Opinion No. (1996)

Dear General Administrator Edwards,

¶ 0 This office has received your request for an official Opinion addressing, in effect, the following questions:

1. Is an agency required to review the service ratings of otherState employees as well as agency employees applying for aposition in the agency?

2. Does the requirement extend to the service ratings of pastState employees who are applying for employment with a Stateagency?

3. Is the Office of Personnel Management required to makeemployee service ratings of present and past State employees ofother agencies applying for an agency position available…