HB5538 — Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act.

HB5538 — Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act. · Informed CitizenryThis bill prohibits state agencies from hiring applicants for unclassified employment based on anything other than objective and merit-based factors. It specifies that these factors include, but ar…Open in Informed Citizenry