North Dakota Code 54-44.3-32 – Political subdivision merit system compliance
The division and the department of health and human services shall develop oversight and audit procedures for political subdivision merit systems to assure compliance with federal merit system principles. If the division and the department of health and human services determine that a political subdivision has failed to maintain compliance with federal merit system principles, the division and the department shall notify the political subdivision of the noncompliance and order the political subdivision to take corrective action. If a political subdivision does not take the necessary corrective action to comply with federal merit system principles, the division and the department of health and human services shall revoke the political subdivision’s exemption from the state merit system and return the political subdivision to the state merit system. The political subdivision is responsible for any penalty assessed by a federal authority for a noncompliant political subdivision merit system.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 54-44.3-32
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49