California · Government Code

GOV §19857: (a) The appointing power of any officer or employee not a member of the civil service may promulgate regulations governing vacations for these officers or employees.

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This statute authorizes appointing officers to set vacation regulations for non-civil-service employees and specifies that certain state executive positions do not accrue paid leave.

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(a) The appointing power of any officer or employee not a member of the civil service may promulgate regulations governing vacations for these officers or employees. In the absence of these regulations, the rules of the department relating to the regulation and methods of accumulation of vacation for civil service employees shall govern. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no paid leave including, but not limited to, vacation, annual leave, and sick leave shall be accrued by state officers in the following positions: (1) Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. (2) Director of the Office of Administrative Law. (3) Director of Emergency Medical Services Authority. (4) Executive Director of the Office of Criminal Justice Planning. (5) Director of the California Conservation Corps. (6) Director of the Arts Council. The department may adopt regulations for the application of this provision to similar positions established in the future.

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