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Subchapter I. Definitions and Exclusions
§ 5901. Definitions. - (a) As used in this chapter, unless the context requires...
§ 5902. General purpose. - The general purpose of this chapter is to establish for...
§ 5903. Classified service and exemptions. - Unless otherwise required by law, as used in this chapter,...
§ 5904. Classification of exempt employees. - Any employee whose position has been in an exempt status...
§ 5904A. Exceptional employment. - Employment of persons with mental or physical disabilities in a...
§ 5905. Leave regulations for certain exempt positions. - (a) State employees in the exempt positions enumerated in subsection...
Subchapter II. Board and Director
§ 5906. Composition of the Merit Employee Relations Board. - (a) The Merit Employee Relations Board shall consist of 5...
§ 5907. Powers, duties and functions of the Board. - In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this...
§ 5908. Organization and meetings of the Board. - (a) The Board shall meet as often as necessary to...
§ 5909. Limitation on expenditures. - The General Assembly recognizes that appropriations may be needed if...
Subchapter III. Rules
§ 5914. Rules; hearing; adoption. - The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Board proposed...
§ 5915. Classification; uniformity; appeal of classification. - (a) The rules shall provide for the preparation, maintenance and...
§ 5916. Uniform pay plan; hazardous duty pay. - (a) The rules shall provide for a pay plan for...
§ 5917. Competitive recruitment. - (a) The rules shall provide for open competitive recruitment to...
§ 5918. Promotions. - The rules shall provide for promotions, giving consideration to the...
§ 5919. Referral lists. - The rules shall provide for the establishment of referral lists...
§ 5920. Rejection for unfitness. - The rules shall provide for the rejection of candidates or...
§ 5921. Appointment of highest ranking candidates. - The rules shall provide for the appointment of a person...
§ 5922. Probation. - (a) The rules shall provide for a period of probation...
§ 5923. Emergency employment. - The rules shall provide for emergency employment for not over...
§ 5924. Department of Technology and Information's acceptable use policy. - The Secretary shall ensure that each merit employee signs a...
§ 5925. Transfers. - The rules shall provide for transfer from a position in...
§ 5926. Reinstatement. - The rules shall provide for reinstatement within 2 years, with...
§ 5927. Performance records. - The rules shall provide for the keeping of performance records...
§ 5928. Layoffs; transfers; reductions. - The rules shall provide for layoffs, transfers or reduction in...
§ 5929. Fines. - The rules shall provide for imposition, as a disciplinary measure,...
§ 5930. Discharge; reduction in rank or grade. - The rules shall provide for discharge or reduction in rank...
§ 5931. Grievances. - (a) The rules shall provide for the establishment of a...
§ 5932. Work schedules. - The rules shall provide for work schedules, call-in, and attendance...
§ 5933. Leaves. - (a) The rules shall provide for annual, sick and special...
§ 5934. Working conditions. - The rules shall provide for the development and operation of...
§ 5935. Veterans' and members' preference. - (a) The rules shall provide for preference to be given...
§ 5936. Enforcement. - The rules shall provide for such rules and administrative regulations...
§ 5937. Interview for current casual seasonal employees. - The rules shall provide for an automatic interview for an...
§ 5938. Collective bargaining. - (a) Except as expressly provided in subsection (c) of this...
§ 5940. Review dates. - The review date for employees of the classified service shall...
Subchapter IV. Enforcement and Appeals
§ 5941. Duties of state officers and employees. - All officers and employees of the State shall comply with...
§ 5941A. Requirement of registration with Selective Service System. - The rules shall provide that all males born after January...
§ 5942. Certification of payrolls; audits. - (a) No state disbursing or auditing officer shall make or...
§ 5943. Enforcement of chapter by legal action. - (a) The exclusive remedy available to a classified employee for...
§ 5944. Oaths, testimony and the production of records. - The Board, each Board member and the Secretary shall have...
§ 5945. Refusal of employee to testify. - If any employee in the state service shall wilfully refuse...
§ 5946. Prohibited acts. - (a) No person shall make any false statement, certificate, mark,...
§ 5947. Penalties; jurisdiction. - (a) Any person who wilfully violates this chapter or any...
§ 5948. Records of Board. - The Board's records, except such records as the rules may...
§ 5949. Appeals. - (a) An employee in the classified service who has completed...
Subchapter V. Miscellaneous
§ 5950. Employee recognition. - (a) It shall be part of the function of state...
§ 5951. Services to political subdivisions and excluded agencies. - Subject to approval of the Board, which shall take into...
§ 5952. Federal merit system standards. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the Board and...
§ 5953. Discrimination prohibited. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Protective hairstyle” includes...
§ 5954. Political activity; penalty. - (a) No person shall use or promise to use, directly...
§ 5955. Federal Fair Labor Standards Act; application to state personnel practices and merit system rules. - Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, the federal Fair...
§ 5956. Donated leave program [Effective until fulfillment of the contingency in 81 Del. Laws, c. 187, § 3]. - (a) An officer or employee of this State, with the...
§ 5956. Donated leave program [Effective upon fulfillment of the contingency in 81 Del. Laws, c. 187, § 3]. - (a) An officer or employee of this State, with the...