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State Civil Service details MQ modernization, job-title changes and updated position-description form
Summary
State Civil Service said MQ modernization updated ~1,925 job titles effective Jan. 1, announced a second-round implementation effective April 22 with agency-review forms, and described position-description form updates including a new 'nature of request' section and removal of location-of-work text planned for mid-May.
State Civil Service staff briefed the HR community on the minimum-qualifications (MQ) modernization effort and updates to the classified position description (SF3) process, saying the work aims to broaden applicant pools and clarify experience and qualification fields.
Why it matters: MQ modernization alters who is eligible for job series, changes qualifying fields and affects how agencies evaluate applicants; position-description updates affect how roles are requested and routed for classification.
Ashton Brown summarized MQ changes: "Effective January 1, we updated approximately 1,925 job titles," she said, noting that the first implementation required follow-up adjustments. Brown described categories of second-round updates (48 job series) including reintroducing substitution rules for coursework and experience (restoring a hybrid substitution for the six-year full-time experience that can substitute for a bachelor's degree), clarifying specialized vs. relevant experience (example: disease intervention specialist), replacing the clerical qualifying field with administrative services, and addressing agency-initiated requests to meet specific needs.
Brown said the agency review forms with proposed changes would be posted on the HR portal and that the proposed effective date for the second-round updates would be Tuesday, April 22; she asked agencies to provide feedback and noted some posting requests might experience brief delays because of implementation in NeoGov.
Heather Hebron outlined HR Handbook update 2025-3 and SF3/form changes: a new "nature of request" section to help allocate position descriptions, small field and usability fixes, reinstating cost-center information, removing postal submission methods in favor of HR-portal updates or email, and a planned mid-May change to job specifications that removes the "location of work" field (which staff said will not change how allocations are determined). Hebron said agencies have 77 days to become familiar with the new forms before the prior form is no longer accepted on July 1.
An attendee asked about SF3 formatting and text editing; staff said the locked Word form limits formatting and recommended a forthcoming PDF version or use of Adobe Acrobat Pro for more flexible editing.
Ending: State Civil Service promised a general circular, an SES HR notification listing impacted job titles and updated HR-portal postings with details; agencies were told the Commission will work individually with those whose postings extend past implementation dates.
