8A.418  Federal programs exemption exceptions — penalty.
  1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this subchapter to the contrary, a person employed under a temporary, emergency employment utilization program funded by the federal government which program does not exceed one year and which program is not subject to merit system standards by federal law, shall be exempt from this subchapter except as provided in this section.
  2.  A person employed as provided in this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 8A.416 relating to political activity and the civil penalties contained in such section and, consistent with subsection 1, the provisions of section 8A.417 relating to prohibited actions.
  3.  A person violating this section shall be subject to the penalty provided for in section 8A.458.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §66