{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-7033","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §7033","heading":"Bureau of Human Resources; established","body":"1.  Goals and objectives.  The Bureau of Human Resources is established within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services as the administrative agency for state civil service matters and as a service agency to state agencies and departments.  In addition to any other goals and objectives established in this chapter, the Bureau of Human Resources shall strive to:\nA.  Establish within State Government a high concern for state employees as people;\nB.  Provide managers with the skills and knowledge needed to manage people effectively with particular emphasis on \"people soundness;\"\nC.  Establish a civil service system that provides State Government with highly qualified and motivated employees;\nD.  Encourage state employees to realize their potential and thereby increase the quality of service;\nE.  Establish itself as a service agency to assist other agencies and departments of State Government to perform their duties in an efficient and quality manner;\nF.  Preserve the integrity of the civil service system;\nG.  Establish a civil service system with sufficient flexibility to adopt new technologies, procedures and policies in order to respond quickly and effectively to the needs of state agencies and employees; and\nH.  Promote effective labor relations.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 17-A: CIVIL SERVICE","CHAPTER 372: STATE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER 1: STRUCTURE AND AUTHORITY","ARTICLE 1: BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec7033.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"f2bfa56a83e595e05b2cff8d088b09c0dbc94f4f4caa33eee82f10ba5b5ea859","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-7032","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-7034"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}