Virginia Personnel Act

The Personnel Act establishes a merit-based civil service system for state government employment, placing covered positions under uniform rules for hiring, classification, compensation, and discipline rather than leaving them to individual agency discretion. It creates a personnel board and a director's office to adopt and administer those rules, define which positions fall inside or outside the covered service, and hear employee appeals from adverse actions such as dismissal or reduction in force. The act also sets standards for competitive examination — including preference for veterans and access for blind applicants — imposes duties on state officers and employers, and prohibits specified conduct with penalties attached.

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