June 2018: Volume 1, Issue 2
Our Mission: To provide merit-based, innovative workforce solutions which enable state government to attract, develop and retain a productive, diverse and engaged workforce that excels in delivering quality services to the citizens of Louisiana.
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Preventing Sexual Harassment Training
In compliance with ACT 270 (formerly HB 524), State Civil Service will provide "Preventing Sexual Harassment Training" for all state agencies. The documentary style, web-based training will allow learners to define sexual harassment, explain its impact on individuals and the workplace, discuss the components required in an agency's policy on sexual harassment, apply strategies to help eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace and respond appropriately in a first, or third, party sexual harassment situation. In addition, there will be an instructor-led training version, which will include a video and manual. The training will be available to all state agencies in January 2019.
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Louisiana State Civil Service Spotlights Employees
State Civil Service created the Employee Spotlight series in order to recognize the excellent things state employees accomplish from all across state government. So far, we have highlighted 6 employees from all different agencies and received many more nominations. State employees are encouraged to send nominations from any agency to
jenny.creighton@la.gov
. See all of our employee spotlights
here
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"Thoughts on Leadership"
for the National Association of State Personnel Executives
Byron P. Decoteau, Jr., Director, State Civil Service
I never intentionally set out to be a leader. As a child, I recall being an introvert who found solace in being left to my own imagination. Leadership, in my opinion, was reserved for extraordinary individuals. I for one, never viewed myself as extraordinary.
Let me take you back to my childhood for a brief moment. I vividly remember a small keepsake book titled “My School Years”. The book contained pages dedicated to each year of elementary school. The main highlight was capturing the journey from kindergarten to eighth grade through a series of awkward yearbook photos, but that’s not the point for taking you down memory lane. What I find interesting is the fact that listed under the question of “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I consistently listed a school bus driver until the fourth grade. Fortunately for those traveling the streets of Louisiana, that aspiration did not come to fruition. However, it ironically plays a big part in my career as I will explain later.
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2018 Charles E. Dunbar, Jr. Career Civil Service Nominations
Entering into the 60th year of its annual program, the Louisiana Civil Service League has announced the call for nominations for the 2018 Charles E. Dunbar, Jr. Career Service Award. Since inception of the program, more than 800 classified public employees have been awarded the Dunbar Career Service Award. Recognizing the tremendous contributions made to the state of Louisiana by classified employees, we encourage you to consider nominating one of your employees for this prestigious honor.
The Dunbar Award is the highest honor classified state employees can receive for their service to the citizens of Louisiana. The Civil Service League bestows the award on local, state and municipal civil service employees who distinguish themselves through unselfish service to the citizens of Louisiana. Nominees are judged on commitment to the classified service, contributions toward workplace improvement, personal initiative and volunteer community service.
The award is named in honor of Charles E. Dunbar, Jr., who was responsible for spearheading the effort to establish a classified workforce that would be governed through merit system principles and founding the Louisiana Civil Service League.
We encourage you to distribute this information and nomination form to all employees. To fill out the form electronically, please click
here
. After completing the fill-in PDF form, please print and sign the signature page. You can then scan and email the form (with signatures) to
Lindsay.Ruiz@la.gov
. You can also mail the form directly to the Louisiana Civil Service League. Please mail six (6) copies of each nomination form to the address below by Friday, September 14, 2018:
Mr. Daniel E. Sullivan
Executive Vice President
Louisiana Civil Service League
810 Union Street, Suite 305
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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Outstanding Human Resources Program Evaluations
State Civil Service would like to announce two outstanding Human Resources Program Evaluations recently conducted by their Accountability Division. Louisiana Patient’s Compensation Fund and Port of New Orleans received outstanding evaluations with 100% compliance in all categories audited
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Byron P. Decoteau, Jr., SCS Director; Nolitha Leday-McDowell, LA Patient's Compensation Fund HR Specialist
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Gwendolyn Hager, Port of New Orleans HR Director; Sherell Spurlock, SCS HR Consultant Specialist
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The State Civil Service Accountability Division is responsible for providing an objective evaluation of the human resource practices used by state agencies to manage the classified work force. It assesses the effectiveness of those practices and overall adherence to merit principles and compliance with State Civil Service Rules. Other excellent evaluations conducted this fiscal year, having minimal deficiencies were:
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Department of Natural Resources
Department of Corrections-Administration
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Louisiana Special Education Center
Raymond Laborde Correctionals Center
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The evaluation reports received by these agencies show the value and importance of excellence they place on human resources management in state government. It is rarely an easy task to receive this type of report as agencies face the many complex challenges in human resources.
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