HB2218 Summary

• Converts certain exempt public employment positions to civil service status effective July 1, 2016, requiring compliance with chapter 76 (civil service laws).

• Establishes five-year sunset periods for civil service exemptions created after July 1, 2014, which expire unless affirmatively extended by the legislature.

• Requires all departments and agencies to review and revise position descriptions by July 1, 2015, to accurately articulate duties and responsibilities of positions being converted to civil service.

• Modifies hiring requirements across multiple departments (historic preservation, human services, employment and training, labor and industrial relations, public defender) to mandate civil service compliance for professional and support staff positions.

• Takes effect July 1, 2300, with most amendments to specific department statutes taking effect July 1, 2016.