Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no use restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Special interest items of the Office of the Director of the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management, 1984-2015. Accession 53589, State government records collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Acquisition Information

Accession 53589 transferred by the Virginia Dept. of Human Resource Management, 22 Dec 2021.

Processing Information

This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards: the original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.

Biographical/Historical Information

The Division of Personnel was established by the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act passed by the General Assembly on April 1, 1942. The Division was replaced by the Department of Personnel and Training in accordance with an act passed by the General Assembly on April 12, 1976. Another name change occurred as of July 1, 2000 when the Department of Personnel and Training was changed to the Department of Human Resource Management.

The department is charged with establishing a uniform and effective personnel management system for state employees based on objective methods of appointment, training, promotion, transfer, layoff, removal and discipline. The department also provides expertise in the areas of compensation, equal employment compliance, health benefits, grievance procedures and training. The Governor is the chief personnel officer of the state by statute, but his authority has been delegated to the director of the Department of Human Resource Management.

As part of a reorganization of the executive branch of state government, the Dept. of Employment Dispute Resolution was eliminated by the General Assembly (SB 678) effective July 2012 and its duties were transferred to the Dept. of Human Resource Management. This bill also eliminated the Virginia Council on Human Resources and authorized the Director of the Dept. of Human Resource Management to convene ad hoc working groups to address issues relating to the state workforce.

Scope and Content

Special interest items, 1984-2015, consists of records and reports created or collected by the Office of the Director that document budget formation, policies, procedures, initiatives and planning of the Dept. of Human Resource Management.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the original order.