State Personnel Board of Review

SPBR Announcement

SPBR offices will be opening to visitors on July 6, 2021. All visitors to the Offices of SPBR will be required to show proof of vaccination prior to entering the premises. In keeping with CDC guidance, and with no proof of vaccination, a visitor will be required to wear a mask and socially distance themselves by at least 3 feet from all other persons.

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Welcome

We are the State agency with jurisdiction over classified civil service employees across the State of Ohio.

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Conferences

SPBR hosts an annual conference for individuals who need to know how Ohio’s laws and court decisions govern public employment issues. Content is presented by professionals in the field who speak from the perspective of daily experience.

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Board Orders and Opinions

Search the archive of formal Board Orders and Opinions issued in recent cases. These documents provide rationale and applicable theory of law and have precedential value.

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What Is SPBR?

The State Personnel Board of Review (SPBR) is a quasi-judicial agency, with jurisdiction over classified civil service employees across the State of Ohio. This includes county, state, and university employees. SPBR adjudicates various employment related matters pertaining to the following:

Exempt employees in the classified civil service
Non-exempt employees in the classified civil service who have not been organized
Non-exempt employees whose collective bargaining agreement allows an appeal to the Board.

In certain cases, issues related to whistleblower complaints, OSHA and municipal civil service commissions may be reviewed by SPBR.

Read the Statutes

Oh. Rev. Code 124 Oh. Admin. Code 124 Oh. Rev. Code 119

What Does SPBR Do?

SPBR conducts administrative hearings to resolve disputes arising from appeals and investigation requests filed with the Board. Cases are generally heard by one of the Board’s Administrative Law Judges, who are attorneys licensed to practice law in Ohio and are highly experienced in personnel law issues. The Board provides oversight of municipal and township civil service commissions and has the power to appoint and remove commission members (O.R.C. 124.40). For a full explanation of SPBR’s powers and duties, please refer to O.R.C. 124.03.

Timely Filings Still Required!!!

If you are subject to a dismissal, discipline, classification change, etc., state law still requires a timely filing with SPBR by affected state, county, university, etc., employees. Our agency is set-up to receive such filing by electronic, email, US Mail, etc., methods.

Filing An Appeal?

Complete and submit this electronic form to file an appeal.

Forms and Guidebooks

These are the most commonly used forms and guidebooks.

Notice of Appeal / Request Investigation Form

Use this form to file a Notice of Appeal and to Request an Investigation.

Documents and Decisions

124.34 Order / IDS Form

This form is used by the employer to inform an employee of a disciplinary action and/or a non-disciplinary involuntary disability separation.

Documents and Decisions

Annual Report of Activities Form

This form is used by Civil Service Commissions to file their annual report of activities.

Documents and Decisions

Conducting Employee Hearings Guidelines

This manual provides civil service commissioners and city law directors with assistance in conducting hearings and applying Ohio civil service law.

Documents and Decisions

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SPBR Announcement

June 22, 2021 — SPBR offices will be opening to visitors on July 6, 2021. All visitors to the Offices of SPBR will be required to show proof of vaccination prior to entering the premises. In keeping with CDC guidance, and with no proof of vaccination, a visitor will be required to wear a mask and socially distance themselves by at least 3 feet from all other persons.