Section 1.2. Policy

All issuances from the Governor’s Office and from agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction, except proclamations and press releases, that are intended for distribution to two or more agencies are to be issued through the Directives Management System in one of four types of publications.

(1) Executive Orders, signed by the Governor, announce broad policies, programs, and responsibilities that are relatively permanent.

(2) Management Directives announce detailed policies, programs, responsibilities, and procedures that are relatively permanent. Management Directives are to be signed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Budget, Secretary of Administration, or the head of any department or independent board, commission or council under the Governor’s jurisdiction.

(3) Administrative Circulars contain either informational material or instructions that are one-time or temporary in nature. Administrative Circulars are to be signed the same as Management Directives.

(4) Procedural issuances contain detailed information and guidelines for relatively restricted, well-defined operations or sets of operations. Procedural issuances may be manuals, handbooks, catalogs, guides or similar publications. Manuals are to be signed the same as Management Directives.

The provisions of this § 1.2 amended by Executive Order No. 2001-1, dated February 13, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 1455. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (268055) and (200839).

Notation

Notes of Decisions

General

A management directive is not an administrative regulation with the force and effect of law. Cutler v. State Civil Service, 924 A.2d 706, 711 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2007)

A management directive is a tool for managing people in the executive branch of state government. Cutler v. State Civil Service, 924 A.2d 706, 711 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2007)

A directive issued under this section satisfies the official designation requirements of 43 P. S. § 892(11) because it was issued under a ‘‘Statute, regulation, executive order or the like.’’ Bowe v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 477 A.2d 587 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1984).

Where the designation of claimant’s position as advisory was issued under this section, such designation applied to claimant’s unemployment compensation claim even though claimant began employment before the designation was made. Ging v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 479 A.2d 37 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1984).

Cross References

This section cited in 4 Pa. Code § 1.4 (relating to index of issuances).