Reclaiming the Blue Lake Area for the Taos Indians, 1968-06-18

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 11

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_11_0014

Staff Only

The bill before the House is designed to remove impediments that make it difficult for employees of county agricultural committees to transfer to the Federal civil service and become employees of the Department of Agriculture. The bill would allow these employees to keep their accumulated sick leave and annual leave, and would credit their prior county salary rate towards their new salary step. The Department of Agriculture supports the bill, as it would allow the department to recruit successfully from among this group of skilled, professional personnel. The Civil Service does not support the bill, nor does the Bureau of the Budget. Minority views have been filed by three Members opposing the bill. They point out that it gives special privileges to one class of non-Federal employees who are administering a federally Hundred program. Where would it stop? They also note the opposition by the Civil Service Commission and believe its solution-by making all these employees Federal employees preferable to the solution offered in the bill.