California

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• § 18591 — The “state civil service” includes state officers and employees, appointed or employed by or under the Adult Authority or the Director of Corrections, and who are engaged exclusively in the administra
• § 18592 — The “state civil service” shall include all fire protection personnel employed at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Los Alamitos.
• § 18596 — The “state civil service” shall include all personnel appointed or employed in the Bureau of Pupil Personnel Services in the Division of Instruction of the Department of Education.
• § 18596.5 — The “state civil service” shall include all vocational education personnel appointed or employed in the State Department of Education, who are now excluded because they are engaged in work financed in
• § 18597 — The “state civil service” shall include all teachers who have been employed for a period of six months at the Orientation Center for the Blind who are now excluded under subdivision (i) of Article VII
• § 18599 — The “state civil service” shall include all personnel appointed or employed in the Bureau of National Defense Education Act Administration of the Department of Education.
• § 18599.5 — (a) The “state civil service” does not include a California Science and Technology Policy Fellow provided by the California Council on Science and Technology and duly authorized by an executed memoran
• § 18599.8 — (a) The “state civil service” does not include a policy fellow provided by an association.
• § 186 — (a) As used in succeeding subdivisions of this section “public domain” refers to such portion of the public domain of the State of California as is contiguous to the portion of the Klamath River betwe
• § 18650 — The annual salary of each member of the board is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3.
• § 18651 — The board may appoint and fix the compensation of a secretary and such other personnel as is necessary to carry out and perform the powers, duties, purposes, functions and jurisdiction of the board.
• § 18652 — The board shall secure such suitable and convenient offices, examination rooms and accommodations throughout the State as may be required for the public convenience and furnish heat, and light them fo
• § 18653 — The board shall meet in Sacramento as often as the needs of the public service may require and in such other places as it may designate.
• § 18654 — The intention of the Legislature is hereby declared to be that the executive officer shall perform and discharge under the direction and control of the board the powers, duties, purposes, functions, a
• § 18654.5 — The executive officer shall administer the civil service statutes and rules, subject to the right of appeal to the board.
• § 18655 — When any person selected to assist in examinations or to serve as an authorized representative or referee of the board or the department is employed by the State in some other capacity, it is a part o
• § 18656 — The Attorney General shall render such opinions to and represent the board or any member in such matters as may be requested by the board or any such member.
• § 18660 — Pursuant to Section 3 of Article VII of the California Constitution, the board shall establish rules implementing and enforcing the merit principle in the state civil service system.
• § 18661 — (a) The board may conduct an audit of any appointing authority’s personnel practices to ensure compliance with the civil service laws and board regulations.
• § 18662 — (a) The board shall determine the total annual cost associated with the board’s audit authority.
• § 18670 — The board may hold hearings and make investigations concerning all matters relating to the enforcement and effect of this part and rules prescribed under this part and under Section 3254.
• § 18671 — Such hearings and investigations may be conducted by the board, any member, or any authorized representative of the board.
• § 18671.1 — (a) If a hearing or investigation is conducted by the board or its authorized representative in regard to an appeal by an employee, the hearing or investigation shall be commenced within a reasonable
• § 18671.2 — (a) The board shall determine the total cost to the state of maintaining and operating the hearing office of the board, in advance or upon any other basis as it may determine, utilizing information fr
• § 18672 — (a) Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum may be issued for attendance at a hearing and for production of documents at any reasonable time and place.
• § 18672.1 — (a) A person served with a subpoena or a subpoena duces tecum may object to its terms by a motion for a protective order, including a motion to quash made orally to the board or its authorized represe
• § 18673 — If a witness does not reside within 100 miles of the place where the hearing or investigation is held, is out of the state or is too infirm to attend the hearing or investigation, any party thereto at
• § 18674 — Witnesses at a hearing or investigation are entitled to the same fees as are allowed witnesses in civil cases in courts of record.
• § 18675 — (a) All hearings and investigations authorized by this part shall be governed by this part and by rules of practice and procedure adopted by the board.
