(a) Within the limits specified by legislative appropriation, the department may employ and compensate personnel necessary to carry out the department’s duties.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, an employee of the department is employed on an at-will basis.

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  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
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(c) The department shall establish procedures and practices governing:
(1) employment-related grievances submitted by department employees; and
(2) disciplinary actions within the department, including a procedure allowing a department employee to elect to participate in an independent dismissal mediation if the employee is recommended for dismissal.

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