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CA Govt Code § 18720.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Procedures|Section 18720.1.

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 general use by all state agencies. The department may designate an appointing power to review employment forms in accordance with Section 18654 and board rules. Each state agency shall use the standard forms. However, the department, or an appointing power designated by the department, may approve the use of a nonstandard form by a state agency if the information requested on the form is job-related and the forms and procedures to be used conform with federal and state law governing employment practices. Copies of nonstandard forms approved by a designated appointing power shall be transmitted to the department. Nonstandard forms proposed by a state agency shall be accompanied by a petition submitted by the agency which specifies the reasons why a nonstandard form is necessary to meet the agency’s needs.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 19. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18720.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Procedures|Section 18720.2.

18720.2.  The Department of Fair Employment and Housing 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 standard forms for general use by all state agencies. Each state agency shall use the standard forms. The department, however, may approve the use of a nonstandard form by a state agency based on a petition submitted by the agency which specifies the reasons why a nonstandard form is necessary to meet the agency’s needs.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1180, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 18720.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Procedures|Section 18720.3.

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 registration and employment practices. An agency shall not use a form which is not approved by either the department or by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 20. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18720.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Procedures|Section 18720.4.

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 Department of Fair Employment and Housing pursuant to this article.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 21. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18720.45 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Procedures|Section 18720.45.

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 with the state that prohibits that person from seeking or accepting any subsequent employment with the state.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 219. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 18720.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Procedures|Section 18720.5.

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 with Section 12960) of Part 2.8 of Division 3 of Title 2), except Sections 12975 and 12976 thereof, or to enforcement pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 18670) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 18700) of this chapter and Article 2 (commencing with Section 19700) of Chapter 10.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1180, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 18900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 18900.

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 held and who meet the minimum qualifications requisite to the performance of the duties of that position as prescribed by the specifications for the class or by rule.(b) The department may limit the size of candidate groups in entry-level and nonpromotional examinations when doing so would be in the best interest of the state and effective competition can occur among a smaller number of applicants.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 27. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 18900.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 18900.5.

18900.5.  For purposes of this part, “designated appointing power” means an appointing power designated by the department under Section 18930.5.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 28. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 18900.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 18900.6.

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 meets legal standards.(2) The class is used on a servicewide basis.(3) The class is broad and includes a number of distinct assignments.(4) It is in the best interest of the state to use skills-based certification.(b) For purposes of this section, “skills-based certification” means the creation of a unique certification list for each vacancy within a class. Skills-based certification is created by weighting the scores attained by competitors of all measured knowledge, skills, and abilities to reflect their relative importance to the job, as identified by a job analysis for each vacancy. Skills-based certification shall replace the single eligible list for a classification with a unique list of eligible individuals for each vacancy. Skills-based certification shall determine the order of individuals on a certification list; it shall not affect the rules for using certification lists.(c) The department shall also promulgate regulations specifying how skills-based certification shall be implemented. Among other things, these regulations shall include provisions to ensure fairness to all candidates and prevent improper manipulation.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 29. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 18901 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 18901.

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 eligibility, and shall remove all names from lists of eligibles not later than four years after the adoption of the lists that created their eligibility.Whenever an open or a promotional eligible list has fewer than three names of persons who are willing to accept employment, all names on the list may be removed even though one year has not elapsed from the date of the adoption of the list.(b) When a list of eligibles becomes exhausted for temporary or permanent employment before the legal expiration of the list, and a new list of eligibles for the same class is created by examination to supply the demands of the service, such new list shall become a part of the list of eligibles to be certified to the positions covered by the list. Those holding places on the prior list shall be given preference for appointment until such time as the prior list may automatically expire or all names are removed therefrom by action of the department. When the prior list has expired by reason of limitation of time, or the names have been removed therefrom by order of the department, then certification shall be made solely from the latter list.(c) The department or a designated appointing power shall include in the announcement of any examination that the list of eligibles secured thereby will expire not less than one but less than four years after the adoption of such list.(d) The department or a designated appointing power may make changes in its records to correct clerical errors both before and after the announcement of an eligible list; provided, that any changes of rank, or addition or subtraction of names, made on lists of eligibles because of clerical errors or reratings, shall not change the date of the adoption of such lists, nor give to any persons the right to claim beginning date of eligibility other than the date of the adoption of the original eligible list that created their eligibility.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 22. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18901.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 18901.5.

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 number of names remaining on the list in relation to the anticipated number of vacancies.(b) The qualifications of the eligibles.(c) The gender, ethnic, and disability composition of the eligibles remaining on the list.(d) The lack of unreasonable denial of a competitive opportunity for potential applicants.(e) The availability of alternative appointment options.(f) The modifications that have been made in the duties, responsibilities, and qualifications in the class specifications since the establishment of the eligible list.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 23. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18902 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 18902.

18902.  The department may divide the state into districts and departments and establish district eligible lists and departmental eligible lists therefor. A person on an eligible list or a departmental eligible list may be included in any other eligible or departmental eligible list on which he or she indicates a desire to be placed, when in the judgment of the department the best interests of the state are served thereby.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 24. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18903 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 18903.

