{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6d-6","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 3-6D-6","heading":"Merit standards for personnel management actions.","body":"Any personnel management actions taken under the provisions of this chapter shall comply with merit standards as follows:\n(1) Recruiting, selecting, and advancing civil service employees through open consideration of qualified applicants for initial appointments and promotions. Selection of qualified applicants is based on relative ability, knowledge, and skills;\n(2) Providing equitable and adequate compensation;\n(3) Training civil service employees to assure high quality performance;\n(4) Retaining civil service employees based on performance, correcting inadequate performance, and separating employees whose performance cannot be improved; and\n(5) Assuring fair treatment without regard to age, political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, or religious creed.","path":["TITLE 3. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 3-6D. STATE CIVIL SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/3-6D-6","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"4bd78b803c35efd721866d396c60f85b6ade24be08fabb53f6572b958dc30480","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6d-5","next":"us-sd/sdcl-3-6d-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}