Transfer of employees to classified exempt service

The bill title was replaced with a longer, more descriptive title that explicitly lists the affected departments and clarifies the effective date and specific exemptions.

The document title and version history were updated to show the bill is now an 'Engrossed Version' instead of a 'Committee Substitute'.

The parenthetical note regarding the executive request was changed from square brackets to parentheses.

A non-binding summary note explaining the bill's purpose was removed from the text.

Minor formatting changes were made to the list of departments and the section headers.

Added the Bureau of Senior Services to the list of agencies where new hires and promoted employees are exempt from the classified civil service system and state grievance procedures.

Changed the authority to designate employee status to include the Commissioner of the Bureau of Senior Services, in addition to the secretaries of the other departments.

Updated the text to clarify that the exemption applies to employees who leave their positions and remain within the bureau or departments, ensuring current employees retain their existing protections.