Mississippi § 25-9-155 - Nonstate service employees to be given preference for state service positions over general public.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 25-9-155 — Nonstate service employees to be given preference for state service positions over general public., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-9-155. Nonstate service employees to be given preference for state service positions over general public.
The State Personnel Board shall grant part-time employees, as defined in Section 25-9-107(c)(xi), who are fully qualified, and time-limited employees, as defined in Section 25-9-107(c)(xiv), and all other nonstate service employees, who are fully qualified, preference over general public applicants for state service positions in the same manner that preference is given to employees in the state service, as defined in Section 25-9-107(b), for appointment in the state service.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-9-155 ("Nonstate service employees to be given preference for state service positions over general public.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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