rule of three names means the employees whose names appear in the top three positions are eligible for employment. Rule of three names applies to general reemployment lists. If there are less than three names, the hiring department can appoint anyone on the SROA list.

Surplus/SROA Lists

When you reach the SROA list, you must hire an SROA employee if one is on the list. All Surplus employees have the same status as employees on your SROA list.

ISWAP

You can hire an ISWAP employee without clearing the SROA list.

Hiring Department Responsibilities

• publish job bulletins
• request the certified list
• send contact letters
• remove non-responsive employees from surplus/SROA lists
• verify employees are surplus/SROA
• clear lists

• list order
• certification rules
• clear the SROA list
• clear employees from the SROA list

• get exemptions if necessary
• hire eligible employees

Updated June 3, 2009 at 11:22 AM.