§76-54 Status of employees of activities acquired by State or county. [Section repealed July 1, 2002. L 2000, c 253, §64.] Employees of activities purchased or acquired by the State or by a county who as of the date of purchase or acquisition have been employed by the activities for at least one full year may, by action of the state director of human resources development or the county civil service commission, be given status as a regular employee of the civil service without competitive examination. Employees of the activities who have been employed at least six full months by the activities may, by action of the state director or the county commission, be given an initial probationary appointment without competitive examination. Positions held by such employees shall be allocated to the appropriate class in the position classification plan and employees shall be paid in accordance with the salary range to which the class is assigned; provided that employees receiving a salary above the minimum rate while employed by such activities may be paid at a rate higher than the minimum but not exceeding the maximum. [L 1955, c 274, pt of §1; RL 1955, §3-30; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §11; HRS §76-54; am L 1994, c 56, §21]