• § 18676 — When ordered to do so, a witness shall not be excused from testifying or from producing any documentary evidence in that investigation or hearing upon the ground that the testimony or documentary evid
• § 18677 — A person who claims and is granted immunity prior to testimony or the production of books or papers, shall not be prosecuted, punished, or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of a
• § 18678 — Any person served with a subpena to appear and testify or to produce books or papers issued in the course of any such investigation or hearing who disobeys or neglects to obey such subpena is guilty o
• § 18679 — The board and any person authorized by it to conduct a hearing or investigation is the head of a department within the meaning of Article 2, Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2.
• § 18680 — The remedy provided in Sections 11186 to 11188 inclusive is cumulative, and does not impair or interfere with either the power of the board or its authorized representative to conduct the hearing or i
• § 18681 — Whenever any matter is pending before the board involving a dispute between one or more employees and an appointing power and the parties to such dispute agree upon a settlement or adjustment thereof,
• § 18682 — Whenever any employee, department, or other person, actively interested in a matter before the board and in connection with which it is holding a hearing, requests that the board make findings, then t
• § 18683 — (a) Whenever any employee, department, or other person actively interested in a matter before the board and for which a hearing will be or has been held, requests that the board prepare a transcript,
• § 18701 — The board shall prescribe, amend, and repeal rules in accordance with law for the administration and enforcement of this part and other sections of this code over which the board is specifically assig
• § 18702 — The board shall create and adjust classes of positions in the state civil service in accordance with Article VII of the Constitution and this part.
• § 18703 — The board shall provide for dismissals, demotions, suspensions, and other adverse action for or in the state civil service in accordance with Article VII of the Constitution and this part.
• § 18706 — The board may make agreements with personnel agencies in other jurisdictions, political subdivisions, and state agencies excepted from the state civil service.
• § 18707 — The board and the Department of Human Resources may enter into agreements to make available their services and facilities, upon request, to any county, city, district or other subdivision of the state
• § 18708 — The board shall cooperate with the Director of Finance, the Department of Human Resources, the Controller, and other state agencies in matters not covered by this part and not inconsistent with this p
• § 18710 — All orders and decisions of the board made pursuant to Article VII of the California Constitution or this part shall be obeyed by and are binding upon all parties to a proceeding before it, including,
• § 18711 — The board and the Department of Human Resources may join associations of personnel agencies having as their purpose the interchanging or supplying of information relating to the technique of personnel
• § 18714 — (a) Nothing in this part shall preclude the Department of Human Resources from providing by rule for a system of adjusting employee grievances which shall be administered within the departments before
• § 18717 — (a) The board shall develop objective criteria for determining the application of the state safety category of membership in the Public Employees’ Retirement System to positions in the state civil ser
• § 18720 — The employment procedures of the department and of each state agency shall conform to the federal and state laws governing employment practices, including the use of employment forms.
• § 18720.1 — The department shall be responsible for the collection and review of all employment forms used by state agencies for civil service employment and for the development of standard employment forms for g
• § 18720.2 — The Civil Rights Department shall collect and review all other forms used by state agencies for employment, and occupational licensing and registration, to ensure conformance to law and to develop sta
• § 18720.3 — Each state agency is responsible for ensuring that the employment application forms, and occupational licensing and registration forms, used by the agency conform to federal and state laws governing r
• § 18720.4 — State agencies shall exhaust existing supplies of forms which conform with federal and state law before using any new form approved by the department or the Civil Rights Department pursuant to this ar
• § 18720.45 — Employment forms used by a state agency shall require a person applying for employment to disclose whether the person has entered into an agreement with the state regarding any previous employment wit
• § 18720.5 — A violation of this article shall constitute an unlawful employment practice which is subject to the enforcement provisions of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Chapter 7 (commencing wit
• § 18800 — The board shall create and adjust classes of positions in the State civil service.
• § 18801.1 — The Department of Human Resources shall designate managerial positions, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 3513, and shall report those designations to the board annually.
