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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 4 - Employment Lists › ARTICLE 3 - Promotion › Section 18954.

18954. In any promotional examinations for positions in the California Highway Patrol, there shall be allowed to each competitor an additional credit for merit, efficiency and fitness of one-quarter of a point for each year which he has served in the grade next lower than that for which the examination is given.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1523.)
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 3 - Promotion › Section 18955.

18955. Examinations for those classes designated as supervisory level peace officers in the Department of Corrections and Youth Authority, with respect to those peace officers enumerated in Section 830.5 of the Penal Code, shall be job related and shall include measurable examination components which allow for objective scoring of applicants’ responses, as developed by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 578, 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 4 - Employment Lists › ARTICLE 4 - Veterans Preference › Section 18973.

18973. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Veteran” has the same meaning as defined in Section 18540.4.
(b) “Disabled veteran” has the same meaning as defined in Section 18541.
(c) “100 percent disabled veteran” means any veteran as defined in this section who is currently declared by the United States Veterans Administration to be 100 percent disabled as a result of his or her service.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 75, Sec. 5. (AB 372) 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 4 - Veterans Preference › Section 18973.1.

18973.1. Whenever any veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran achieves a passing score on an entrance examination, he or she shall be ranked in the top rank of the resulting eligibility list. This section shall not apply to any veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 75, Sec. 7. (AB 372) 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 4 - Veterans Preference › Section 18973.5.

18973.5. (a) For purposes of this article, an entrance examination is any open competitive examination.
(b) No veterans’ preference under this article shall be awarded to permanent civil service employees.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 75, Sec. 8. (AB 372) 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 4 - Veterans Preference › Section 18974.5.

18974.5. Any member of the Armed Forces who successfully passes any state civil service examination and whose name as a result is placed on an employment list and who within 12 months after the establishment of the employment list for which the examination was given qualifies for veterans’ preference as provided for in this article shall be allowed the appropriate veterans’ credit to the same effect as though he or she were entitled to that credit at the time of the establishing of the employment list.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 75, Sec. 10. (AB 372) 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 4 - Veterans Preference › Section 18975.

18975. Periods of service in the recognized military service shall be counted by the department and designated appointing authority as qualifying experience upon a showing by the veteran that the veteran’s service involved duties and responsibilities of the kind for which credit for experience is being allowed.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 47. (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 4 - Veterans Preference › Section 18976.

18976. (a) Request for and proof of eligibility for veterans’ preference shall be submitted by the veteran to the department or designated appointing authority conducting the employment examination. The procedures and time of filing the request shall be subject to rules promulgated by the department, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) Subject to rules promulgated by the department pursuant to subdivision (a), in order to facilitate a request for veterans’ preference from a currently serving active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the department or designated appointing authority may use a document signed by an applicant’s commanding officer of the military to verify that applicant’s military service. The department or designated appointing authority, before the applicant enters state service with the benefit of the veterans’ preference, shall require the same proof of eligibility for veterans’ preference used for veterans under subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 237, Sec. 1. (SB 410) Effective January 1, 2018.)
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 4 - Veterans Preference › Section 18977.

18977. Where experience is required as a minimum qualification for any civil service examination, a person, who is or has been on military leave from a state civil service or exempt position or from a position in any federal or other public agency the functions of which as they relate to the position have been transferred to the state shall be granted full credit for time spent on that military leave, as if he or she had remained in the position he held at the time he or she entered the military service.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 75, Sec. 13. (AB 372) 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 4 - Veterans Preference › Section 18979.

18979. (a) In making appointments to positions performing the duties of disabled veterans’ outreach program representatives in the disabled veterans’ outreach program or successor program of the Employment Development Department, appointments shall be made in the following order of preference:
(1) Any disabled veteran.
(2) Any veteran.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “disabled veteran” and “veteran” have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 4211 of Title 38 of the United States Code.
(c) A person who does not meet the criteria specified in subdivision (a) shall not be appointed to the position of disabled veterans’ outreach program representative.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 404, Sec. 1. 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 4 - Employment Lists › ARTICLE 5 - Exempt Employees › Section 18990.

