§ 36-4-26. Certification and appointment to positions in classified service.
If the appointing authority has designated the employment list, the personnel administrator shall immediately certify the names of the six (6) persons standing highest thereon who are available for appointment, if there are as many as six (6) names thereon, or all the names on the list if there are less than six (6). If any of the eligibles notifies the personnel administrator that he or she is unavailable for appointment, another name shall be certified to the appointing authority. The appointing authority shall appoint one of the persons so certified to the position from the appropriate list, or in accordance with the special certification provided for in § 36-4-26.1 of this chapter. If he or she has designated the promotional list, certification shall be made in the manner prescribed for the employment list. If he or she has designated the reemployment list, the names of all available eligibles on the list shall be certified to him or her for appointment. He or she may choose from any of the names so certified. If there are as many as three (3) available eligibles certified from an employment list, a promotion list, or a reemployment list, the appointing authority shall make an appointment from one of these lists. If there are less than three (3) available eligibles certified from any of these lists, the appointing authority may choose to appoint one of the persons so certified. If the appointing authority decides not to make an appointment from any of the names so certified when there are less than three (3) available eligibles, the personnel administrator shall certify the names of three (3) available eligibles from any list which he or she shall declare to be appropriate and the appointing authority shall appoint one of the persons so certified. If there are less than three (3) available eligibles certified from an appropriate list, the appointing authority may elect to appoint one of the names so certified or may make a temporary appointment of some other person as hereinafter provided. Whenever the personnel administrator is requested to certify names to fill more than one vacancy in a given class, he or she shall certify to each of the appointing authorities concerned one additional name for each additional vacancy.
History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 661, §§ 12, 14; P.L. 1941, ch. 1050, §§ 8, 9; P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 14; P.L. 1955, ch. 3527, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 36-4-26; P.L. 1994, ch. 133, § 8.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees
Section 36-4-1. - Divisions of state service.
Section 36-4-2. - Positions in unclassified service.
Section 36-4-2.1. - Exemptions from merit system.
Section 36-4-3. - Branches of classified service.
Section 36-4-4. - Positions classed as noncompetitive.
Section 36-4-5. - Assignment of positions to noncompetitive branch — Transfer to competitive branch.
Section 36-4-6. - Appointments to noncompetitive branch.
Section 36-4-7. - Probationary period in noncompetitive branch — Acquisition of full status.
Section 36-4-8. - Rules — Amendments.
Section 36-4-9. - Adoption of classification plan.
Section 36-4-10. - Changes in plan — Notice of establishment of new positions.
Section 36-4-11. - Allocation of positions to classes within plan.
Section 36-4-13. - Submission of proposed pay plan for classified service.
Section 36-4-14. - Adoption of pay plan.
Section 36-4-14.1. - Ineligibility for other incentive payments.
Section 36-4-15. - Changes in pay plan for classified service — New classes.
Section 36-4-16. - Unclassified pay plan board — Abolishment — Transfer of functions.
Section 36-4-16.1. - Repealed.
Section 36-4-16.2. - Duties and responsibilities of the department of administration.
Section 36-4-16.3. - Repealed.
Section 36-4-16.4. - Salaries of directors.
Section 36-4-16.5. - Certain unclassified positions excluded.
Section 36-4-17. - Preparation of employment lists.
Section 36-4-17.1. - Longevity payments.
Section 36-4-17.2. - Future longevity payments.
Section 36-4-18. - Competitive tests.
Section 36-4-19. - Placement of names on employment lists — Listing of veterans.
Section 36-4-20. - Duration of employment lists.
Section 36-4-21. - Open continuous competitive tests.
Section 36-4-22. - Promotion examinations and lists.
Section 36-4-23. - Preferred reemployment list.
Section 36-4-23.1. - Reemployment lists.
Section 36-4-24. - Removal of disqualified names from lists.
Section 36-4-25. - Designation of appropriate list for filling of vacancies.
Section 36-4-26. - Certification and appointment to positions in classified service.
Section 36-4-27. - Unlawful procurement of waiver or withdrawal.
Section 36-4-28. - Probationary period.
Section 36-4-31. - Temporary appointment when no list available.
Section 36-4-32. - Emergency appointments.
Section 36-4-33. - War duration appointments.
Section 36-4-34. - Transfers within classified service.
Section 36-4-34.1. - Transfer of state employees.
Section 36-4-36. - Disciplinary suspensions.
Section 36-4-37. - Layoffs — Preference for retention or reemployment.
Section 36-4-39. - Retirement or transfer to light duty.
Section 36-4-40. - Appeal from administrator to administrator of adjudication.
Section 36-4-40.1. - Administrator of adjudication — Duties.
Section 36-4-40.2. - Hearings — Appeals.
Section 36-4-41. - Appeal from administrator of adjudication to appeal board.
Section 36-4-42. - Appeal from appointing authority to appeal board.
Section 36-4-43. - Conditions of service.
Section 36-4-44. - Training programs.
Section 36-4-46. - Reports of changes in status of employees.
Section 36-4-47. - Personnel roster and records — Tabulation and analysis of data.
Section 36-4-48. - Certification of payrolls and accounts.
Section 36-4-49. - Recovery of unlawful payments.
Section 36-4-50. - Merit as basis — Discrimination prohibited.
Section 36-4-50.1. - Certification of select positions.
Section 36-4-52. - Restrictions on political activities of classified employees.
Section 36-4-53. - Solicitation of political contributions.
Section 36-4-54. - Promise of influence to obtain favors in classified service.
Section 36-4-55 - — 36-4-55.2. Repealed.
Section 36-4-56. - Penalties for violations.
Section 36-4-57. - Compliance with federal standards.
Section 36-4-58. - Severability.
Section 36-4-59. - Tenure in state service.
Section 36-4-60. - Delegation by appointing authority.
Section 36-4-61. - Persons with disabilities — Special list of eligibles.
Section 36-4-62. - Pay incentive program.