Article 1. General Provisions.

§ 36-26-1. Short title.

§ 36-26-2. Definitions.

§ 36-26-3. Purposes of article.

§ 36-26-4. State Personnel Department created; composition; executive head; offices.

§ 36-26-5. State Personnel Board - Composition; appointment, qualifications, terms of office, removal and compensation of members; procedure for electing classified employee member.

§ 36-26-6. State Personnel Board - Meetings; powers and duties generally.

§ 36-26-7. Director of personnel - Appointment; qualifications; salary; removal.

§ 36-26-8. Director of personnel - Executive head of department; powers and duties generally; agreements with political subdivisions of state; cooperation with other governmental agencies.

§ 36-26-9. Promulgation, etc., of rules for implementation of provisions of article.

§ 36-26-10. Exempt, unclassified and classified service defined; extension of provisions of article to additional positions, etc.; applicability of rules and regulations of employment to employees in classified and unclassified service.

§ 36-26-11. Classification of positions, etc., in state service.

§ 36-26-12. Preparation, etc., of pay plan for employees in state service.

§ 36-26-13. Certification of payrolls, etc., for payment of state employees; actions to recover moneys improperly paid, restrain improper payments, etc.

§ 36-26-14. Deferred compensation plans for certain employees.

§ 36-26-15. Tests for establishment of employment registers for positions in classified service; preferences for veterans, etc.; cooperation of board with federal government, etc., in establishing and administering standards of personnel qualifications, pay plans, etc.

§ 36-26-15.1. Proof of registration required for employment or school enrollment.

§ 36-26-16. Certification for employment of handicapped persons.

§ 36-26-17. Manner of filling of vacancies in classified service generally; appointments in classified service generally.

§ 36-26-18. Extraordinary appointments.

§ 36-26-19. Adoption, etc., of procedures for filling of unskilled, semiskilled, domestic, etc., positions.

§ 36-26-20. Employee training programs.

§ 36-26-21. Working test period for employees; removal during test period; notification as to continuation of employee in position prior to expiration of test period; restoration to eligibility, etc., list of employees removed during or at expiration of test period.

§ 36-26-22. Establishment, etc., of standards of performance and output and service ratings for employees; reporting and inspection of service ratings of employees.

§ 36-26-23. Promotions.

§ 36-26-24. Transfers.

§ 36-26-25. Demotions.

§ 36-26-26. Layoffs; furloughs.

§ 36-26-27. Dismissals and disciplining of employees generally.

§ 36-26-27.1. Placement of disciplinary documents in the personnel file of a state employee.

§ 36-26-28. Suspensions.

§ 36-26-29. Limitation period for charges for dismissal or disciplinary action.

§ 36-26-30. Effect of entry, etc., into active service of United States Armed Forces upon status of classified employees.

§ 36-26-31. Granting of leave of absence for service in Armed Forces of United States.

§ 36-26-32. Restoration of employee to former position after service in armed forces.

§ 36-26-32.1. Restoration to merit or civil service classification after acceptance of nonmerit appointment; conditions; effect on other employees.

§ 36-26-33. Rights and privileges upon entry, etc., into military service of employees not in classified service.

§ 36-26-34. Granting, etc., of time off to comply with religious obligations.

§ 36-26-35. Annual leave.

§ 36-26-35.1. Annual leave carry over limit increased for certain personnel.

§ 36-26-35.2. Annual leave.

§ 36-26-36. Partial payment of accrued sick leave at time of retirement or death; calculation, accumulation, and use of sick leave.

§ 36-26-36.1. Conversion of unused sick leave into membership service for retirement purposes.

§ 36-26-36.2. Donation of leave; implementation.

§ 36-26-36.3. Bereavement leave.

§ 36-26-37. Design, purchase and awarding of longevity service recognition pins, etc., for state departments and agencies.

§ 36-26-38. Political activities prohibited.

§ 36-26-39. Offenses as to testing, certification, appointment, etc., for positions in classified service, etc.

§ 36-26-40. Studies and reports by director; investigations and hearings as to compliance with provisions of article, etc., generally.

§ 36-26-41. Failure of witnesses to appear and testify, etc., at investigations or hearings; fees of witnesses; requirement of appearance, etc., of witnesses, etc., before board; giving of false testimony under oath.

§ 36-26-42. Representation of department in judicial proceedings.

§ 36-26-43. Use of state, county, etc., buildings for examinations and investigations, etc.

§ 36-26-44. Inspection of records of department.

§ 36-26-45. Payment of expenses of department.

§ 36-26-46. State Capitol guides classified as "Capitol Hostesses."

§ 36-26-47. Penalties for violations of provisions of article.

Article 2. Applicability of Merit System to Certain State Institutions.

§ 36-26-60. "State institutions" defined.

§ 36-26-61. Employees subject to Merit System.

§ 36-26-62. Applicability of Sections 36-26-60 through 36-26-63.

§ 36-26-63. Repealer.

§ 36-26-64. Employees of Hale Memorial Hospital.

§ 36-26-65. Certain employees of the Disability Determination Division of the State Department of Education.

§ 36-26-66. Capitol security police officers in Department of Finance.

§ 36-26-67. Employees of educational or public television network.

Article 3. County and District Health Departments.

§ 36-26-80. Definitions.

§ 36-26-81. Appointment of public health service personnel.

§ 36-26-82. Coverage of employees by state Merit System.

§ 36-26-83. Exceptions to applicability of article.

Article 4. Dismissal Procedures for Nonteacher, Nonclassified, etc., Employees in Certain School Systems, Institutions, etc.

§ 36-26-100. Definition of employees.

§ 36-26-101. Probationary period; notice of termination.

§ 36-26-102. Nonprobationary status; causes for termination.

§ 36-26-102.1. Termination of employment - Criminal conviction.

§ 36-26-103. Termination of employment - Procedure; notice.

§ 36-26-104. Termination of employment - Hearing officer; hearing; appeal.

§ 36-26-105. Transfer of employee - Authorized.

§ 36-26-106. Transfer of employee - Notice of action.

§ 36-26-107. Transfer of employee - Finality of decision; contest; hearing.

§ 36-26-108. Suspension of employee.

§ 36-26-109. Major suspensions of employees - Procedure; hearings.

§ 36-26-110. Major suspensions of employees - Contests.

§ 36-26-111. Other disciplinary action - Authorized; notice; conditions.

§ 36-26-112. Other disciplinary action - Authorized; notice; conditions.

§ 36-26-113. Other disciplinary action against employees - Contest.

§ 36-26-114. Procedures applicable to nonprobationary status disputes in general.

§ 36-26-115. Direct appeal by certain employees denied hearing before local board of education.

§ 36-26-116. Applicability to cases prior to July 1, 2004; appropriations.