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Iowa Code § 8A.411 (2026)

Merit system established — collective bargaining — applicability

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1. The general purpose of this subchapter is to establish for the state of Iowa a system of human resource administration based on merit principles and scientific methods to govern the appointment, compensation, promotion, welfare, development, transfer, layoff, removal, and discipline of its civil employees, and other incidents of state employment.

2. It is also the purpose of this subchapter to promote the coordination of personnel rules and policies with collective bargaining agreements negotiated under chapter 20.

3. All appointments and promotions to positions covered by the state merit system shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be ascertained by examinations or other appropriate screening methods, except as otherwise specified in this subchapter.

4. Provisions of this subchapter pertaining to qualifications, examination, certification, probation, and just cause apply only to employees covered by the merit system. 2003 Acts, ch 145, §59 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2014–2018 · leading case: Linda Pippen, on Behalf of Themselves & All Others Similarly Situated v. State, 854 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2014).
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Linda Pippen, on Behalf of Themselves & All Others Similarly Situated v. State, 854 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2014). · cites it 6× “” Iowa Code § 8A.411(1). The Code further directs that “[a]ll appointments and promotions to positions covered by the state merit system shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be ascertained by examinations or other appropriate screening methods.”
Joseph Walsh v. Teresa Wahlert & the State of Iowa, 913 N.W.2d 517 (Iowa 2018). “Iowa Code sections 8A.411 through 8A.418 provide the statutory framework for the merit system.”
Amended December 2, 2014 Linda Pippen, on Behalf of Themselves & All Others Similarly Situated v. State (Iowa 2014). · cites it 3× “” Iowa Code § 8A.411(1) (2007). The Code further directs that “[a]ll appointments and promotions to positions covered by the state merit system shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be ascertained by examinations or other appropriate screening methods.”
— Iowa Code § 8A.411(1) — 2 cases
Linda Pippen, on Behalf of Themselves & All Others Similarly Situated v. State, 854 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2014). “” Iowa Code § 8A.411(1). The Code further directs that “[a]ll appointments and promotions to positions covered by the state merit system shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be ascertained by examinations or other appropriate screening methods.”
Amended December 2, 2014 Linda Pippen, on Behalf of Themselves & All Others Similarly Situated v. State (Iowa 2014). “” Iowa Code § 8A.411(1) (2007). The Code further directs that “[a]ll appointments and promotions to positions covered by the state merit system shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be ascertained by examinations or other appropriate screening methods.”
— Iowa Code § 8A.411(3) — 2 cases
Linda Pippen, on Behalf of Themselves & All Others Similarly Situated v. State, 854 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2014). “” Iowa Code § 8A.411(1). The Code further directs that “[a]ll appointments and promotions to positions covered by the state merit system shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be ascertained by examinations or other appropriate screening methods.”
Amended December 2, 2014 Linda Pippen, on Behalf of Themselves & All Others Similarly Situated v. State (Iowa 2014). “” Iowa Code § 8A.411(1) (2007). The Code further directs that “[a]ll appointments and promotions to positions covered by the state merit system shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be ascertained by examinations or other appropriate screening methods.”
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