An Act To Enable the State To Hire Qualified Applicants for Vital State Jobs

Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §7063, sub-§2,  as enacted by PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. B, §38, is amended to read:

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §7063, sub-§5,  as enacted by PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. B, §38, is repealed.

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This bill makes the following changes to the law relating to recruitment, hiring and retention of state employees.

Current law provides that the Director of Human Resources within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services may establish policies and procedures to allow departments and agencies to administer the tests and to interview persons taking the tests. This bill provides that the director may establish policies and procedures to allow departments and agencies to administer tests and conduct interviews.

Current law provides that an application for a position in State Government may not be rejected solely because the applicant lacks educational qualifications and specifies that acceptable equivalent combinations of appropriate experience or education may be substituted for formal educational qualifications, except where the educational qualifications are reflected in necessary registrations or federal standards. This bill repeals that provision.