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CA Govt Code § 19991.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Days and Hours of Work|ARTICLE 11 - Absences|Section 19991.7.

19991.7.  (a) For civil service employees employed in positions requiring teaching certification qualifications appointing powers may grant educational leave to attend study sessions at accredited schools, colleges or programs recommended by a trade advisory council for the purpose of receiving further instruction in pedagogy, vocational education, mental health or related fields. Such educational leave shall be granted with pay and credited to the employee by accumulation at the rate of 11/4 days for each month worked. Employees on educational leave shall maintain their merit salary adjustment date and shall receive credit for vacation, sick leave, educational leave or any other benefit which would normally accrue during such work period. The time when educational leave shall be taken shall be determined by the appointing power of the employee. The department shall provide by rule for the regulation, accumulation and transfer of educational leave and shall prescribe the methods by which employees leaving the employment of one state agency and entering the employment of another state agency may receive proper credit for their accumulated educational leave privileges.(b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)
CA Govt Code § 19991.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Days and Hours of Work|ARTICLE 11 - Absences|Section 19991.8.

19991.8.  During any state military emergency and subject to department rule, an appointing power may grant a leave of absence without pay to a permanent or probationary employee under his or her jurisdiction to:(a) Engage in civilian warwork pursuant to mandatory order of the agency of the United States or of the state having authority to make that order.(b) Assume active duty in the United States merchant marine.(c) Assume other duty rather than active duty to fulfill a military obligation pursuant to mandatory order of the agency of the United States or of the state having authority to make such order.(d) Assume active full-time duty for the American Red Cross.Such a leave shall not exceed the period authorized in the order.Such a leave assures to the employee reinstatement pursuant to Section 19143.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 466, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 19991.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Days and Hours of Work|ARTICLE 11 - Absences|Section 19991.9.

19991.9.  Any permanent state civil service employee or an employee serving under another appointment who previously had permanent status and who, since that permanent status, has had no break in the continuity of his or her state service, who served in the armed forces, and who is eligible because of that service for education or training under applicable state or federal law shall upon application to his or her appointing power be granted an educational leave of absence without pay for the period during which he or she receives that education or training and for three months thereafter. In order for that leave to be granted or to remain in effect, the employee must enroll for a minimum of 10 credit hours of post-high-school grade or the equivalent amount of work on high school level each school year. No such leave shall remain in effect for longer than four years and three months of school attendance. A leave so granted assures to the employee a right of return pursuant to Section 19143.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 466, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 19991.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Days and Hours of Work|ARTICLE 11 - Absences|Section 19991.10.

19991.10.  Where there exists no statutory authority to grant a paid leave of absence, no paid leave of absence shall exceed five working days without prior approval of the department. This section shall not be construed to provide or create any classification of paid leave of absence.For the purposes of this section, a paid leave of absence does not include a paid leave authorized by Sections 1230.1, 3518.5, 3522.7, 19252, 19253.5, 19775, 19775.1, 19848, 19853, 19854, 19858.1, 19859, 19863, 19871, 19886.1, 19991.3, and 19991.7 of this code or Section 4800 of the Labor Code.If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 828, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 19991.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Days and Hours of Work|ARTICLE 11 - Absences|Section 19991.11.

19991.11.  (a) Subject to subdivision (c), an appointing power shall grant to an employee, who has exhausted all available sick leave, the following leaves of absence with pay:(1) A leave of absence, not exceeding 30 days in a one-year period, to an employee who is an organ donor, for the purpose of donating the employee’s organ to another person.(2) A leave of absence, not exceeding five days in a one-year period, to an employee who is a bone marrow donor, for the purpose of donating the employee’s bone marrow to another person.(b) Subject to subdivision (c), an appointing power shall grant an additional unpaid leave of absence, not exceeding 30 business days in a one-year period, to an employee who has exhausted all available sick leave and is an organ donor for the purpose of donating the employee’s organ to another person.(c) In order to receive a leave of absence pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), an employee shall provide written verification to the appointing power that the employee is an organ or bone marrow donor and that there is a medical necessity for the donation of the organ or bone marrow.(d) Any period of time during which an employee is required to be absent from the employee’s position by reason of being an organ or bone marrow donor is not a break in the employee’s continuous service for the purpose of the employee’s right to salary adjustments, sick leave, vacation, annual leave, or seniority.(e) If an employee is unable to return to work beyond the time or period that the employee is granted leave pursuant to this section, the employee shall be paid any vacation balance, annual leave balance, or accumulated compensable overtime. The payment shall be computed by projecting the accumulated time on a calendar basis as though the employee was taking time off. If, during the period of projection, the employee is able to return to work, the employee shall be returned to the employee’s former position as defined in Section 18522.(f) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that, if those provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 316, Sec. 3. (AB 1223) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Govt Code § 19991.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 2.5 - Days and Hours of Work|ARTICLE 11 - Absences|Section 19991.14.

