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2023 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 - General Powers and Duties › Section 18710.

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, but not limited to, appointing powers and all their employees, including their personnel officers, regardless of whether an appointing power or other party agrees or disagrees with a decision or order of the board.
All orders and decisions, other than orders or decisions of the board itself, shall be reviewed by the executive officer or an employee of the board designated by the executive officer.
If any appointing power or other party refuses or neglects to comply with any such order or decision, the board may , in its sole discretion, after investigation with or without a hearing, do any of the following:
(a) Issue further findings interpreting or clarifying the order or decision.
(b) Issue further findings as to whether an appointing power or other party has or has not complied with the order or decision.
(c) Issue an order to show cause, directed to the appointing power, why the board should not file a petition for a writ of mandate to compel the appointing power to comply with the order or decision.
If the board finds that no good cause exists for the refusal or neglect of the appointing power or other party to comply with the order or decision, the board may issue a further order or decision consistent with its findings. Alternatively, the board may file a petition for a writ of mandate in the manner and in the court provided for by law to compel the appointing power or other party to comply with the order or decision.
This procedure for the enforcement of the orders and decisions of the board is in addition to any other means or procedure which may be provided by law. Nothing in this section shall preclude a party to a proceeding before the board from seeking judicial enforcement of an order or decision of the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 310, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 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 - General Powers and Duties › Section 18711.

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 administration.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 60. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 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 - General Powers and Duties › Section 18714.

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 recourse to any remedy provided in this part.
(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.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 61. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 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 - General Powers and Duties › Section 18717.

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 service. Upon the request of the Department of Human Resources or an employee organization, the board shall then determine which classes of positions meet all or part of the elements of the criteria and shall list the positions in order based upon the degree in which their duties meet the criteria. An employee organization that requests a determination with respect to a class of position previously determined not to meet the criteria shall submit a written argument supporting the assertion that the class of position meets the criteria. The board, if it finds the written argument to be unpersuasive, may refuse to commence determination proceedings unless and until either the Department of Human Resources requests a determination with respect to that class of position or the employee organization submits to the board a supporting argument which the board finds persuasive. The board shall indicate to the department whether the classes qualify for state safety membership. The Public Employees’ Retirement System and employing agencies shall assist and cooperate with the board in preparation of the report.
(b) The board shall transmit the report directly to the department, which shall make a copy available to the exclusive representative of any employee organization upon its written request.
(c) The department may use the results of the study in subsequent negotiations with the exclusive employee representatives; however, the report shall in no way obligate the department to take any action or make any recommendations as it relates to state safety membership.
(d) The department shall not recommend safety membership for any class of employees who have not been determined by the board to meet the established criteria.
(e) For classes of employees recommended for state safety membership by a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, a copy of the report authorized under this section shall be submitted to the Legislature with the signed memorandum of understanding.
(f) This section does not apply to state employees who are subject to Sections 19816.20 and 20405.1.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 62. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 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.

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. The department and the Civil Rights Department shall work cooperatively to develop uniform employment forms where possible pursuant to the provisions of this article and shall coordinate their enforcement of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 47. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 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 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 48. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 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 Civil Rights Department.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 49. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 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 Civil Rights Department pursuant to this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 50. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Classification › Section 18800.

18800. The board shall create and adjust classes of positions in the State civil service. The classes adopted by the board, shall be known as the Personnel Classification Plan of the State of California. The classification plan shall include a descriptive title and a definition outlining the scope of the duties and responsibilities for each class of positions.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Classification › Section 18801.1.

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. Any disputes as to the managerial classification or position designations may be appealed to the State Personnel Board.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 63. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Classification › Section 18802.

18802. From time to time as it deems necessary, the board may establish additional classes and divide, combine, alter, or abolish existing classes. In establishing, altering, or abolishing classes, the board shall consider the recommendations of the Department of Human Resources. When those actions are taken the board shall determine in each instance whether positions affected are to be reallocated to another class or classes after taking into account the duties and responsibilities, qualifications, performance standards, and other related criteria before and after the change, and shall determine the status of the probationary and permanent employees affected.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 64. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Classification › Section 18804.

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. Change in status of the incumbent may be accomplished only in accordance with the appropriate sections of this part and rules relating to transfer, demotion, or promotion.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 25. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 3 - Classification › Section 18806.

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.
(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1141.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 18930.1.

