Chapter 36 State Personnel Law (Merit System)
- 36.010. Citation of law.
 - 36.020. Definitions.
 - 36.030. Personnel, administration of merit system--departments affected--exemptions--employee suggestions, awards authorized.
 - 36.031. Applicability of merit system--director of personnel to notify affected agencies.
 - 36.040. Personnel division, head, functions--administration of law, equal opportunity law.
 - 36.050. Advisory board, members, appointment, terms, removal, compensation.
 - 36.060. Duties of board--rules generally, promulgation, procedure.
 - 36.070. Rules and regulations, authorized, procedure.
 - 36.080. Director--appointment--salary--removal--prohibited activities.
 - 36.090. Duties of personnel director.
 - 36.100. Director to prepare position classification plans.
 - 36.110. Allocation of positions to appropriate classes, delegation of allocation authority--right of employees to be heard.
 - 36.120. Changes in or reallocation of positions.
 - 36.130. Appointments subject to approval of director.
 - 36.140. Director to prepare pay plan.
 - 36.150. Appointments and promotions, how made--no discrimination permitted--political activities prohibited--violations, cause for dismissal.
 - 36.152. Definitions.
 - 36.155. Political activities by state employees permitted--prohibited activities.
 - 36.157. Prohibitions on political activities by state employees.
 - 36.159. State employee not to be coerced into political activity--penalty.
 - 36.160. Interference with fair examination or ratings--misdemeanor.
 - 36.170. Examinations, how conducted--agencies may administer--exceptions--provisions for persons with disabilities.
 - 36.180. Director to determine eligibility of candidates for examination--reader for blind, interpreter for hearing impaired.
 - 36.190. Notice of examination--information to be given in notice--how given.
 - 36.200. Rating of examination--notice of results--correction in rating does not invalidate previous appointment.
 - 36.210. No competitive examinations for certain positions, alternative promotional procedures.
 - 36.220. Preference ratings for veterans.
 - 36.225. Competitive examination, parental preference--eligibility, effect.
 - 36.240. Appointing authorities, procedure to fill vacancies--laid-off or demoted personnel given preference, when.
 - 36.250. Probationary periods.
 - 36.260. Provisional appointments--approval of director--for what period.
 - 36.270. Emergency appointments.
 - 36.280. Transfer of employees--noncompetitive examination required when.
 - 36.290. Effect of transfer or promotion to an exempt position.
 - 36.300. Vacancies, how filled.
 - 36.310. Reinstatement register.
 - 36.320. Promotional register.
 - 36.330. Director to certify employment rights of state and of employees.
 - 36.340. Director to establish system of service reports.
 - 36.350. Sick and annual leaves--regulations to apply to all state agencies.
 - 36.360. Layoffs.
 - 36.370. Suspension of employees--exception for national guard members, when--appeal from suspension authorized.
 - 36.380. Dismissal of employee--notice, how given--approval for reemployment, when.
 - 36.390. Right of appeal, procedure, regulation--nonmerit agencies may adopt--dismissal appeal procedure--nonmerit agencies, not adopting, to establish similar system, exceptions.
 - 36.400. Powers of board to administer oaths and issue subpoenas.
 - 36.410. Failure of employee to testify--penalty.
 - 36.420. Records open for public inspection.
 - 36.430. Use of public buildings.
 - 36.440. Compliance with law.
 - 36.450. Costs of administration, paid how.
 - 36.460. Violation by employee--penalty.
 - 36.470. Merit system employees entitled to service letter, when--refusal, penalty.
 - 36.500. Personnel division to perform personnel studies and services as directed by commissioner.
 - 36.510. Director's duties for all state agencies--strikes by merit system employees.