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 have been legally laid off or demoted in lieu of layoff.(b) Within one year from the date of his or her resignation in good standing, or his or her voluntary demotion, the name of an employee who had probationary or permanent status may be placed on the general reemployment list with the consent of the appointing power and the department. The general reemployment list may also contain the names of persons placed thereon by the department in accordance with other provisions of this part.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 30. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 18904 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 18904.

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 employed in that state agency at the time of separation. There shall also be maintained a separate subdivisional reemployment list within a given state agency which shall consist of the names of persons employed in a subdivision of a state agency at the time of separation if subdivisions for that state agency have been set up with the approval of the Department of Human Resources for layoff purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 65. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18905 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 18905.

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 19997.3 and Department of Human Resources rules.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 66. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18906 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 18906.

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.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 25. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18930 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 2 - Examinations|Section 18930.

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 perform the duties of the class of position for which they seek appointment.Examinations for managerial positions, except for career executive assignments as defined in Section 18547, peace officers defined in subdivision (a) of Section 830.2 of the Penal Code, and managerial positions of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in the classes of State Forest Ranger IV and Assistant Deputy State Forester, shall be held on an open basis unless the appointing authority determines otherwise. “Managerial position” means those positions having the duties which are defined under “managerial employees” in subdivision (e) of Section 3513. When an open examination is administered for a noncareer executive assignment managerial position, the names of the applicants who pass the examination with a passing score shall be placed on one list and ranked in the relative order of the examination score received.Examinations may be assembled or unassembled, written or oral, or in the form of a demonstration of skill, or any combination of these; and any investigation of character, personality, education, and experience and any tests of intelligence, capacity, technical knowledge, manual skill, or physical fitness which the department deems are appropriate, may be employed.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 26. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18930.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 2 - Examinations|Section 18930.5.

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. No later than January 1, 1987, the board shall authorize or assess the ability of appointing powers to design, announce, or administer designated examinations for the establishment of employment lists. The board may audit examinations and order corrective action or nullify any examination or parts thereof which have been conducted improperly.(b) A designated appointing power may contract with the department or another designated appointing power for the purpose of designing, publicizing, or administering an examination. The department shall charge designated appointing powers an amount sufficient to recover the costs to the department of these services and, pursuant to Section 11255, the Controller shall transfer to the department any moneys owed to the department by any designated appointing power for charges due under this subdivision.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 24, Sec. 4. (SB 83) Effective June 27, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 18931 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 2 - Examinations|Section 18931.

18931.  (a) The board shall establish minimum qualifications for determining the fitness and qualifications of employees for each class of position. The department may require applicants for examination or appointment to provide documentation as it deems necessary to establish the applicants’ qualifications.(b) Whenever the law requires that an applicant for a position as a peace officer be screened to ensure that the applicant is free from emotional and mental impairment, the department or the designated appointing authority shall undertake such screening subject to the applicant’s right to appeal to the board.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 31. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 18932 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 2 - Examinations|Section 18932.

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 a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, and for trainee positions the board may establish minimum and maximum age limits.The board, for positions involving public safety or having the powers and duties of a peace officer, shall adopt maximum age limitations for any civil service examination where it can be demonstrated that the age limitation in question is a “bona fide occupational qualification” as provided by the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. Secs. 621 et seq.). The board shall waive those age limits for persons competing in examinations on a promotional basis.Any person possessing all the minimum qualifications for any state position is eligible, regardless of his or her age, to take any civil service examination given for that position, except as provided in this section.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 453) by Stats. 1990, Ch. 478, Sec. 9.)
CA Govt Code § 18933 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 2 - Examinations|Section 18933.

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. The announcement shall include the following:(1) The date and place of the examination.(2) The nature of the minimum qualifications.(3) The general scope of the examination.(4) The relative weight of its several parts if more than one type of test is to be utilized.(5) Any other information the department deems proper.(b) The department shall notify the Department of Veterans Affairs when any promotional examination for the establishment of an eligible list is announced or advertised to eligible candidates. The notification shall state the job position and include all of the information listed in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 32. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 18934 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 4 - Employment Lists|ARTICLE 2 - Examinations|Section 18934.

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. Applications shall be accepted free of any charge to the applicant. Filed applications and all other examination materials, including examination questions and any written material, are the property of the department and are confidential records not open to inspection except as provided by law.(2) The application shall include a place for listing volunteer experience and that experience shall be considered if it is relevant to the position being applied for and shall state that relevant volunteer experience will be given consideration as qualifying experience for state employment.(b) Whenever the department or a designated appointing power receives an application for examination that was filed online, the department, or the designated appointing power, shall do all of the following:(1) Provide the electronic communication address of the department or the electronic communication address of the designated appointing power to the applicant.(2) Contact the applicant using electronic communication instead of postal mail, unless the applicant specifically requests otherwise.(3) Inform the applicant that he or she will be provided with employment inquiry notifications and his or her score and rank on the examination using electronic communication, unless the applicant specifically requests to be notified using postal mail.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2017.(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 266, Sec. 2. (AB 1820) Effective January 1, 2015. Section operative July 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)