Hawaii § 346-2 - Appointment of personnel.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 346-2 — Appointment of personnel., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 346-2. Appointment of personnel.
The director of human services shall appoint such personnel in conformity with law as the director deems necessary. All employees of the department of human services shall be appointed subject to any civil service law relating to state employees; in the event there is no civil service law in effect, then in accordance with a merit system meeting applicable federal requirement; provided that in the event of any conflict between applicable mandatory federal requirements and any state civil service law or regulations, the former requirements shall prevail. [L 1941, c 296, §1(3); RL 1945, §4803; RL 1955, §107-3; HRS §346-2; am L 1970, c 105, §5; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 339, §4] Cross References Civil service law, see chapter 76. Previous Vol07_Ch0346-0398 Next
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Section 346-2 ("Appointment of personnel.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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