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  Article 58- State Civil Service  
58.1 State Civil Service  
  The state civil service includes every officer and employee of a state body or agency, except as otherwise provided in this Charter for a State. All positions in the civil service shall be subject to the terms and conditions of employment as specified by the civil service statutes.  
  In the civil service, permanent appointment and promotion shall be made under a general system based on merit ascertained by competitive examination.  
58.2 State Civil Service Board  
  Vested by this Charter, a board called the State Civil Service Board shall be established comprising of eight (8) members, of whom four shall be members of State Assembly, appointed by the State Assembly by a simple majority vote for a period of four years and four shall be appointed by the Governor of the State.  
  Upon ceasing to be a member of the State Assembly, a Board member shall automatically no longer be a member of the Board and a vacancy shall be declared. The board shall annually elect one of its members as presiding officer.  
  The board shall enforce the civil service statutes and, by majority vote of all its members, shall prescribe probationary periods and classifications, adopt other rules authorized by statute, and review disciplinary actions.  
58.3 Exemption from State Civil Service  
  The following officers and employees of Government and agencies are exempt from State Civil Service:  
  (a) Those appointed or employed by the Legislature, either house, or legislative committees; and  
  (b) Those appointed or employed by the judicial branch or associated agency; and  
  (c) Those appointed or employed in the military or associated agency; and  
  (d) Officers elected by the people and a deputy and an employee selected by each elected officer; and  
  (e) Members of boards and commissions; and  
  (f) Officers directly appointed by the Executive branch with or without the consent or confirmation of the Parliament; and  
  (g) Other positions that the State Assembly has voted as being exempt.  
     
 
 

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