§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]



 



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  Civil service law, see chapter 76.