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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS › PART 7 - STATE-MANDATED LOCAL COSTS › CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Payment of Costs Mandated by the State › ARTICLE 5 - State Mandate Apportionments System › Section 17616.

17616. The Controller shall have the authority to do either or both of the following:
(a) Audit the fiscal years comprising the base year entitlement no later than three years after the year in which the base year entitlement is established. The results of such audits shall be used to adjust the base year entitlements and any subsequent apportionments based on that entitlement, in addition to adjusting actual cost payments made for the base years audited.
(b) Verify that any local agency or school district receiving funds pursuant to this article is providing the reimbursed activities.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 890, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS › PART 7 - STATE-MANDATED LOCAL COSTS › CHAPTER 4 - Identification and Payment of Costs Mandated by the State › ARTICLE 5 - State Mandate Apportionments System › Section 17617.

17617. The total amount due to each city, county, city and county, and special district, for which the state has determined that reimbursement is required under paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, shall be appropriated for payment to these entities over a period of not more than 15 years, commencing with the Budget Act for the 2006–07 fiscal year and concluding with the Budget Act for the 2020–21 fiscal year. There shall be no appropriation for payment of reimbursement claims submitted pursuant to this section for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 fiscal years.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 28, Sec. 48. (SB 854) Effective June 20, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS › PART 7 - STATE-MANDATED LOCAL COSTS › CHAPTER 6 - Operative Date › Section 17630.

17630. Except for Article 5, the provisions of this part shall be applicable to claims for state reimbursement of costs mandated by the state on and after January 1, 1985. All claims for state reimbursement filed under Article 1 (commencing with Section 2201), Article 2 (commencing with Section 2227), and Article 3 (commencing with Section 2240) of Chapter 3 of Part 4 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code that have not been included in a local government claims bill pursuant to Section 2255 of the Revenue and Taxation Code enacted before January 1, 1985, shall be transferred to and considered by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 890, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS › PART 8 - VALIDATING PROCEEDINGS › Section 17700.

17700. (a) The state or any state board, department, agency, or authority, including, but not limited to, the State Public Works Board, may bring an action to determine the validity of its bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(b) (1) Any state board, department, agency, or authority that issues bonds, notes, or other obligations the proceeds of which are to be used to purchase, or to make loans evidenced or secured by, the bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness of one or more local agencies, may bring an action to determine the validity of the bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness of those local agencies to be purchased by, or used to evidence or secure loans by, the state board, department, agency, or authority, pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “local agency” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 53510.
(c) For the purposes of Section 860 of the Code of Civil Procedure, any action initiated pursuant to this section shall be brought in the Superior Court of the County of Sacramento.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 470, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 1 - Salaries › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 18000.

18000. The salary fixed by law for each state officer, elective or appointive, is compensation in full for that office and for all services rendered in any official capacity or employment whatsoever, during his or her term of office, and he or she shall not receive for his or her own use any fee or perquisite for the performance of any official duty. The provisions of Section 19839 do not apply to any state officer whose salary is fixed by statute.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 1 - Salaries › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 18000.5.

18000.5. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 18000 and 19990, any officer or employee of the state may receive for his or her personal use compensation from any nonprofit corporation formed exclusively to aid and assist an entity described in subdivision (b) for services rendered to the nonprofit corporation and for his or her expenses of performing these services, provided that the nonprofit corporation obtains the prior written approval of the Department of Human Resources to provide the compensation to any officer or employee and files with the Controller and the Department of Human Resources by September 30 of each year a statement disclosing the names of state officers and employees compensated and their respective amounts of compensation for the preceding fiscal year, and the giving or receipt of the compensation is not in violation of any state or federal law. Any subsequent changes to the compensation for any officer or employee provided under this section must be approved by the Department of Human Resources.
The board of directors of the entities described in subdivision (b) shall determine whether the services are incompatible with the state responsibilities of the officer or employee and whether the services rendered to the nonprofit corporation interfere with the officer’s or employee’s full-time obligation to the state. The board of directors of the entities described in subdivision (b) also shall review any issues of compliance of the nonprofit corporation with the terms of any contractual arrangements with the state independently of the officer’s or employee’s receiving compensation from the nonprofit corporation.
(b) Any officer or employee of the state may be compensated, as described in subdivision (a), by a nonprofit corporation formed to aid and assist any of the following entities:
(1) A state museum.
(2) A district agricultural association, as provided for in Section 3951 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 54. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 1 - Salaries › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 18000.7.

