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This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1979-03-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Competitive Status for Handicapped Federal Employees." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Competitive Status for Handicapped Federal Employees.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
162
1,037 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
15.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 12125, Jimmy Carter (Mar 15, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12125-competitive-status-for-handicapped-federal-employees.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Sections 3301 and 3302 of Title 5 of the United States Code, and in order to permit severely physically handicapped and mentally retarded individuals to obtain civil service competitive status, Civil Service Rule 3.1 (5 CFR 3.1) is hereby amended by adding the following new subsection: "(b) Upon recommendation by the employing agency, and subject to such requirements as the Office of Personnel Management may prescribe, the following classes of handicapped employees may acquire competitive status without competitive examination: "( 1 ) A severely physically handicapped employee who completes at least two years of satisfactory service in a position excepted from the competitive service. "(2) A mentally retarded employee who completes at least two years of satisfactory service in a position excepted from the competitive service." JIMMY CARTER The White House, March 15, 1979. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:23 p.m., March 16, 1979]
