Section 31Sec./Art. 31

Employment of Agriculturists in the Government. - National government agencies concerned with agriculture activities shall ensure that all existing technical plantilla positions are occupied by registered agriculturists.

Registered agriculturists shall occupy all existing technical plantilla positions of provincial, city, and municipal agriculturist offices, including all agriculture technical positions therein. For purposes of this Act, a position is deemed to be technical when it primarily requires the professional knowledge and skills of a registered agriculturist based on the scope of practice provided in Section 26 of this Act. All faculty members of state universities and colleges (SUCs) teaching agricultural courses shall be registered agriculturists.

The Board shall assist in developing Position Classification Standards for relevant government plantilla positions in collaboration with the Civil Service Commission and other appropriate national and local government agencies.