• § 18802 — From time to time as it deems necessary, the board may establish additional classes and divide, combine, alter, or abolish existing classes.
• § 18804 — Upon the reallocation of a position, other than by action of the board under Section 18802, the incumbent of the position shall not thereby gain status in the new class.
• § 18806 — The classification title or a code symbol approved by the board shall be used in all communications relating to personnel and in all budget and financial records.
• § 18900 — (a) Eligible lists shall be established as a result of free competitive examinations open to persons who lawfully may be appointed to any position within the class for which these examinations are hel
• § 18900.5 — For purposes of this part, “designated appointing power” means an appointing power designated by the department under Section 18930.
• § 18900.6 — (a) The department may authorize the use of skills-based certification for information technology classifications if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) There is a job analysis that mee
• § 18901 — (a) The department may remove all names from open and promotional eligible lists after they have remained thereon for more than one year from the date of the adoption of the lists that created their e
• § 18901.5 — Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 18901, the department may authorize the retention of eligibles on an employment list for an indefinite period of time based on the following factors: (a) The
• § 18902 — The department may divide the state into districts and departments and establish district eligible lists and departmental eligible lists therefor.
• § 18903 — (a) For each class there shall be maintained a general reemployment list consisting of the names of all persons who have occupied positions with probationary or permanent status in the class and who h
• § 18904 — For each class there shall be maintained a separate departmental reemployment list within a given state agency, which shall consist of the names of persons on the general reemployment list but employe
• § 18905 — The order in which names appear on reemployment lists shall be determined by the relative order of the scores determined as for layoff in accordance with Section 19997.
• § 18906 — Any name, after a period of five consecutive years, shall be removed from the reemployment lists for the class unless the period is extended by action of the department.
• § 18930 — Examinations for the establishment of eligible lists shall be competitive and of such character as fairly to test and determine the qualifications, fitness, and ability of competitors actually to perf
• § 18930.1 — The department shall establish best practices for each aspect of the design, announcement, and administration of examinations for the purpose of increasing diversity of applicant pools on employment l
• § 18930.5 — (a) The department may designate an appointing power to design, announce, or administer examinations for the establishment of employment lists in accordance with Section 18654 and board rule.
• § 18931 — (a) The board shall establish minimum qualifications for determining the fitness and qualifications of employees for each class of position, including education, experience, knowledge, and abilities t
• § 18932 — The board shall not establish any minimum or maximum age limits for any civil service examination, except in the cases of positions involving public health or safety or having the powers and duties of
• § 18933 — (a) Within a reasonable time before the scheduled date, the department or a designated appointing power shall announce or advertise examinations for the establishment of eligible lists.
• § 18934 — (a) (1) Every applicant for examination shall file an application with the department or a designated appointing power as directed in the examination announcement.
• § 18935 — (a) The department or a designated appointing power may refuse to examine, or after examination may refuse to declare as eligible, or may withhold or withdraw from an eligible list, before the appoint
• § 18936 — The final earned rating of each person competing in any examination shall be determined by the weighted average of the earned ratings on all phases of the examination, according to the weights for eac
• § 18937 — The passing mark for an examination may be other than the true percentage or average published as a part of the announcement of the examination, if deemed by the department or a designated appointing
• § 18938 — The department or a designated appointing power may issue certificates of competence to candidates who are successful in certain phases of examinations involving a particular knowledge, ability, or sk
• § 18938.5 — When the employment list resulting from examination has been established, each competitor shall be notified in writing of the results of the examination.
• § 18938.6 — The department or designated appointing power shall provide for the inspection of examination papers for all written test competitors.
• § 18939 — The department or a designated appointing power may receive applications, conduct examinations, and create eligible lists on a continual basis consistent with board rules.
• § 18940 — Any applicant for examination may request reasonable accommodation for a disability or sincerely held religious belief pursuant to the Fair Employment and Housing Act or any other applicable law.
