The state service, as defined by Section 25-9-107, shall consist of all positions now existing in the state departments, agencies and institutions or hereafter established, except those included in the nonstate service by this chapter. Such positions shall be covered by the state personnel system. Any officer or employee who has acquired a valid permanent status under the Mississippi Coordinated Merit System Council existing on February 1, 1981, shall continue in such status and shall not be required to take further or new examinations in order to retain such status. Any officer or employee who has been certified by the Mississippi Classification Commission and appointed by a state agency head as of February 1, 1981, shall continue in such status and shall not be required to take further or new examinations in order to retain such status.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records
Chapter 9 - Statewide Personnel System
Personnel Administration System
§ 25-9-101. Purpose of chapter
§ 25-9-103. Principles applicable to administration of state personnel system
§ 25-9-105. Consolidation of agencies and employees into state personnel system
§ 25-9-109. State Personnel Board members, terms of office, qualifications, vacancies
§ 25-9-113. Regular meetings; compensation and expenses of members
§ 25-9-116. Suspension of hiring, promotion and other reclassifications
§ 25-9-121. State service; status of permanent or certified employees under prior systems
§ 25-9-123. Nonstate service; exclusion of positions covered by prior systems
§ 25-9-125. Temporary assignment of state service employees to nonstate service
§ 25-9-126. Furlough of federally funded employees
§ 25-9-129. Employee appeals board; membership; terms of office; compensation
§ 25-9-132. Judicial review of employee appeals board decisions
§ 25-9-137. Reorganization and consolidation of prior systems
§ 25-9-143. Status of employees in merit positions and exempt positions