Section 3-6A-14 - Merit standards for personnel management actions. - South Dakota Statutes

3-6A-14. Merit standards for personnel management actions. Personnel management actions taken under the provisions of this chapter shall comply with merit standards as follows:
(1) Recruiting, selecting, and advancing 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 employees to assure high quality performance;
(4) Retaining employees based on performance, correcting inadequate performance, and separating employees whose performance cannot be improved;
(5) Assuring fair treatment without regard to age, political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, or religious creed;
(6) Protecting employees against forced involvement in partisan political activities.

Source: SL 1973, ch 2, § 27; SL 1973, ch 23, § 13; SL 1982, ch 29; SL 2010, ch 19, § 39.