Del. Code 29, § 5902 : State Government — Merit System Of Personnel Administration — Definitions And Exclusions — General purpose Date: 2 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through 2016 Legislative Session, Act 399 The general purpose of this chapter is to establish for this State a system of personnel administration based on merit principles and scientific methods governing the employees of the State in the classified service consistent with the right of public employees to organize under Chapter 13 of Title 19. Del. C. § 5902 29 Del. C. 1953, § 5902; 55 Del. Laws, c. 443, § 1; 56 Del. Laws, c. 376, § 2.;