North Dakota human resource management services is created within the office of management and budget under the supervision and control of a director who is responsible for the performance and exercise of the duties, functions, and powers imposed upon the division.

1.    The director must be experienced in the field of human resource management and shall hold considerable knowledge of merit principles, goals, and their methods of operation.

2.    The director of the office of management and budget shall appoint the director. The position of director is not a classified position and the director shall serve at the pleasure of the director of the office of management and budget.