3-6D-6. Merit standards for personnel management actions.
Any personnel management actions taken under the provisions of this chapter shall comply with merit standards as follows:
(1)Recruiting, selecting, and advancing civil service employees through open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointments and promotions. Selection of qualified applicants is based on relative ability, knowledge, and skills;
(2)Providing equitable and adequate compensation;
(3)Training civil service employees to assure high quality performance;
(4)Retaining civil service employees based on performance, correcting inadequate performance, and separating employees whose performance cannot be improved; and
(5)Assuring fair treatment without regard to age, political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, or religious creed.
Source: SL 2012, ch 23, §43; SL 2019, ch 21, §28.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 3 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 06D - State Civil Service
Section 3-6D-1 - Civil Service Commission--Members--Appointment--Terms--Vacancies.
Section 3-6D-2 - Removal of commission member--Procedure.
Section 3-6D-3 - Meetings--Chair--Quorum--Law enforcement officer discipline.
Section 3-6D-4 - Employees covered by chapter--Exemptions.
Section 3-6D-5 - Protections for applicants and employees.
Section 3-6D-6 - Merit standards for personnel management actions.
Section 3-6D-7 - Promulgation of rules regarding recruitment, examination, selection, and promotion.
Section 3-6D-8 - Appointment of best qualified applicants--Eligibility lists--Misdemeanor.
Section 3-6D-9 - Delegation of administrative functions to institutions and departments.
Section 3-6D-10 - Promulgation of position classification rules.
Section 3-6D-11 - Promulgation of pay system rules.
Section 3-6D-12 - Payroll approval.
Section 3-6D-13 - Approval or rejection of labor contracts and settlements.
Section 3-6D-15 - Grievances--Hearing--Notice--Summary disposition.
Section 3-6D-16 - Good cause for employee discipline--Order upholding or reversing agency decision.
Section 3-6D-18 - Assistance of agencies--Agency level procedures.
Section 3-6D-19 - Records of administrative costs--Billing of agencies.
Section 3-6D-20 - Prohibited conduct by applicants--Misdemeanor.
Section 3-6D-21 - Interference with rights under chapter--Secret information--Misdemeanor.
Section 3-6D-22 - Grievance for retaliation against whistleblower.
Section 3-6D-23 - Probationary period--Dismissal without cause .