18000.7. (a) The services of a California Science and Technology Policy Fellow provided by the California Council on Science and Technology and duly authorized by an executed memorandum of understanding between the council and an executive branch agency or department are not compensation of a state elective or appointive officer for the purposes of this article.
(b) For purposes of this section, a California Science and Technology Policy Fellow is “duly authorized by an executed memorandum of understanding between the council and an executive branch agency or department” only if both of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) The California Science and Technology Policy Fellow has been selected according to criteria, and pursuant to a process, included in the executed memorandum of understanding between the council and an executive branch agency or department.
(2) The California Council on Science and Technology has executed an agreement with an executive branch agency or department whereby the California Science and Technology Policy Fellow is bound to abide by standards of conduct, economic interest disclosure requisites, and other requirements specified by the state.
(c) This section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 112, Sec. 2. (SB 698) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 1 - Salaries › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 18001.

18001. Every employee has the right to inspect personnel records pursuant to Section 1198.5 of the Labor Code.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 886, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 1 - Salaries › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 18003.

18003. The Controller may, prior to the close of any pay roll period, draw his warrant in favor of any officer or employee covering the total salary or compensation earnable by him during that pay roll period, and may deliver the same to an authorized officer of the state agency within which the payee is employed, whether or not such salary or compensation is already earned in full. Upon delivery of any warrant to an authorized officer of a state agency as provided herein, the Controller and his bondsmen shall be under no further obligation for the proper disbursement of the amount of the warrant or the money represented by it. The Controller, pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 11346) of Chapter 3.5 of Division 3 of Title 2, shall adopt rules and regulations for the delivery of payroll warrants to employees.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 307, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 1 - Salaries › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 18004.

18004. (a) Any report, study, audit, evaluation, survey, or similar document prepared by any state officer or state agency, which discloses any change in the numbers of state employees or personnel years over any period of time, shall also segregate the numbers of counted state employees or personnel years which are attributable to positions which are fully reimbursed by a local government agency pursuant to a contract with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(b) Those positions attributed to local government contracts with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall not be subject to state personnel ceilings and hiring freezes.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 427, Sec. 52. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Oaths for State Employees › Section 18150.

18150. The oath required by this chapter is the oath set forth in Section 3 of Article XX of the Constitution of California.
(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1250.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Oaths for State Employees › Section 18150.5.

18150.5. If the provisions of this chapter are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1, 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. 1979, Ch. 1072.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Oaths for State Employees › Section 18151.

18151. The oath required by this chapter shall be taken and subscribed by:
(a) Every person who is appointed to a State position not in the State civil service and not otherwise so required by law, within 30 days of the date of appointment; and
(b) Every person who has not previously taken and subscribed the oath and who is employed in a permanent position in the State civil service where the employment continues for 30 days or more, within the first 30 days of his employment.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Oaths for State Employees › Section 18152.

18152. The method and manner of taking, subscribing, and filing the oath by a person appointed to a State position not in the state civil service shall be as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 1360) of Chapter 2 of Division 4 of Title 1.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 83. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Oaths for State Employees › Section 18153.

18153. The oath shall be taken by a state civil service employee before his appointing power or before any person authorized in writing by his appointing power or before any person authorized by law to administer oaths.
The oath shall be filed as prescribed by State Personnel Board rule within 30 days of the date on which it is taken and subscribed. The board shall prepare and furnish printed forms of the oath.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 159.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Oaths for State Employees › Section 18154.

18154. Any person who is appointed to a State position not in the State civil service and who fails to take the oath required by this chapter within the time provided forthwith forfeits his right to his position, and the position shall be considered vacant.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Oaths for State Employees › Section 18155.

18155. The failure of any person who is appointed to a permanent position in the State civil service to take and subscribe the oath within the time provided in this chapter, is a cause for dismissal by the State Personnel Board.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Oaths for State Employees › Section 18156.

18156. Each civil service employee who takes, subscribes and files the oath within the time prescribed by Section 18151 is conclusively presumed to have been and to be legally holding his position as far as laws requiring him to take, subscribe, or file an oath are concerned.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Oaths for State Employees › Section 18157.

18157. Every appointing power shall notify every new civil service employee immediately following his appointment of the provisions of this chapter that are applicable to the employee.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Oaths for State Employees › Section 18158.

18158. No fee shall be charged by any person before whom the oath is taken and subscribed.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 - Loyalty › Section 18200.

18200. A person shall not be knowingly employed by any state agency or court who either directly or indirectly carries on, advocates, teaches, justifies, aids, or abets a program of sabotage, force and violence, sedition, or treason against the Government of the United States or of this state.
Any person employed by any state agency or court shall be immediately discharged from his employment when it becomes known to his appointing power that he has, during the period of his employment, committed any such act.
Money appropriated from the treasury shall not be expended to compensate any person whose employment is forbidden by this section.
If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1, 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. 1979, Ch. 1072.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 4 - Administrative Regulations › Section 18210.

18210. The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this chapter is to establish basic minimum procedural requirements for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of board regulations. Nothing in this chapter repeals or diminishes additional requirements imposed by statute.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 935, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 4 - Administrative Regulations › Section 18211.

18211. Regulations adopted by the State Personnel Board are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3), except as provided in Sections 18215 and 18216.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 935, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 4 - Administrative Regulations › Section 18212.

