Connecticut § 5-215a - Filling of vacancies from candidate lists.

§ 5-215a. Filling of vacancies from candidate lists.

Sec. 5-215a. Filling of vacancies from candidate lists. When the appointing authority receives approval to fill a vacancy in any permanent position in the classified service, the appointing authority shall request the Commissioner of Administrative Services to provide a candidate list. The candidate list certified by the commissioner shall contain the final earned rating of each candidate. The appointing authority shall fill the vacant position by selecting any candidate on the candidate list that is determined to be the most qualified and suitable for such position. In the event that fewer than five names are available on the candidate list to fill a position, the Commissioner of Administrative Services may authorize a new examination based on documented need. The appointing authority may fill the position from either the new candidate list or any candidate list that is in the same or comparable class in accordance with the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 67, upon selection of a candidate from a candidate list, the appointing authority may immediately fill the position with such candidate if such appointing authority determines that doing so would maintain operational efficiency and productivity or would comply with a lawful order. In such case, any preemployment check or other requirement may be completed during such candidate's working test period.

(P.A. 92-165, S. 7, 32; P.A. 93-274, S. 1, 7; P.A. 96-168, S. 4, 34; P.A. 13-247, S. 350; P.A. 23-194, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 93-274 authorized commissioner to certify additional intervals of a candidate list when less than five names are available in the two highest intervals on a candidate list, to readminister an examination when fewer than five names are available on the candidate list, and for multiple phase examinations, to allow the candidate list certified to include the names of all candidates who have passed each phase of the examination, effective June 30, 1993; P.A. 96-168 deleted restrictions on the selection of candidates to fill vacant positions, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 13-247 replaced provision re when vacancy is to be filled with provision re when appointing authority receives approval to fill vacancy, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 23-194 added provision re selection of candidate that is most qualified and suitable for the position, replaced “original candidate list” with “any candidate list that is in the same or comparable class”, added provisions re immediate filling of position and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2023.