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Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 402
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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F.S. 402.35
402.35 Employees.All personnel of the Department of Children and Families shall be governed by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Department of Management Services relative thereto except the director and persons paid on a fee basis. The Department of Children and Families may participate with other state departments and agencies in a joint merit system.
History.s. 1, ch. 69-268; ss. 19, 31, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-255; s. 17, ch. 78-433; s. 126, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 149, ch. 99-8; s. 58, ch. 2011-213; s. 147, ch. 2014-19.
Note.Former s. 409.135.