The Florida Senate

110.211  Recruitment.--

(1)  Recruiting shall be planned and carried out in a manner that assures open competition based upon current and projected employing agency needs, taking into consideration the number and types of positions to be filled and the labor market conditions, with special emphasis placed on recruiting efforts to attract minorities, women, or other groups that are underrepresented in the workforce of the employing agency.

(2)  Recruiting efforts to fill current or projected vacancies shall be the responsibility of the employing agency.

(3)  The department shall provide for executive-level recruitment and a recruitment enhancement program designed to encourage individuals to seek employment with state government and to promote better public understanding of the state as an employer.

(4)  An application for a publicly announced vacancy must be made directly to the employing agency.

(5)  All recruitment literature printed after July 1, 1979, involving state position vacancies shall contain the phrase "An Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer."

(6)  The department shall develop model recruitment rules which may be used by employing agencies. Such rules must be approved by the Administration Commission before their adoption by the department. Employing agencies electing to adopt recruitment rules that are inconsistent with the model rules must consult with and submit such rules to the department for review. Such rules must also be approved by the Administration Commission before their adoption by the employing agencies.

History.--s. 21, ch. 79-190; s. 1, ch. 91-164; ss. 12, 21, ch. 91-431; s. 13, ch. 94-113.