• § 18941 — Any former state employee who was dismissed from state service pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 19500) of Division 5 of this part may petition the department to be permitted to take a ci
• § 18950 — (a) Vacancies in positions shall be filled insofar as consistent with the best interests of the state from among employees holding positions in appropriate classes, and appropriate promotional lists s
• § 18950.1 — Notwithstanding any other law, full-time employees of the state who are exempt from state civil service pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, shall be
• § 18951 — The board, department, and each state agency and employee shall encourage economy and efficiency in and devotion to state service by encouraging promotional advancement of employees showing willingnes
• § 18951.5 — (a) In an examination held on an open, nonpromotional basis under Section 18950, a competitor who has served at least one full year in, or who is a graduate of, the California Conservation Corps, and
• § 18952 — Any employee who feels aggrieved at any action taken by any superior or fellow employee in discouraging or in any manner hindering or preventing him from taking any examination or any other action whi
• § 18954 — In any promotional examinations for positions in the California Highway Patrol, there shall be allowed to each competitor an additional credit for merit, efficiency and fitness of one-quarter of a poi
• § 18955 — Examinations for those classes designated as supervisory level peace officers in the Department of Corrections and Youth Authority, with respect to those peace officers enumerated in Section 830.
• § 18973 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Veteran” has the same meaning as defined in Section 18540.
• § 18973.1 — Whenever any veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran achieves a passing score on an entrance examination, he or she shall be ranked in the top rank of the r
• § 18973.5 — (a) For purposes of this article, an entrance examination is any open competitive examination.
• § 18974.5 — Any member of the Armed Forces who successfully passes any state civil service examination and whose name as a result is placed on an employment list and who within 12 months after the establishment o
• § 18975 — Periods of service in the recognized military service shall be counted by the department and designated appointing authority as qualifying experience upon a showing by the veteran that the veteran’s s
• § 18976 — (a) Request for and proof of eligibility for veterans’ preference shall be submitted by the veteran to the department or designated appointing authority conducting the employment examination.
• § 18977 — Where experience is required as a minimum qualification for any civil service examination, a person, who is or has been on military leave from a state civil service or exempt position or from a positi
• § 18979 — (a) In making appointments to positions performing the duties of disabled veterans’ outreach program representatives in the disabled veterans’ outreach program or successor program of the Employment D
• § 18990 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, persons employed by the Legislature for two or more consecutive years shall be given an opportunity, upon request, to obtain civil service appoi
• § 18991 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, persons retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active military duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged
• § 18992 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, persons holding, for two or more consecutive years, nonelected exempt positions in the executive branch of government as defined in subdivisions
• § 18993 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a legislative or nonelected exempt executive branch employee who is appointed to a career executive assignment pursuant to Section 18990 or 18992, shall
• § 19 — “County” includes city and county.
• § 19050 — The appointing power in all cases not excepted or exempted by virtue of Article VII of the Constitution shall fill positions by appointment, including cases of transfers, reinstatements, promotions, a
• § 19050.2 — (a) Subject to the approval of the board, the appointing authority may enter into arrangements with personnel agencies in other jurisdictions for the purpose of exchanging services and effecting trans
• § 19050.3 — Transfer of an employee from a position under one appointing power to a position under another appointing power may be made, subject to board rule.
• § 19050.4 — A transfer may be accomplished without examination pursuant to board rules.
• § 19050.5 — Notwithstanding Section 3517.
• § 19050.7 — Whenever any position is changed by the adoption of new, different or additional machines or processes while the purpose or product is the same or similar in nature, any civil service employee affecte
• § 19050.8 — The board may prescribe rules governing the temporary assignment or loan of employees within an agency or between agencies for a period not to exceed two years or between jurisdictions for a period no
• § 19050.9 — Whenever a function or the administration of a law is transferred from one state agency to another state agency, all persons serving in the state civil service and engaged in the performance of the fu
• § 19051 — Civil service appointments shall only be made to a class that is appropriate for the duties, functions, and responsibilities that will be performed.
