Merit Reform as an Instrument of Executive Power

¹ States which have recently passed legislation similar to the Federal Civil Service Reform Act include: Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi and Oklahoma. Oregon split the functions in 1969. States which have reform legislation pending are Arkansas, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Utah, and Virginia (Oklahoma Merit System, 1981).

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