2017 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 36 State Personnel Law (Merit System)
Section 36.040 Personnel division, head, functions — administration of law, equal opportunity law.

Effective 28 Aug 1996

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH

36.040. Personnel division, head, functions — administration of law, equal opportunity law. — 1. The division of personnel of the office of administration, the administrative head of which is the personnel director, shall administer this chapter and render the services to the departments and divisions subject to the provisions of this chapter that are necessary and desirable to assist the officials in discharging their responsibility for maintaining and increasing the effectiveness of personnel administration. The division shall provide consultation and expertise in personnel management to all agencies to assist in the accomplishment of the missions of such agencies.

2. The division shall administer this chapter in a manner which complies with equal opportunity law and shall consult with the state equal employment opportunity officer in various aspects of the administration of this chapter to ensure such compliance. In particular, the division shall consult with the state equal employment opportunity officer regarding the classification plan, the pay plan, qualifications for admittance to examinations, noncompetitive registration and selection procedures, waiver of competitive examinations, noncompetitive promotions, alternative promotional procedures, alternatives for filling vacancies, and layoff actions, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with equal opportunity law and regulations and on developed plans to establish a state workforce which reflects the diversity of Missouri citizens at all levels of employment.

(L. 1945 p. 1157 § 4, A.L. 1959 H.B. 111, A.L. 1971 H.B. 384, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1146)