Pennsylvania Code
Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION
Part IV - CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Subpart A - RULES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Chapter 91 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 91.4 - Classified service coverage

(i) Under section 3(c)(1) of the act. Department heads and deputy department heads are automatically exempt and require no Commission approval. Other positions will be reviewed to determine whether they fully participate in policy development, at the level required for exemption. Factors to be considered include things such as whether: the incumbent regularly and customarily meets with the Department head in formulating the general policies of the Department; the position is considered to be part of the Department's top management team; the position is responsible for recommending or approving policies which govern one or more major program areas having major impact on attainment of the goals and objectives of the Governor or the Department head; the position is expected to exercise discretionary powers in carrying out major agency missions; and the position involves development and advocacy of the agency's legislative programs. In addition, the Commission will consider the position's placement in the organization, lines of authority, reporting relationship within the agency structure, classification standards, the pay level allocated to the position and the independence of action inherent in the position.

(ii) Under section 3(c)(2) of the act. Members of boards and commissions are automatically exempt and require no Commission approval.

(iii) Under section 3(c)(3) of the act. Appointing authorities shall identify and notify the Director, in writing, which positions are designated as personal aides or confidential and provide the Director with a copy of the current job description for each position so identified. Commission approval is not required. Positions exempted under this subsection shall be assigned work as personal aides or assistants and not as program supervisors or managers.

(iv) Under section 3(c)(4) of the act. Appointing authorities shall request exemptions in writing. Justification shall include specific reasons why the position should be excluded from the classified service, as well as the period of time for which the exemption is requested.

(v) Under section 3(c)(5) of the act. Positions in attorney classifications are automatically exempt and require no Commission approval.

(vi) Under section 3(c)(6) of the act. Positions in classes which meet the definition of "unskilled" in the act are automatically exempt and require no Commission approval.

(vii) Under section 3(c)(7) of the act. The appointing authority shall identify and notify the Director in writing of the professional positions attached to the department head's office which function in press or public relations, or both, legislative liaison or development of executive policy, and provide the Director with a copy of the current job description for each position so identified. Commission approval is not required.