19991.14.  (a) If a retired state employee dies from a nonwork-related illness or injury within 12 months of retirement, a request may be made to his or her employer to allow state employees to donate leave credits to a leave bank. This donated leave, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), shall be cashed out to the person designated to receive the deceased employee’s leave balance. Donations shall be accepted for 30 days following approval of the request, except as specified in subdivision (b).(b) This section shall apply retroactively to any employee who retired on or after December 1, 2009. Any leave donations for a retired state employee who died on or before December 31, 2010, shall be accepted until January 31, 2011.(c) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) “Leave” includes annual leave, vacation, holiday, personal leave, or excess leave.(2) “Retired state employee” means any retired state employee who at the time of retirement was a member of a collective bargaining unit that had bargained for a survivor’s benefit that authorizes the donation of leave credits from employees to a leave bank on behalf of an employee on pay status who dies from a nonwork-related illness or injury.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 608, Sec. 1. (AB 2742) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Govt Code § 19996 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 7 - Separations from Service|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 19996.

19996.  The tenure of every permanent employee holding a position is during good behavior. Any such employee may be temporarily separated from the state civil service through layoff, leave of absence, or suspension, permanently separated through resignation or removal for cause, or permanently or temporarily separated through retirement or terminated for medical reasons under the provisions of Section 19253.5.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)
CA Govt Code § 19996.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 7 - Separations from Service|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 19996.1.

19996.1.  (a) Resignations from the state civil service are subject to department rules. A resignation, except as provided in this section, does not jeopardize any rights and privileges of the employee except those pertaining to the position from which he or she resigns. A written resignation may expressly waive all or any rights or privileges provided for by this chapter, including but not limited to, accumulated vacation, and in such event the records of the department shall be made to conform therewith. No resignation shall be set aside on the ground that it was given or obtained pursuant to or by reason of mistake, fraud, duress, undue influence or that for any other reason it was not the free, voluntary and binding act of the person resigning, unless a petition to set it aside is filed with the department within 30 days after the last date upon which services to the state are rendered or the date the resignation is tendered to the appointing power, whichever is later. In the event a resignation is set aside pursuant to this section, the person resigning shall be reinstated to his or her former position and paid his or her salary for the period he or she was removed from state service as the result of such resignation. From any such salary due there shall be deducted compensation that the employee earned, or might reasonably have earned, during any period commencing more than six months after the initial date of resignation.(b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)
CA Govt Code § 19996.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 7 - Separations from Service|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 19996.2.

19996.2.  (a) Absence without leave, whether voluntary or involuntary, for five consecutive working days is an automatic resignation from state service, as of the last date on which the employee worked.A permanent or probationary employee may within 90 days of the effective date of such separation, file a written request with the department for reinstatement; provided, that if the appointing power has notified the employee of his or her automatic resignation, any request for reinstatement must be made in writing and filed within 15 days of the service of notice of separation. Service of notice shall be made as provided in Section 18575 and is complete on mailing. Reinstatement may be granted only if the employee makes a satisfactory explanation to the department as to the cause of his or her absence and his or her failure to obtain leave therefor, and the department finds that he or she is ready, able, and willing to resume the discharge of the duties of his or her position or, if not, that he or she has obtained the consent of his or her appointing power to a leave of absence to commence upon reinstatement.An employee so reinstated shall not be paid salary for the period of his or her absence or separation or for any portion thereof.(b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)
CA Govt Code § 19996.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 7 - Separations from Service|ARTICLE 1.5 - Excluded Employees Leave Program|Section 19996.3.

19996.3.  (a) Effective July 1, 1992, the department shall implement a personal leave program for state officers and employees excluded from, or otherwise not subject to, the Ralph C. Dills Act, contained in Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 3512) of Division 4 of Title 1.(b) (1) The department shall implement the personal leave program through regulations adopted pursuant to Section 3539.5.(2) Regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall ensure that the program for employees subject to this section is generally equitable and is consistent with the personal leave program provided to employees covered by memoranda of understanding reached under Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 3512) of Division 4 of Title 1.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 206, Sec. 1. Effective July 15, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 19996.19 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 7 - Separations from Service|ARTICLE 1.6 - Reduced Worktime Act|Section 19996.19.

