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As used in this chapter:
1."Agency" or "governmental agency" means all political subdivisions and the state,
including any state agency, board, bureau, commission, department, officer, and any
state institution or enterprise authorized to employ individuals either temporarily or
permanently.
2."Chief deputy" means the individual who is appointed by an elected or appointed
official under express statutory authority to hire a chief deputy and who is authorized to
act on behalf of that official. The term does not include an individual appointed to a
position that must be filled under a competitive personnel system.
3."Competitive personnel system" means a system that rates applicants for a position
using an objective set of skills, knowledge, abilities, behaviors, or other characteristics
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As used in this chapter:
1. "Agency" or "governmental agency" means all political subdivisions and the state,
including any state agency, board, bureau, commission, department, officer, and any
state institution or enterprise authorized to employ individuals either temporarily or
permanently.
2. "Chief deputy" means the individual who is appointed by an elected or appointed
official under express statutory authority to hire a chief deputy and who is authorized to
act on behalf of that official. The term does not include an individual appointed to a
position that must be filled under a competitive personnel system.
3. "Competitive personnel system" means a system that rates applicants for a position
using an objective set of skills, knowledge, abilities, behaviors, or other characteristics
required for the position.
4. "Designated electronic communication" means an agreed electronic system of
communication used by a governmental agency and applicant as the designated
official means of communicating nonselection. The designated electronic
communication must include the applicant's electronic mail address. The term includes
an electronic system for the transmittal and receipt of appeals to the department of
veterans' affairs or a governmental agency and is limited to an electronic
communication that provides notice to a sender that the communication has been
delivered.
5. "Disabled veteran" means a veteran who is found to be entitled to a service-connected
disability rating as determined by the United States veterans' administration.
6. "Justifiable cause" means grounds for action that are in accord with sufficient reason
that can be justified or defended as correct. Justifiable cause not to hire a veteran
must be something specific to that individual which renders the individual unsuitable
for the position.
7. "Political subdivision" means counties, cities, townships, and any other governmental
entity created by state law which employs individuals either temporarily or
permanently.
8. "Private secretary" means the individual who is appointed by an elected or appointed
official under express legal authority to hire a private secretary or administrative
assistant and who is authorized to handle correspondence, keep files, schedule
appointments, and do other clerical work of a more personal and confidential nature
for that official, but does not include an individual appointed to a position that must be
filled under a competitive personnel system.
9. "Veteran" means an individual who:
a. Is a veteran as defined in subsection 1 of section 37-01-40; or
b. Is serving in or has been honorably discharged from the national guard or a
reserve unit.