18990. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, persons employed by the Legislature for two or more consecutive years shall be given an opportunity, upon request, to obtain civil service appointment list eligibility by taking any promotional civil service examination or career executive assignment examinations for which they meet the minimum qualifications of the class for which they seek appointment. Persons receiving passing scores shall gain list eligibility for appointment. In evaluating minimum qualifications, a person’s legislative experience shall be considered state civil service experience in a comparable class that has the same or substantially similar duties and responsibilities as the person’s legislative position.
(b) Persons who meet the requirements of this section, but who resigned or were released from service with the Legislature, shall be eligible to take promotional civil service examinations and career executive assignment examinations in accordance with subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 322, Sec. 6. (SB 99) Effective September 22, 2015.)
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 5 - Exempt Employees › Section 18991.

18991. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, persons retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active military duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty, shall be eligible to apply for promotional civil service examinations and career executive assignment examinations for which they meet the minimum qualifications of the class to which they seek appointment. Persons receiving passing scores shall gain list eligibility for appointment. In evaluating minimum qualifications, the person’s military experience shall be considered state civil service experience in a comparable class that has the same or substantially similar duties and responsibilities as the person’s position in the military.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 322, Sec. 7. (SB 99) Effective September 22, 2015.)
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 5 - Exempt Employees › Section 18992.

18992. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, persons holding, for two or more consecutive years, nonelected exempt positions in the executive branch of government as defined in subdivisions (c), (e), (f), (g), (i), and (m) of Section 4 of Article VII of the Constitution and excluding those positions for which the salaries are set by statute, shall be given the opportunity, upon request, to obtain civil service appointment list eligibility by taking any promotional civil service examination or career executive assignment examination for which they meet the minimum qualifications of the class to which they seek appointment. Persons receiving passing scores shall gain list eligibility for appointment. In evaluating minimum qualifications, the person’s experience in the exempt position shall be considered state civil service experience in a comparable class that has the same or substantially similar duties and responsibilities as the person’s exempt position.
(b) Persons who meet the requirements of this section, but who resigned or were released from exempt employment of the executive branch of government, shall be eligible to take promotional civil service examinations and career executive assignment examinations in accordance with subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 322, Sec. 8. (SB 99) Effective September 22, 2015.)
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 5 - Exempt Employees › Section 18993.

18993. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a legislative or nonelected exempt executive branch employee who is appointed to a career executive assignment pursuant to Section 18990 or 18992, shall be eligible to compete in his or her appointing power’s promotional examinations for which he or she meets the minimum qualifications of the class to which he or she seeks appointment. When such an employee’s career executive assignment is terminated by the appointing power, he or she shall have the right to request a deferred examination for any promotional eligible list that his or her appointing power has in existence at the time of the termination of the career executive assignment and for which he or she meets the minimum qualifications of the class to which he or she seeks appointment.
(b) A request for a deferred examination pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be made no later than 10 days after the effective date of the termination of the career executive assignment. The department shall administer the deferred examination within 30 days of the date of the request.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 322, Sec. 9. (SB 99) Effective September 22, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19050.

19050. The appointing power in all cases not excepted or exempted by virtue of Article VII of the Constitution shall fill positions by appointment, including cases of transfers, reinstatements, promotions, and demotions, in strict accordance with this part and the rules prescribed from time to time under this part, and not otherwise. Except as provided in this part, appointments to vacant positions shall be made from employment lists.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 794, Sec. 19.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19050.2.

19050.2. (a) Subject to the approval of the board, the appointing authority may enter into arrangements with personnel agencies in other jurisdictions for the purpose of exchanging services and effecting transfers of employees.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
(Repealed (in Sec. 2) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 310, Sec. 3. (SB 105) Effective September 12, 2013. Section operative January 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19050.3.

