State officials may hire policy staff and raise some employee salaries

The State Treasurer, Auditor, Agriculture Commissioner, Attorney General, and Secretary of State may hire needed policy staff outside the classified service. The authority covers persons considered necessary or advisable to make and carry out policy. The listed officials may use this authority despite other listed state personnel laws or conflicting laws.

The listed state officials may raise a classified employee's salary by administrative order. The authority covers classified employees who have status and limits increases to the midpoint of the employee's classification grade. The raise must be made by administrative order. The salary may not be increased above the midpoint of the employee's grade.