Powers and duties of the Department of Civil Service
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The Department of Civil Service shall:
(a)prescribe or approve the rating period and the manner, form and time at which performance ratings shall be submitted;
(b)prescribe or approve the manner, form and frequency of employee appraisals;
(c)conduct interviews and report to the commission on performance rating appeals;
(d)refuse to accept the performance ratings of any agency where the performance of employees has not been properly evaluated, or where reports of unsatisfactory performance or attendance are inadequate;
(e)review and report to the commission concerning the operation of performance rating programs which have been exempted from these rules;
(f)refuse to approve the promotion of an employee whose performance is rated as unsatisfactory;
(g)direct the correction of any manifest errors made in reporting performance ratings or in the crediting of such ratings.