South Dakota § 3-6D-6 Merit standards for personnel management actions.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 3-6D-6 — Merit standards for personnel management actions.

South Dakota § 3-6D-6

Title 3PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Ch. 3-6DSTATE CIVIL SERVICE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 3-6D-6 (2026).

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Any personnel management actions taken under the provisions of this chapter shall comply with merit standards as follows:

(1)Recruiting, selecting, and advancing civil service employees through open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointments and promotions. Selection of qualified applicants is based on relative ability, knowledge, and skills;

(2)Providing equitable and adequate compensation;

(3)Training civil service employees to assure high quality performance;

(4)Retaining civil service employees based on performance, correcting inadequate performance, and separating employees whose performance cannot be improved; and (5) Assuring fair treatment without regard to age, political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, or religious creed.

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Any personnel management actions taken under the provisions of this chapter shall comply with merit standards as follows: (1) Recruiting, selecting, and advancing civil service employees through open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointments and promotions. Selection of qualified applicants is based on relative ability, knowledge, and skills; (2) Providing equitable and adequate compensation; (3) Training civil service employees to assure high quality performance; (4) Retaining civil service employees based on performance, correcting inadequate performance, and separating employees whose performance cannot be improved; and (5) Assuring fair treatment without regard to age, political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, or religious creed.