Article 3.

Classification and Minimum Qualifications.

§ 126A-3-1.  Classification system and minimum qualifications.

(a) The Commission shall establish policies on classification and minimum qualifications of positions subject to this Article and Part 2 of Article 1 of this Chapter, including the following:

(1) Position classification plans that provide for the classification and reclassification or other grouping of positions subject to this Article and Part 2 of Article 1 of this Chapter according to the duties and responsibilities of the positions.

(2) For each group of positions, reasonable minimum qualifications related to the work to be performed.

(3) The process of position classification and reclassification.

(4) Procedures for hiring employees on the basis of specific demonstrated competencies rather than years of experience or education.

(b) The Commission shall prepare a classification system that organizes agency positions into a classification based on the position duties and responsibilities. Classifications may be grouped, subdivided, ranked, or otherwise organized in a manner the Commission deems appropriate. The system shall set minimum qualifications for classifications or other groupings of positions.

(c) The Commission shall develop a procedure for the periodic review of the classification system and policies, including revisions to classifications and establishment of new classifications.  (2026-40, s. 1.)