(1) Only a public officer or a public employee upon whom the public officer has delegated authority shall, consistent with law, take actions, including, but not limited to:

(a) Selecting state employees;

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(b) Approving position descriptions, performance standards, or salary adjustments for state employees; and
(c) Hiring, promoting, disciplining, demoting, and dismissing a state employee.
(2) Only a public officer shall, consistent with law, commission and appoint state officers.