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Or. Rev. Stat. § 242.520 (2026)

Merit system to be observed

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      242.520 Merit system to be observed. (1) No appointment or promotion to any position shall be made except as provided in the Custodians’ Civil Service Law. All appointments to beginning employment positions in the classified civil service shall be made according to fitness, to be ascertained by open competitive assessments. All promotions in the classified civil service shall be made according to merit in service, fidelity in service and seniority in service.

      (2) No person shall be appointed or employed by a school board under any title not appropriate to the duties to be performed.

      (3) The appointing authority shall immediately notify the board of any appointment or discharge. [Amended by 1969 c.262 §3; 2023 c.437 §8]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2004–2006 · leading case: Walter v. Scherzinger, 121 P.3d 644 (Or. 2005).
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Walter v. Scherzinger, 121 P.3d 644 (Or. 2005). · cites it 16× “ORS 242.520 provides: "(1) No appointment or promotion to any position shall be made except as provided in the Custodians' Civil Service Law.”
Walter v. Scherzinger, 89 P.3d 1265 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “, ORS 242.520 (“All appointments to beginning employment positions * * * shall be made according to fitness, to be ascertained by open competitive examinations.”
Scherzinger v. Portland Custodians Civil Serv. Bd., 149 P.3d 142 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “ORS 242.520 to 242.550. The district must fill all custodial vacancies from the list of candidates that the board establishes.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 242.520(1): 2 cases
Walter v. Scherzinger, 121 P.3d 644 (Or. 2005). “ORS 242.520 provides: "(1) No appointment or promotion to any position shall be made except as provided in the Custodians' Civil Service Law.”
Walter v. Scherzinger, 89 P.3d 1265 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “, ORS 242.520 (“All appointments to beginning employment positions * * * shall be made according to fitness, to be ascertained by open competitive examinations.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 242.520(2): 1 case
Walter v. Scherzinger, 89 P.3d 1265 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). “, ORS 242.520 (“All appointments to beginning employment positions * * * shall be made according to fitness, to be ascertained by open competitive examinations.”
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