• § 19052 — Whenever a vacancy in any position is to be filled and not by transfer, demotion, or reinstatement, the appointing power shall provide any information the department requests, including the classifica
• § 19054 — Except as provided in Section 19054.
• § 19054.1 — When an examination for a managerial position is conducted on an open and promotional basis, the names of eligibles shall be placed on one list and ranked in relative order of the examination scores r
• § 19055 — The department may, consistent with board rules, provide for certification of names from appropriate employment lists of the same or higher level in the event an employment list is not available for t
• § 19056 — If the appointment is to be made from a departmental reemployment list or subdivisional reemployment list, unless either one is used as an appropriate employment list, the person standing highest shal
• § 19056.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision in this part, if the appointment is to be made from a general reemployment list, the names of the three persons with the highest standing on the list shall be certi
• § 19057.1 — (a) Except for reemployment lists and State Restriction of Appointment lists, when an appointing power seeks to fill a vacant position by using an employment list, the department shall provide the app
• § 19057.2 — (a) An appointing power, before offering employment to an applicant, shall provide the applicant with an explanation of the benefits that accompany state service in the form of the materials described
• § 19057.3 — (a) For a position in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, there shall be certified to the appointing power the names and addresses of all those eligibles for peace officer and closely al
• § 19058 — When there is no employment list from which a position may be filled, the appointing power, with the consent of the department, may fill the position by temporary appointment.
• § 19059 — A person who does not possess the minimum qualifications for the class to which the position belongs shall not be appointed under a temporary appointment.
• § 19061 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person appointed to a trade-rate apprentice class in the Office of State Printing shall be appointed to the appropriate journeyman trade-rate class upon c
• § 19062 — If there are no vacancies in the appropriate journeyman trade-rate class, the employee completing an apprenticeship under Section 19061 shall be afforded the opportunity to elect one of the following:
• § 19062.3 — An employee holding a full- or part-time appointment shall be entitled to the amount of employment specified at the time of the appointment, subject to provisions of law and rule governing work force
• § 19062.5 — The department may establish eligibility requirements governing movement of employees between full-time, part-time, and intermittent positions.
• § 19063 — (a) Any person receiving state public assistance under the CalWORKs program (Article 3.
• § 19063.1 — Each state agency that intends to establish qualified hiring pools, as defined by the department, for seasonal or entry level nontesting class employment shall notify the Employment Development Depart
• § 19063.2 — Each state agency that has an open seasonal or entry level nontesting class position, but does not have a qualified hiring pool, shall notify the Employment Development Department or its delegate in t
• § 19063.3 — This article may be waived by the Governor, if requested to do so by the state agency involved, in order to address an emergency which threatens the public health or safety, the state’s natural resour
• § 19063.4 — If no public assistance recipient applies for an opening within the time limits established by this article, the state agency may fill the opening with a person not receiving public assistance.
• § 19063.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, participation in a seasonal or entry level nontesting class vacancy by a public assistance recipient shall be voluntary only, and in no event shall any pers
• § 19063.8 — Any seasonal or entry level nontesting classifications specifically designed to support a program to train students, as determined by the department, to the extent that they are authorized as of the e
• § 19080 — Whenever an appointing power requires the appointment of a person on a limited term basis, the request for certification shall state the duration of the position.
• § 19080.3 — Limited term appointments shall be made only for temporary staffing needs and shall not individually or consecutively exceed one year, provided that the board may authorize limited term appointments o
• § 19080.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 19080.
• § 19081 — Eligibles shall be certified in accordance with their position on the appropriate employment list and their willingness to accept appointment to such position as “limited term employees.
• § 19082 — The department may provide for the establishment, maintenance, and use of preferred limited-term lists.
• § 19083 — Limited-term employees shall be subject to such conditions affecting appointment, status, tenure and separation during and after employment as the board by rule determines, including providing for the
• § 19100.5 — Whenever the appointing power requires the appointment of a person to a position requiring the performance of work on an intermittent or irregular time basis, the request for certification shall state
• § 19101 — The department or a designated appointing authority may establish employment lists from which intermittent appointments may be made.
