(a) Legislative findings and intent. —
(1) The Tax Division of the Department of Revenue has approximately one hundred vacancies. The Legislature finds that the division has long had difficulty filling positions which are essential to efficiently and effectively administering, collecting and enforcing the tax laws of this state. The Legislature finds that, to address this problem, the hiring and retention processes of the division must be streamlined to effectively and efficiently meet personnel needs while still affording applicants and employees the due process protections of classified service.