§ 21-I:49 — Classified Service and Exemptions

The classified service to which the personnel provisions of this chapter shall apply shall comprise all positions in the state service now existing or hereafter established, except:
I. Those elected by popular vote or by the legislature.
II. Those appointed and commissioned by the governor or the governor and council.
III. The chief executive officer of each department and institution and independent agency.
IV. The deputy of any department head provided for by special statute.
V. Those officers whose salary is specified or provided by special statute.
VI. Personnel of the university system of New Hampshire.
VII. Personnel of the Pease development authority.
VIII. Personnel of the New Hampshire retirement system.
IX. [Repealed.]
X. Personnel of the community college system of New Hampshire.
XI. Those appointed to unclassified or non-classified positions by a chief executive officer of each department and institution and independent agency.

Legislative History

1986, 12:1. 1990, 161:8. 2003, 132:2. 2009, 150:11. 2010, 199:8, eff. Aug. 20, 2010. 2018, 291:3, eff. Aug. 24, 2018. 2023, 207:3, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.