• § 19130 — The purpose of this article is to establish standards for the use of personal services contracts.
• § 19131 — Any state agency proposing to execute a contract pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19130 shall notify the State Personnel Board of its intention.
• § 19132 — (a) The State Personnel Board, at the request of an employee organization that represents state employees, shall review the adequacy of any proposed or executed contract that is of a type enumerated i
• § 19133 — (a) Any state agency may enter into an agreement with any public or private institution of higher education in California, nonprofit campus foundation, or state higher education foundation to provide
• § 19134 — (a) Personal services contracts entered into by a state agency in accordance with Section 19130 for persons providing janitorial and housekeeping services, custodians, food service workers, laundry wo
• § 19135 — (a) If a contract is disapproved by action of the board or its delegate, a state agency shall immediately discontinue that contract unless ordered otherwise by the board or its delegate.
• § 19140 — (a) In addition to reinstatement required under any other section, an appointing power may, in his or her discretion, reinstate any person having probationary or permanent status who was separated fro
• § 19140.5 — This section applies only to a permanent employee, or an employee who previously had permanent status and who, since receiving permanent status, has had no break in the continuity of state service due
• § 19141 — (a) This section applies only to an employee in an exempt position who previously had permanent status in the civil service.
• § 19141.1 — (a) This section only applies to employees in an exempt position who have reinstatement rights to their former positions under Section 19141.
• § 19142 — (a) Every person accepts and holds a position in the state civil service subject to mandatory reinstatement of another person.
• § 19143 — At the termination of any temporary separation, except termination of a permanent or probationary employee by layoff and termination by displacement, as defined in regulation, the employee shall be re
• § 19144 — Subject to Sections 21223 and 21224, a person who has retired from state civil service may be employed temporarily in a civil service position at any time following retirement, provided that the posit
• § 19170 — (a) The board shall establish the length of the probationary period for each class to be six months, unless the board establishes a longer period of not more than one year.
• § 19171 — The service of a probationary period is required under the following circumstances: (a) when an employee enters or is promoted in the state civil service by permanent appointment from an employment li
• § 19172 — During the probationary period the appointing power shall evaluate the work and efficiency of a probationer in the manner and at such periods as the department rules may require.
• § 19173 — (a) Any probationer may be rejected by the appointing power during the probationary period for reasons relating to the probationer’s qualifications, the good of the service, or failure to demonstrate
• § 19175 — The board at the written request of a rejected probationer, filed within 15 calendar days of the effective date of rejection, may investigate with or without a hearing the reasons for rejection.
• § 19175.1 — The board, upon the written request of a probationer who has been rejected for medical reasons only, may restore the name of the rejected probationer to the employment list from which his name origina
• § 19175.2 — The board, upon the written request of a probationer who has been rejected after appointment from a general re-employment list, shall restore the name of the rejected probationer to the re-employment
• § 19175.5 — Subject to board rule an appointing power may cancel or withdraw a notice of rejection of a probationer.
• § 19180 — If the board restores a rejected probationer to his or her position it shall direct the payment of salary to the employee for such period of time as the rejection was improperly in effect.
• § 19200 — Whenever the United States is engaged in war or whenever the department finds that an emergency exists in connection with the national defense, the department may authorize duration examinations and e
• § 19230 — The Legislature hereby declares that: (a) It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable individuals with a disability to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state and to
• § 19231 — As used in this article, “individual with a disability” means any individual who has a physical or mental disability as defined in Section 12926.
• § 19232 — Each state agency shall be responsible for establishing an effective affirmative action program to ensure individuals with a disability, who are capable of remunerative employment, access to positions
• § 19233 — The department shall be responsible for the following: (a) Outline specific actions to improve the representation of individuals with a disability in the state workforce and to ensure equal and fair e
• § 19234 — Each state agency shall annually review its hiring activities designed to achieve the employment objectives established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19233 to determine if any category of ind
• § 19236 — The department shall provide technical assistance, statewide advocacy, coordination, and monitoring of plans to overcome any underrepresentation determined pursuant to Section 19234.