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 lists.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 313, Sec. 4. (AB 1604) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 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.)
2023 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, including education, experience, knowledge, and abilities that each applicant is required to have to be considered eligible for a classification. The department may require applicants for examination or appointment to provide documentation as it deems necessary to establish the applicants’ qualifications.
(b) The department shall develop standards for statements of qualifications used as the examination method in determining the fitness and qualifications of applicants for each class of position, when applicable. The department may require applicants for examination or appointment to provide documentation as it deems necessary to establish the applicants’ qualifications.
(c) 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 that screening subject to the applicant’s right to appeal to the board.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 313, Sec. 5. (AB 1604) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 and the functional core competencies.
(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) The type of exam method, including the standard statement of qualifications, if applicable.
(6) 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 (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 313, Sec. 6. (AB 1604) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 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.)
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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 appointment, anyone who meets any of the following criteria:
(1) Lacks any of the requirements for the examination or position for which he or she applied.
(2) Has been dismissed from any position for any cause that would be a cause for dismissal from state service.
(3) Has resigned from any position not in good standing in order to avoid dismissal.
(4) Has misrepresented himself or herself in the application or examination process, including permitting another person to complete or attempt to complete a portion of the examination on his or her behalf.
(5) Has been found to be unsuited or not qualified for employment pursuant to rule.
(b) The remedies provided in this section are not exclusive and shall not prevent the board, department, or appointing power from taking additional actions pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 19680).
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 35. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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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 each phase established by the department or a designated appointing power in advance of the giving of the examination and published as a part of the announcement of the examination.
The department or a designated appointing power may set minimum qualifying ratings for each phase of an examination and may provide that competitors failing to achieve such ratings in any phase shall be disqualified from any further participation in the examination.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 36. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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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 power to be justified in order to provide an adequate eligible list or to adjust for the apparent difficulty of an examination. In establishing any eligible list or promotional list following an examination, the names of the persons who have attained the passing mark in such examination shall be placed on the list in the order of final earned ratings, except as such order may be modified by the application of veterans’ preferences. When the order of names has been determined after applying the appropriate veterans’ preference credits, the department may thereafter limit to suit the needs of the service the number of names to be placed on the employment list.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 37. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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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 skill. For the period named in such a certificate, the department or a designated appointing power may accept it as evidence of the candidate’s competence in lieu of participation in that phase of an examination.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 30. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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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. For competitors unsuccessful in an oral examination, the department or a designated appointing power shall, upon the written request of the competitor, specify the reasons why such person was unsuccessful.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 31. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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18938.6. The department or designated appointing power shall provide for the inspection of examination papers for all written test competitors.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 38. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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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. The names of eligibles who took the same or a comparable examination on different dates may be ranked for purposes of certification in the order of final earned ratings, except as the order may be modified by the application of veterans preferences or career credits, consistent with applicable statutes. Eligibility from a continuous examination may be deemed to be established as of the date of examination.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 21. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018.)
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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. The department may prescribe rules governing those requests.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 40. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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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 civil service examination in order to establish eligibility for appointment to state service. The department may grant such a petition for a particular examination or may grant the petition for any or all future examinations. If the department denies the petition, the former state employee may appeal that decision to the board.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 42. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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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 shall be established to facilitate this purpose, except as provided in Section 18930. Examinations shall be held on an open, nonpromotional basis when, in the judgment of the department or designated appointing power, open competition will produce eligible lists with more highly skilled qualified candidates and is consistent with the best interests of the state.
(b) Consistent with board rules, the department may prescribe conditions under which state employees, persons on leave of absence, and persons whose names are on appropriate reemployment lists, may be permitted to compete in promotional examination and to attain eligibility for appointment.
(c) The department, consistent with board rules, may prescribe conditions under which eligibility may be transferred from one promotional list to another promotional list.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), eligibility may not be transferred from one promotional list to another promotional list where the list to which eligibility has been transferred is for a classification requiring specific professional licensing unless the applicant possesses the appropriate license.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 22. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018.)
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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 eligible to receive three career credits, except when competing for managerial positions, as defined in Section 3513, under conditions prescribed by the department.
Such credits shall be granted only for open nonpromotional examinations. In order to be eligible to receive credits, such employees must meet all qualification requirements specified and must have 12 consecutive months of service in an exempt position.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 44. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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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 willingness and ability to perform efficiently services assigned them, and every person in state service shall be permitted to advance according to merit and ability.
In an examination held on an open, nonpromotional basis under the provisions of Section 18950, a competitor, who has permanent civil service status, or who has a mandatory right of reinstatement to a position with permanent civil service status, and who attains the passing mark established for an examination which is not for a managerial position as defined in Section 3513, shall have three credits added to his or her earned score. Such credits shall be known as career credits.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 45. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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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 who attains the passing mark established for the examination, shall have three career credits added to his or her score. Eligibility for career credits pursuant to this section shall expire 24 months after graduation from the California Conservation Corps or five years after graduation if the competitor has participated in a California Conservation Corps scholarship program.
(b) In an examination held on an open, nonpromotional basis under Section 18950, a competitor who has worked full time as either a seasonal fire fighter I or a limited term or permanent intermittent fire fighter II, fire fighter II (paramedic), fire apparatus engineer, or fire apparatus engineer (paramedic), for three months with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection since January 1, 1979, and who attains a passing mark established for the examination for fire fighter II, fire fighter II (paramedic), fire apparatus engineer, or fire apparatus engineer (paramedic) shall have three career credits added to his or her score.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 316, Sec. 1.)
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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 which he deems beneficial to himself may appeal to the board in writing. Any such appeal or communication in connection therewith is confidential and shall not be disclosed without the consent of the employee taking such appeal. Immediately after receiving such appeal the board shall investigate and shall take such action as it deems necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)