Article 1 General Provisions.

Section 36-26-1 Short title.
Section 36-26-2 Definitions.
Section 36-26-3 Purposes of article.
Section 36-26-4 State Personnel Department created; composition; executive head; offices.
Section 36-26-5 State Personnel Board - Composition; appointment, qualifications, terms of office, removal and compensation of members; procedure for electing classified employee member.
Section 36-26-6 State Personnel Board - Meetings; powers and duties generally.
Section 36-26-7 Director of personnel - Appointment; qualifications; salary; removal.
Section 36-26-8 Director of personnel - Executive head of department; powers and duties generally; agreements with political subdivisions of state; cooperation with other governmental agencies.
Section 36-26-9 Promulgation, etc., of rules for implementation of provisions of article.
Section 36-26-10 Exempt, unclassified and classified service defined; extension of provisions of article to additional positions, etc.; applicability of rules and regulations of employment to employees in classified and unclassified service.
Section 36-26-11 Classification of positions, etc., in state service.
Section 36-26-12 Preparation, etc., of pay plan for employees in state service.
Section 36-26-13 Certification of payrolls, etc., for payment of state employees; actions to recover moneys improperly paid, restrain improper payments, etc.
Section 36-26-14 Deferred compensation plans for certain employees.
Section 36-26-15 Tests for establishment of employment registers for positions in classified service; preferences for veterans, etc.; cooperation of board with federal government, etc., in establishing and administering standards of personnel qualifications, pay plans, etc.
Section 36-26-15.1 Proof of registration required for employment or school enrollment.
Section 36-26-16 Certification for employment of handicapped persons.
Section 36-26-17 Manner of filling of vacancies in classified service generally; appointments in classified service generally.
Section 36-26-18 Extraordinary appointments.
Section 36-26-19 Adoption, etc., of procedures for filling of unskilled, semiskilled, domestic, etc., positions.
Section 36-26-20 Employee training programs.
Section 36-26-21 Working test period for employees; removal during test period; notification as to continuation of employee in position prior to expiration of test period; restoration to eligibility, etc., list of employees removed during or at expiration of test period.
Section 36-26-22 Establishment, etc., of standards of performance and output and service ratings for employees; reporting and inspection of service ratings of employees.
Section 36-26-23 Promotions.
Section 36-26-24 Transfers.
Section 36-26-25 Demotions.
Section 36-26-26 Layoffs; furloughs.
Section 36-26-27 Dismissals and disciplining of employees generally.
Section 36-26-27.1 Placement of disciplinary documents in the personnel file of a state employee.
Section 36-26-28 Suspensions.
Section 36-26-29 Limitation period for charges for dismissal or disciplinary action.
Section 36-26-30 Effect of entry, etc., into active service of United States Armed Forces upon status of classified employees.
Section 36-26-31 Granting of leave of absence for service in Armed Forces of United States.
Section 36-26-32 Restoration of employee to former position after service in armed forces.
Section 36-26-32.1 Restoration to merit or civil service classification after acceptance of nonmerit appointment; conditions; effect on other employees.
Section 36-26-33 Rights and privileges upon entry, etc., into military service of employees not in classified service.
Section 36-26-34 Granting, etc., of time off to comply with religious obligations.
Section 36-26-35 Annual leave.
Section 36-26-35.1 Annual leave carry over limit increased for certain personnel.
Section 36-26-35.2 Annual leave.
Section 36-26-36 Partial payment of accrued sick leave at time of retirement or death; calculation, accumulation, and use of sick leave.
Section 36-26-36.1 Conversion of unused sick leave into membership service for retirement purposes.
Section 36-26-36.2 Donation of leave; implementation.
Section 36-26-36.3 Bereavement leave.
Section 36-26-36.4 Paid leave for state employees subpoenaed, etc., to attend certain criminal homicide trials.
Section 36-26-37 Design, purchase and awarding of longevity service recognition pins, etc., for state departments and agencies.
Section 36-26-38 Political activities prohibited.
Section 36-26-39 Offenses as to testing, certification, appointment, etc., for positions in classified service, etc.
Section 36-26-40 Studies and reports by director; investigations and hearings as to compliance with provisions of article, etc., generally.
Section 36-26-41 Failure of witnesses to appear and testify, etc., at investigations or hearings; fees of witnesses; requirement of appearance, etc., of witnesses, etc., before board; giving of false testimony under oath.
Section 36-26-42 Representation of department in judicial proceedings.
Section 36-26-43 Use of state, county, etc., buildings for examinations and investigations, etc.
Section 36-26-44 Inspection of records of department.
Section 36-26-45 Payment of expenses of department.
Section 36-26-46 State Capitol guides classified as "Capitol Hostesses."
Section 36-26-47 Penalties for violations of provisions of article.
Section 36-26-48 Lump-sum merit reward payments for certain full-time state employees.

Article 2 Applicability of Merit System to Certain State Institutions.

Section 36-26-60 "State institutions" defined.
Section 36-26-61 Employees subject to Merit System.
Section 36-26-62 Applicability of Sections 36-26-60 through 36-26-63.
Section 36-26-63 Repealer.
Section 36-26-64 Employees of Hale Memorial Hospital.
Section 36-26-65 Certain employees of the Disability Determination Division of the State Department of Education.
Section 36-26-66 Capitol security police officers in Department of Finance.
Section 36-26-67 Employees of educational or public television network.

Article 3 County and District Health Departments.

Section 36-26-80 Definitions.
Section 36-26-81 Appointment of public health service personnel.
Section 36-26-82 Coverage of employees by state Merit System.
Section 36-26-83 Exceptions to applicability of article.

Article 4 Dismissal Procedures for Nonteacher, Nonclassified, etc., Employees in Certain School Systems, Institutions, etc.

Section 36-26-100 Definition of employees.
Section 36-26-101 Probationary period; notice of termination.
Section 36-26-102 Nonprobationary status; causes for termination.
Section 36-26-102.1 Termination of employment - Criminal conviction.
Section 36-26-103 Termination of employment - Procedure; notice.
Section 36-26-104 Termination of employment - Hearing officer; hearing; appeal.
Section 36-26-105 Transfer of employee - Authorized.
Section 36-26-106 Transfer of employee - Notice of action.
Section 36-26-107 Transfer of employee - Finality of decision; contest; hearing.
Section 36-26-108 Suspension of employee.
Section 36-26-109 Major suspensions of employees - Procedure; hearings.
Section 36-26-110 Major suspensions of employees - Contests.
Section 36-26-111 Other disciplinary action - Authorized; notice; conditions.
Section 36-26-112 Other disciplinary action - Authorized; notice; conditions.
Section 36-26-113 Other disciplinary action against employees - Contest.
Section 36-26-114 Procedures applicable to nonprobationary status disputes in general.
Section 36-26-115 Direct appeal by certain employees denied hearing before local board of education.
Section 36-26-116 Applicability to cases prior to July 1, 2004; appropriations.

Article 5 Truth in Salary Act.

Section 36-26-120 Short title.
Section 36-26-121 Annual itemized statement of employee and retirement benefits, and total employer contributions to retirement systems and health insurance plans.