19996.19.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) Many individuals in our society possess great productive potential which goes unused because they cannot meet the requirements of a standard workweek.(2) An increasing proportion of workers have family responsibilities which include the care of dependent elders and the rearing of children.(3) There is a lack of adequate, affordable adult or child care to accommodate the growing need for such services.(4) The state is benefited by exploring and encouraging cost-saving supplements to latchkey programs, out-of-home child care services, and adult dependent care.(5) Disabled employees or persons with special health needs may benefit from voluntary reduced worktime.(6) Voluntary reduced worktime benefits both employers and employees, by increasing flexibility and decreasing absenteeism, offering management more flexibility in meeting work requirements, and filling shortages in various occupations.(7) Society is benefited by offering a needed alternative for those individuals who require or prefer shorter hours, despite the reduced income, thus increasing jobs available to reduce unemployment while retaining the skills of individuals who have training and experience.(8) Employment opportunities are maximized by providing for voluntary reduced worktime options to a standard workweek.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in adopting this section to pursue all of the following objectives:(1) To provide for maximum employment opportunities.(2) To encourage the realization of individual potential.(3) To increase the numbers and kinds of public and private sector voluntary reduced worktime options.(4) To support the creation of a healthy balance between work and family needs, including the need for additional income.(5) To encourage voluntary reduced worktime opportunities within the private as well as public sector.(6) To develop policies and procedures which support the growth of voluntary reduced worktime positions.(7) To promote job stability.(8) To strengthen the family and promote domestic tranquility and to benefit the family and society by promoting a balance between work and home.(9) To provide for alternative solutions to the growing need for adequate child care, care for dependent adults, and care for the disabled.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as superseding Sections 19996.20 and 19996.21 which provide that the reduced worktime option shall be made available only to the extent feasible and as the department finds consistent with maximum employment opportunity.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 256, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 19996.20 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 7 - Separations from Service|ARTICLE 1.6 - Reduced Worktime Act|Section 19996.20.

19996.20.  “Reduced worktime,” as used in this article, means employment of less than 40 hours of work per week, and includes arrangements involving job sharing, four-, five-, or six-hour workdays, jobs which provide eight hours of employment or less for one, two, three, four or five days per week, and such other arrangements which the department finds consistent with maximum employment opportunity to employees desiring other than a standard worktime.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)
CA Govt Code § 19996.21 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 7 - Separations from Service|ARTICLE 1.6 - Reduced Worktime Act|Section 19996.21.

19996.21.  (a) It is the policy of the state that to the extent feasible, reduced worktime be made available to employees who are unable, or who do not desire, to work standard working hours on a full-time basis. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that nothing in this act shall be used to reduce the number of full-time equivalency positions authorized to any department.(b) If the department determines that a reduction in the personnel of departments or agencies of state government equivalent to 1 percent or more or full-time equivalent jobs is contemplated in a single fiscal year, the director may conduct or may direct each affected department or agency to conduct a survey of either all permanent full-time employees or those permanent full-time employees most likely to be affected by the personnel reduction. The purpose of the survey shall be to determine the extent of the desire of employees to participate in voluntary reduced worktime.The survey shall contain information clearly informing employees of potential worktime options, the effect reduced worktime would have on benefits, and the right to return to full-time work as specified in Section 19996.24.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 711, Sec. 51. Effective September 15, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 19996.22 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 7 - Separations from Service|ARTICLE 1.6 - Reduced Worktime Act|Section 19996.22.

19996.22.  (a) Any employee who is being coerced, or who has been required, by the appointing power, a supervisor, or another employee, to involuntarily reduce his or her worktime contrary to the intent of this article, or who has been unreasonably denied the right to participate in this program, may file a grievance with the department.(b) Any employee of the California State University system who is being coerced, or who has been required by the appointing power, a supervisor, or another employee, to involuntarily reduce his or her worktime contrary to the intent of this article, or who has been unreasonably denied the right to participate in this program, may file a grievance pursuant to the procedures established by the Trustees of the California State University.(c) Nothing in this article shall impair the employment or employment rights or benefits of any employee.(d) This article shall not apply to employees who are full-time state peace officers unless approved by the peace officers’ appointing power.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 127.)
CA Govt Code § 19996.23 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 7 - Separations from Service|ARTICLE 1.6 - Reduced Worktime Act|Section 19996.23.

19996.23.  In counting the number of employees any state agency employs for purposes of any personnel ceiling, an employee employed on a reduced worktime basis shall be counted as a fraction which is determined by dividing 40 hours into the average number of hours that an employee works each week.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)
CA Govt Code § 19996.24 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2.6 - PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION|CHAPTER 7 - Separations from Service|ARTICLE 1.6 - Reduced Worktime Act|Section 19996.24.

19996.24.  (a) Permanent employees who voluntarily reduce their worktime shall, upon request, be given first priority for returning to a full-time work schedule to the extent that such full-time work is available. Such permanent employees shall return to full-time employment at the request of the appointing authority pursuant to regulations adopted by the department which shall define the conditions under which such a request by the appointing authority is appropriate and provide a reasonable grace period for allowing an employee to make the necessary personal arrangements for returning to full-time employment.(b) If a layoff becomes unavoidable, persons employed on a reduced worktime basis shall not routinely be subject to the layoff ahead of full-time employees. These employees shall be subject to the same seniority and other similar considerations as full-time employees in determining the order of layoffs.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)