• § 19237 — On or before November 15 of each year, the department shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on the current activity, future plans, and past accomplishments of the overall employment program
• § 19238 — (a) By December 31, 2025, the department, shall report to the Legislature on all of the following: (1) The number of persons with disabilities hired by each appointing power during the three-year peri
• § 19240 — (a) The department, consistent with board rules, shall be responsible for the administration of the Limited Examination and Appointment Program.
• § 19241 — (a) The department, consistent with board rules, shall be responsible for the implementation of this chapter, which may provide for the establishment of eligibility criteria for participation, special
• § 19242 — (a) The department or its designee shall conduct competitive examinations to determine the qualifications and readiness of persons with disabilities for state employment.
• § 19242.1 — An appointment to a position for the purpose of completing a job performance evaluation shall be known as an examination appointment.
• § 19242.2 — The department or its designee shall create a referral list containing the names of persons with disabilities who meet eligibility criteria for participation and the minimum qualifications of the job
• § 19242.4 — All examination appointments to positions under the Limited Examination and Appointment Program shall be made on a temporary and provisional basis to allow candidates to demonstrate their ability to p
• § 19242.6 — Candidates serving in positions under the Limited Examination and Appointment Program shall not acquire permanent civil service status but shall receive the same salary and benefits to which other sta
• § 19242.8 — The department or its designee shall develop evaluation standards which are appropriate tests of fitness for the job classification.
• § 19242.9 — Upon failure of the appointing power to terminate the appointment of the candidate within 30 days following the end of the job examination period, it shall be presumed that the candidate has qualified
• § 19243 — Upon successful completion of the job examination period, the candidate shall have qualified in the examination.
• § 19243.2 — With the approval of the department, the appointing power may shorten or extend the duration of the job examination period.
• § 19243.4 — Upon unsuccessful completion of the job examination period, the appointing power may terminate the appointment of the candidate in accordance with board rule.
• § 19244 — Applicants for and candidates in the Limited Examination and Appointment Program examination process may appeal in accordance with board rule any of the following actions: (a) A refusal to certify eli
• § 19251.5 — All state employees and employees of the University of California and the California State University shall have the right to communicate with Members and employees of the Legislature.
• § 19253 — Subject to approval by the department, an appointing power with the concurrence or at the request of an employee may request the voluntary demotion of such employee to a vacant position.
• § 19253.5 — (a) An appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the appointing power to evaluate the capacity of the employee to perform t
• § 19257 — Any person acting in good faith in accepting an appointment or employment contrary to this part or the rules prescribed hereunder, shall be paid by the appointing power the compensation promised by or
• § 19257.5 — Where the appointment of an employee has been made and accepted in good faith, but where the appointment would not have been made but for some mistake of law or fact that if known to the parties would
• § 19261 — (a) The Department of Human Resources may establish standards of health and safety in state agencies and may develop a comprehensive health and safety program designed to improve the efficiency and ra
• § 19400 — It is the intent of this article to establish and maintain an effective upward mobility program for state employees in low-paying occupations.
• § 19401 — All appointing authorities of state government shall establish an effective program of upward mobility for employees in low-paying occupational groups.
• § 19402 — (a) (1) All upward mobility programs shall include annual goals that include the number of employees expected to progress from entry-level positions to higher level technical, professional, and admini
• § 19403 — The department shall, in cooperation with appointing authorities, establish bridging classifications and career ladders to provide upward mobility from jobs in low-paying occupations to technical, pro
• § 19405 — The department shall annually submit a report to the Legislature on the performance of each appointing authority and agency in state government in meeting its obligations under this article.
• § 19406 — The State Personnel Board shall prepare written guidelines for implementation of the upward mobility program described in this article within six months from the effective date of this article.