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This bill amends the Virginia Personnel Act to remove a specific exemption for the Department of Elections that previously allowed two employees in executive branch agencies to serve in chief deputy or confidential assistant roles on an at-will basis. Currently, executive branch agencies can have two employees who serve as chief deputies or confidential assistants who are exempt from standard personnel regulations. The bill specifically eliminates this exemption for the Department of Elections, meaning that these employees at the Department of Elections will now be subject to the standard personnel rules and protections. This change could potentially impact the employment status and job security of certain high-level administrative staff at the Department of Elections by removing their at-will employment status and making them subject to the standard state personnel regulations. The bill is a technical amendment that narrows an existing personnel exemption for one specific state agency.

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https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB65