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Republic Act No. 7430
AN
ACT PROVIDING FOR OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF PERSONNEL IN GOVERNMENT
SERVICE
THROUGH A SYSTEM OF ATTRITION, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7430AN
ACT PROVIDING FOR OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF PERSONNEL IN GOVERNMENT
SERVICE
THROUGH A SYSTEM OF ATTRITION, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Section
1. Declaration of Policy. — It
is the policy of the State to give highest priority to measures that
will
promote morale, efficiency, integrity, responsiveness and
progressiveness
in the civil service. Towards this end, optimum utilization of
personnel
shall be assured through the institution of a system of attrition in
government.
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Sec.
2. Definition of Terms. — As
used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:
(a) "Attrition"
— The reduction of personnel as a result of resignation, retirement,
dismissal
in accordance with existing laws, death or transfer to another office;
and chanrobles virtuallaw libraryredchanrobles virtuallaw libraryred(b) "Government"
— Includes the National Government, and all its instrumentalities or
agencies
including government-owned or controlled corporations and their
subsidiaries,
excluding local government units.chanrobles virtual law library
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3. Attrition. — Within five (5)
years from the approval of this Act, no appointment shall be made to
fill
vacated positions in any government office as a result of resignation,
retirement, dismissal, death or transfer to another office of an
officer
or employee: Provided, however, That this prohibition shall not apply
in
the following instances:
(a) Where
the position is head of a primary organic unit such as chief of
division; chanrobles virtuallaw libraryredchanrobles virtuallaw libraryred(b) Where
the position is the lone position in the organizational unit and it
corresponds
to a particular expertise that is intrinsic to the desired basic
capability
of the unit concerned;
(c) Where
the positions are basic positions for the initial operations of newly
created
or activated agencies or, in the case of other agencies, where the
positions
are vital and necessary for the continued and efficient operation of
said
agencies;
(d) Where
the positions are difficult to fill considering the qualifications
required
therefor, as in the case of doctors, lawyers and other
professionals; chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
(e) Where
the positions are found in agencies declared to be understaffed;
(f) Positions
in Congress or in the Judiciary;
(g) Appointments
or designations extended by the President; chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
(h) Where
the positions are found in local government units;
(i) Teaching
personnel; and
(j) Where
the replacement come from existing employees.
Provided,
further, That exemptions from this prohibition shall require
authorization
by the Civil Service Commission: Provided, finally, That no appointment
shall be issued by the appointing authority nor approved by the Civil
Service
Commission without said authorization.chanrobles virtual law library
Appointments
made in violation of this Act shall be null and void. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
4. Penalty. — Any appointing
authority who makes an appointment in violation of this Act shall, upon
conviction, be punished by imprisonment of not less than three (3)
months
but not exceeding six (6) months or by a fine of not less than Three
thousand
pesos (P3,000) but not exceeding Five thousand pesos (P5,000), or both
such imprisonment and fine, at the discretion of the court.cralaw:red
In
addition, the appointing official shall be personally liable for the
salary
that would have accrued had the employment been lawful, and the
disbursing
official shall make payment to the employee of such amount from the
salary
of the appointing authority.cralaw:red
Sec.
5. Annual Reports. — The Civil
Service Commission, as the central personnel agency of the Government,
shall monitor and render an annual report to the President and the
Congress
on the extent of compliance with the law.cralaw:red
The
report shall include, among others, the following:
(a) Total
number of positions authorized in the agency's annual budget; chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred(b) Total
number of officers and employees at the end of the year; chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
(c) Total
number of officers and employees separated from the service during the
year categorized as follows:
(1) Those
who resigned; chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred(2) Those
who retired; chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
(3) Those
who were dismissed from the service;
(4) Those
who died; and
(5) Those
who transferred to another agency.
(d) Total
number of new personnel recruited during the year; and chanrobles virtuallaw libraryredchanrobles virtuallaw libraryred(e) Total
number of vacancies at the end of the year.
The
Commission shall also conduct a personnel effectiveness audit of all
government
agencies to determine optimum utilization of personnel. The audit
reports
shall, among others, include information on whether the agency is
overstaffed
or understaffed and its minimum and maximum personnel
requirements.chanrobles virtual law library
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The
Commission shall likewise conduct and prepare a work study which shall
contain among others; the evaluation and effectiveness of the program
during
the five-year period of its enforcement and the feasibility of
extending
the same to another period. The Commission shall submit its audit
reports
and work study together with its recommendations to the President and
the
Congress of the Philippines.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
6. Rules and Regulations. — The
Civil Service Commission shall issue the necessary rules and
regulations
for the effective implementation of this Act. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Sec.
7. Repealing Clause. — All laws,
presidential decrees, executive orders, other executive issuances, or
parts
thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or
modified
accordingly.cralaw:red
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8. Effectivity Clause. — This
Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at
least
two (2) newspapers of general circulation. chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred
Approved:
April
15, 1992
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