19050.3. Transfer of an employee from a position under one appointing power to a position under another appointing power may be made, subject to board rule.
(Added by renumbering Section 19994.5 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 316, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19050.4.

19050.4. A transfer may be accomplished without examination pursuant to board rules.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 23. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19050.5.

19050.5. Notwithstanding Section 3517.6, an appointing power may transfer any employee under his or her jurisdiction to a position in the same class or to another position in a different class pursuant to board rule.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 38. (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 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19050.7.

19050.7. Whenever any position is changed by the adoption of new, different or additional machines or processes while the purpose or product is the same or similar in nature, any civil service employee affected shall be given reasonable opportunity without change in class, status, or salary to learn to do the work with the new machine or process and to qualify for status in the different class of position required for the work; provided, that an employee shall not be promoted to a higher class under this section. An employee who qualifies for appointment in the different class shall be deemed to possess the specific education, experience, or other requirements for that class and shall be appointed thereto with the same status and seniority which he or she last had in his or her previous class.
An employee shall be deemed to be affected under this section if the adoption of the new, different or additional machines or processes results in his or her being laid off and if laid off that employee shall have the same opportunity to qualify for appointment to any vacancy in the same class or any new class created because of the adoption of the new, different or additional machines or processes as any other employee affected by this section who was not laid off.
The board may prescribe rules and procedures and make determinations for carrying out this section including provisions for such examinations and tests of fitness as are deemed appropriate.
(Added by renumbering Section 19994.8 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 316, 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 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19050.8.

19050.8. The board may prescribe rules governing the temporary assignment or loan of employees within an agency or between agencies for a period not to exceed two years or between jurisdictions for a period not to exceed four years for any of the following purposes:
(a) To provide training to employees.
(b) To enable an agency to obtain expertise needed to meet a compelling program or management need.
(c) To facilitate the return of injured employees to work.
These temporary assignments or loans shall be deemed to be in accord with this part limiting employees to duties consistent with their class and may be used to meet minimum requirements for promotional as well as open examinations. An employee participating in that arrangement shall have the absolute right to return to his or her former position. Any temporary assignment or loan of an employee made for the purpose specified in subdivision (b) shall be made only with the voluntary consent of the employee.
In addition, out-of-class experience obtained in a manner not described in this section may be used to meet minimum requirements for promotional as well as open examinations, only if it was obtained by the employee in good faith and was properly verified under standards prescribed by board rule.
For purposes of this section, a temporary assignment or loan between educational agencies or jurisdictions shall be extended for up to two additional years upon a finding by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and with the approval of the Executive Officer of the State Personnel Board, that the extension is necessary in order to substantially complete work on an educational improvement project. However, the temporary assignment of any local educator who is performing the duties of a nonrepresented classification while on loan to a state educational agency may be extended for as many successive two year intervals as necessary by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges with the concurrence of the educational agency or jurisdiction. Public and private colleges and universities shall be considered educational agencies or jurisdictions within the meaning of this section.
A temporary assignment within an agency or between agencies may be extended by the board for up to two additional years in order for an employee to complete an apprenticeship program.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
(Repealed (in Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 310, Sec. 5. (SB 105) Effective September 12, 2013. Section operative January 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19050.9.

19050.9. Whenever a function or the administration of a law is transferred from one state agency to another state agency, all persons serving in the state civil service and engaged in the performance of the function or the administration of the law shall be transferred to that agency. The status, positions, and rights of those persons shall be retained by them pursuant to this part and the State Civil Service Act. A state agency is not required to retain any unnecessary officers or employees.
“State agency” includes all departments, boards, offices, authorities, commissions, and other agencies of state government.
The board may provide by rule for the administration of this section.
(Added by renumbering Section 19994.10 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 316, Sec. 11.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19051.

19051. Civil service appointments shall only be made to a class that is appropriate for the duties, functions, and responsibilities that will be performed.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 25. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19052.

19052. Whenever a vacancy in any position is to be filled and not by transfer, demotion, or reinstatement, the appointing power shall provide any information the department requests, including the classification of the position, the number of vacancies to be filled, the tenure and time base of the position, the location of the position, and any other information as the department may require.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 51. (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 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19054.

