HB 129 — PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PROBATION PERIOD

HOUSE BILL 129 57TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Reena Szczepanski and Patricia Roybal Caballero and Eleanor Chávez and Linda M.

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a"10-9-13. classification plan for all positions in the e a n b 24 service;

uRULES--ADOPTION--COVERAGE.--Rules [promulgated B.by the board shall be effective when filed as required by law.

The rules shall provide, among other things, for:

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a classification plan for all positions in the service;

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exemption from competitive entrance tests for those professional persons applying for classified positions in h the service who possess recognized registration or u » r certification by another state agency;

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a period of probation of [one year]year ] one hundred h r i s eighty days during which a probationer may be discharged or h , e h demoted or returned to the eligible list without benefit of t u g e b l e e , gh hearing;

provided that, once an employee has completed the n d d i = = o h initial probationary period, that employee shall not be el t] 17b ,d i a º r required to complete any additional probationary period upon we lr n= t e w d 18m a n o electing to transferHGEICºtransfer or otherwise move to another service =d =m 19: a l assignment;

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theF. establishment of employment lists for the a t m m 21 certification of the highest standing candidates to the d r e 22 prospective employers and procedure to be followed in hiring c e s k 23 from the lists;

ethe aestablishment nof bemployment 24lists G.for the certification of the highest standing candidates to the prospective employers and procedure to be followed in hiring from the lists;

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dismissal or demotion procedure for employees in .229063.1 - 2 - the service, including presentation of written notice stating specific reasons and time for the employees to reply thereto, in writing, and appeals to the board;

the rejection of applicants who fail to meet reasonable requirements as to age, physical condition, h training, experience or moral conduct;

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employment of any apparently qualified applicant t h g e l i for a period of not more than ninety days when an emergency h r i s condition exists and there are no applicants available on an h , e h appropriate employment list as provided in Subsection F of this t u g e b l e e , gh section.

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