Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 34 No. 34, August 22, 2008 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

As a result of comments received at the public hearing held on October 31, 2008, the following changes have been made to the rule:

60L-33.004 Workforce Reduction and Employee Transition

(1) through (2)(c) No change.

(d) Assess employees.

1. through No change.

2. If the layoff affects any other career service employee, develop assessment procedures ~~which shall base employee retention~~ on objective measures that include ~~the following considerations:~~ comparative merit, demonstrated skills, experience and length of service in the State Personnel System. In determining which employees to retain, ~~the primary retention considerations should be the employees’ job performance, the job-related skills possessed by employees and~~ consider which employees will best enable the agency to advance its mission; iIn this context, consider how each employee fares with respect to the following factors: commitment, cooperation, excellence, fairness, honesty/integrity, initiative, respect, and teamwork. An employee’s experience and length of service in the State Personnel System shall also receive consideration for employee retention and may be used in those instances where employees receive equal assessments.

(3) through (7) No change.

Specific Authority 110.1055, 110.201(1), 110.227(2) FS. Law Implemented 110.201, 110.227 FS. History–New 1-1-02, Amended 4-3-03,_________.