19054. Except as provided in Section 19054.1, the order of preference in certifying eligibles shall be: subdivisional reemployment list, departmental reemployment list, general reemployment list, subdivisional promotional list, departmental promotional list, multidepartmental promotional list, servicewide promotional list, departmental eligible list, and eligible list. The preferred limited-term list, in accordance with board rule, may be given preference over the departmental eligible list, and the eligible list when making limited-term appointments.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1245, Sec. 4.5.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19054.1.

19054.1. When an examination for a managerial position is conducted on an open and promotional basis, the names of eligibles shall be placed on one list and ranked in relative order of the examination scores received.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 26. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19055.

19055. The department may, consistent with board rules, provide for certification of names from appropriate employment lists of the same or higher level in the event an employment list is not available for the class to which a position belongs.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 40. (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 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19056.

19056. If the appointment is to be made from a departmental reemployment list or subdivisional reemployment list, unless either one is used as an appropriate employment list, the person standing highest shall be certified and appointed.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1350.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19056.5.

19056.5. Notwithstanding any other provision in this part, if the appointment is to be made from a general reemployment list, the names of the three persons with the highest standing on the list shall be certified to the appointing power.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1, Sec. 8. Effective January 16, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19057.2.

19057.2. (a) An appointing power, before offering employment to an applicant, shall provide the applicant with an explanation of the benefits that accompany state service in the form of the materials described in subdivision (b). A formal offer of employment shall contain a written memorialization document acknowledging that the applicant received these materials before accepting employment.
(b) The department shall create documents for dissemination to applicants regarding the benefits of state service before accepting appointment. These documents shall include a summary of the applicable civil service position, with salary ranges and steps within them, as described in Section 19829, as well as information describing where on the internet website of the Department of Human Resources the applicant may find information on:
(1) Benefits afforded by membership in the Public Employees’ Retirement System.
(2) Benefits and protections provided to public employees by the State Civil Service Act.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 447, Sec. 1. (AB 1033) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19057.3.

19057.3. (a) For a position in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, there shall be certified to the appointing power the names and addresses of all those eligibles for peace officer and closely allied classes whose scores, at the time of certification, represent the three highest ranks on the employment list for the class in which the position belongs and who have indicated their willingness to accept appointment under the conditions of employment specified.
(b) For purposes of ranking, scores of eligibles on employment lists for the classes shall be rounded to the nearest whole percent. A rank consists of one or more eligibles with the same whole percentage score.
(c) If fewer than three ranks of persons willing to accept appointment are on the list from which certification is to be made, then additional eligibles shall be certified from the various lists next lower in order of preference until names from three ranks are certified. If there are fewer than three names on those lists, and the appointing power does not choose to appoint from among these, the appointing power may demand certification of three names and examinations shall be conducted until at least three names may be certified. The appointing power shall fill the position by the appointment of one of the persons certified.
(d) Where there is more than one employment list or Limited Examination and Appointment Program referral list, the department may, pursuant to applicable law and board rules, provide a single certified list of eligibles that combines the names and addresses of all eligible candidates.
(e) The department may, consistent with board rules, provide for certifying more or less than three ranks where the size of the certified group is disproportionate to the number of vacancies.
(f) The department may, consistent with board rules, allow for the names of eligibles to be transferred from lists for the same class or comparable classes where names from one list were certified under the rule of three ranks, and names from the other list were certified under the rule of three names.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 28. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19058.

19058. When there is no employment list from which a position may be filled, the appointing power, with the consent of the department, may fill the position by temporary appointment. The temporary appointment to a permanent position shall continue only until eligibles are available from an appropriate employment list and shall not exceed the period prescribed by Section 5 of Article VII of the Constitution. Within the limits of the period prescribed therein, any temporary appointment to a limited-term position may, in the discretion of the appointing power and with the approval of the department, be continued for the life of such position. When temporary appointments are made to permanent positions, an appropriate employment list shall be established for each class to which a temporary appointment is made before the expiration of the appointment.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 54. (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 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19059.

19059. A person who does not possess the minimum qualifications for the class to which the position belongs shall not be appointed under a temporary appointment. A temporary appointee shall not acquire any probationary or permanent status or rights, and time spent under temporary appointment shall not contribute to the probationary period if the appointee is subsequently successful in an examination and is certified and appointed to the position.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 55. (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 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19061.

19061. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person appointed to a trade-rate apprentice class in the Office of State Printing shall be appointed to the appropriate journeyman trade-rate class upon completion of the apprenticeship.
A person who is first appointed to a trade-rate apprentice class on or after January 1, 1976, shall, while in that class, accrue seniority points at one-half of the rate of a journeyman.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 430.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19062.

19062. If there are no vacancies in the appropriate journeyman trade-rate class, the employee completing an apprenticeship under Section 19061 shall be afforded the opportunity to elect one of the following:
(a) If the employee’s seniority rating at the time of appointment to the appropriate journeyman trade-rate class is higher than that of any journeyman holding a permanent appointment in the appropriate journeyman trade-rate class, the employee shall be appointed to a permanent position.
(b) If there is a reemployment list for the appropriate journeyman trade-rate class, the employee shall be placed on the reemployment list of that class. The position of the employee on the reemployment list shall be established by provisions of Section 19997.3 at the time of the employee’s appointment to the appropriate journeyman trade-rate class.
(c) Demotion under Section 19997.8.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 794, Sec. 20.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 5 - Appointments › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 19062.3.

19062.3. An employee holding a full- or part-time appointment shall be entitled to the amount of employment specified at the time of the appointment, subject to provisions of law and rule governing work force reduction and separation from civil service positions.
(Added by renumbering Section 19064 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 77.)
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19062.5. The department may establish eligibility requirements governing movement of employees between full-time, part-time, and intermittent positions.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 56. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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19063. (a) Any person receiving state public assistance under the CalWORKs program (Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code) who meets the minimum qualifications for any civil service position as a seasonal or an entry level nontesting class that does not require an examination shall be given priority consideration. “Priority consideration” means, for the purposes of this article, that after consideration has been made for all conditions described in this section, the state agency involved shall hire all qualified job applicants who are receiving state public assistance before hiring any other applicant. The department shall review all nontesting classes and determine those that are subject to this article.
(b) Public assistance recipients who apply for openings under this article shall be required to undergo the same employment process used by state agencies to select any other person for appointment to a position in such a class. If a state agency does not select a public assistance recipient to fill an opening, it shall document in its employment records the reasons why the public assistance recipient was not selected and any other information determined to be necessary by the department.
(c) The employment of public assistance recipients shall be consistent with the goals established by each agency under Section 19790.
(d) This section shall not preclude a state agency from hiring any person appointed during the prior 12 months in the class for which the vacancy exists.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 44. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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19063.1. Each state agency that intends to establish qualified hiring pools, as defined by the department, for seasonal or entry level nontesting class employment shall notify the Employment Development Department or its delegate in the area where the openings are expected to occur at least 45 calendar days prior to the establishment of the pool. The state agency shall request referrals of public assistance recipients and at the same time shall provide necessary job-related information.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 45. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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19063.2. Each state agency that has an open seasonal or entry level nontesting class position, but does not have a qualified hiring pool, shall notify the Employment Development Department or its delegate in the area where the job is located of the opening no later than five working days after the vacancy occurs. The state agency shall request referrals of public assistance recipients and at the same time shall provide necessary job-related information. The agency shall provide a reasonable period for referrals, but not less than 10 working days.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 310, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2000.)
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19063.3. This article may be waived by the Governor, if requested to do so by the state agency involved, in order to address an emergency which threatens the public health or safety, the state’s natural resources, or the economy. If an emergency waiver is granted, notification including reasons for the waiver shall be forwarded to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within five working days.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1291, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1983.)
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19063.4. If no public assistance recipient applies for an opening within the time limits established by this article, the state agency may fill the opening with a person not receiving public assistance. In the event a person not receiving public assistance is hired, the state agency shall place a certification in its employment records stating the date it contacted the Employment Development Department or its designate, the name of the person contacted, the date the position was filled, and any other information determined to be necessary by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 46. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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19063.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, participation in a seasonal or entry level nontesting class vacancy by a public assistance recipient shall be voluntary only, and in no event shall any person be subject to sanctions, through loss of benefits or eligibility, for not applying for, accepting, or continuing in such a position. All notices shall explain the voluntary nature of the application to work in a seasonal or entry level nontesting class opening, the job requirements, the amount of pay, and the job qualifications. All notices, shall also inform public assistance recipients that they will have priority in being hired for jobs in these openings as provided in Section 19063.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 310, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2000.)
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19063.8. Any seasonal or entry level nontesting classifications specifically designed to support a program to train students, as determined by the department, to the extent that they are authorized as of the effective date of this article, shall be exempt from this article. However, state agencies shall be encouraged by the department to increase their efforts to recruit disadvantaged youth or students for these jobs.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 47. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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19080. Whenever an appointing power requires the appointment of a person on a limited term basis, the request for certification shall state the duration of the position.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
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19080.3. Limited term appointments shall be made only for temporary staffing needs and shall not individually or consecutively exceed one year, provided that the board may authorize limited term appointments of up to a total of two years’ duration when a permanent appointment would be likely to cause a layoff, demotion, or mandatory transfer requiring a change of residence upon the conclusion of the temporary staffing need. Limited term appointments may be extended within the time limits prescribed by this section without making an additional appointment.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 702, Sec. 3.)
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19080.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19080.3, a limited term appointment for a period not to exceed two years may be made to professional education classifications established for use by the Department of Education to facilitate the professional development of experienced professional educators. Any individual may not receive more than one such appointment within a five-year period. The number of such appointments at any point in time shall not exceed 10 percent of the professional education staff employed by the Department of Education. The request for certification shall state the duration of the appointment. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person employed by the Department of Education in a civil service position on the effective date of this section.
(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. 1982, Ch. 702, Sec. 4.)
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19081. Eligibles shall be certified in accordance with their position on the appropriate employment list and their willingness to accept appointment to such position as “limited term employees.”
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
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19082. The department may provide for the establishment, maintenance, and use of preferred limited-term lists.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 57. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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19083. Limited-term employees shall be subject to such conditions affecting appointment, status, tenure and separation during and after employment as the board by rule determines, including providing for the establishment of employment lists from which appointments are made.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 308.)
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19100.5. Whenever the appointing power requires the appointment of a person to a position requiring the performance of work on an intermittent or irregular time basis, the request for certification shall state the probable amount of working time to be required in the position. For persons employed on an intermittent or irregular time base, the status, tenure, and methods of separation governed by this part shall be subject to board rule.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 776.)
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19101. The department or a designated appointing authority may establish employment lists from which intermittent appointments may be made. Eligibles shall be certified in accordance with their position on the appropriate employment list and their willingness to accept appointment to such position as “intermittent employees.”
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 58. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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19131. Any state agency proposing to execute a contract pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19130 shall notify the State Personnel Board of its intention. All organizations that represent state employees who perform the type of work to be contracted, and any person or organization which has filed with the board a request for notice, shall be contacted immediately by the State Personnel Board upon receipt of this notice so that they may be given a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed contract. Departments or agencies submitting proposed contracts shall retain and provide all data and other information relevant to the contracts and necessary for a specific application of the standards set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 19130. Any employee organization may request, within 10 days of notification, the State Personnel Board to review any contract proposed or executed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19130. The review shall be conducted in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 10337 of the Public Contract Code. Upon such a request, the State Personnel Board shall review the contract for compliance with the standards specified in subdivision (a) of Section 19130.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1302, Sec. 13. Effective September 30, 1992.)