18212. For the purposes of this chapter, “regulation” means every rule, regulation, order, or standard of general application adopted or amended by the board to implement, interpret, or make specific the law enforced or administered by it, except that the following are not regulations:
(a) A rule that constitutes the only legally tenable interpretation of existing law.
(b) A decision that does no more than apply a duly adopted provision of law to a particular set of facts.
(c) A rule relating only to the internal management of the board that does not in itself significantly affect the rights, privileges, or duties of state agencies, state employees, or other persons.
(d) A routine, technical, or procedural instruction or criterion that does not in itself significantly affect the rights, privileges, or duties of state agencies, employees, or other persons.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 935, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 4 - Administrative Regulations › Section 18213.

18213. A regulation concerning the following may be adopted without public notice or comment:
(a) Selection and examinations. However, all of these rules shall be reasonably available to all interested parties.
(b) Classification.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 935, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 4 - Administrative Regulations › Section 18214.

18214. (a) The procedures set forth in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to the adoption of a regulation concerning all matters not specified in Section 18213, 18215, or 18216.
(b) The board shall prepare and submit to the Office of Administrative Law for publication in the California Regulatory Notice Register 30 days prior to board action a notice of the proposed action.
(c) The board shall mail a notice of the proposed action 30 days prior to board action to members of the Governor’s cabinet, department heads, employee associations, and persons requesting this notice, and shall make available to the public upon request, all of the following:
(1) The notice of proposed action.
(2) A copy of the express terms of the proposed regulation, using underline or italics to indicate additions to, and strikeout to indicate deletions from, the California Code of Regulations, followed by a note containing authority and reference citations.
(3) A brief statement of reasons for the proposed regulation.
(d) The board shall do all of the following:
(1) Provide opportunity for written comment to the board, and oral comment at board meetings or hearings.
(2) Submit adopted regulations to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and publication in the California Code of Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 935, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 4 - Administrative Regulations › Section 18215.

18215. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), regulations concerning the following subject matters shall be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3):
(1) Board hearing procedures relating to public testimony and participation, except a procedure that is expressly required by statute.
(2) Board hearing procedures relating to disciplinary and merit matters, and disability discrimination complaints, including claims of discrimination based upon medical condition, mental disability or physical disability and denial of reasonable accommodation, unless the board hearing procedures are mandated by statutes, court decisions, or board precedential decisions. However, rulings within the discretion of an administrative law judge are not subject to this article.
(3) Drug testing.
(4) Grounds for employee discipline.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the following provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act shall not apply to regulations concerning the subject matters specified in subdivision (a):
(1) Paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of, and paragraphs (4) and (5) of subdivision (b) of, Section 11346.2.
(2) Section 11346.3.
(3) Paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 11346.4.
(4) Subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of, and paragraphs (5) and (7) to (12), inclusive, of, subdivision (a) of Section 11346.5.
(5) Paragraphs (2), (4), and (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 11346.9.
(6) Paragraphs (6) and (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 11347.3.
(7) Subdivisions (a), (e), and (f) of Section 11349.
(8) Paragraphs (1), (5), and (6) of subdivision (a) of, and paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of, Section 11349.1.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 223, Sec. 1. (SB 1206) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 4 - Administrative Regulations › Section 18216.

18216. Regulations concerning contracting out shall be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3).
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 935, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5 - Interns and Student Assistants › Section 18220.

18220. (a) State agencies, when hiring for internships and student assistant positions, shall give preference to a qualified applicant who is, or has been, a dependent child in foster care, a homeless youth, a formerly incarcerated youth, or a victim of human trafficking. The preference shall be granted to applicants who are up to 26 years of age.
(b) Any application for an internship and student assistant position with a state agency shall allow the applicant to identify that the applicant is eligible for a preference under this section, but the application shall not require the applicant to identify the specific category that entitles them to eligibility.
(c) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Preference” means priority over similarly qualified applicants for placement in the position.
(2) “Homeless youth” means an applicant up to 26 years of age, who has been verified as a homeless child or youth, as defined in subsection (2) of Section 725 of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(2)), by at least one of the following:
(A) A homeless services provider, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 103577 of the Health and Safety Code.
(B) The director of a federal TRIO program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs program, or a designee.
(C) A financial aid administrator.
(3) “Formerly incarcerated youth” means an individual who has been sentenced to incarceration in, or the custody of, the Division of Adult Operations in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or county jail and released from that incarceration or custody before the individual attained 21 years of age.
(4) “Victim of human trafficking” means a victim of an offense described in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 204, Sec. 1. (AB 1031) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 1 - Purpose › Section 18500.

18500. It is the purpose of this part:
(a) To facilitate the operation of Article VII of the Constitution.
(b) To promote and increase economy and efficiency in the state service.
(c) To provide a comprehensive personnel system for the state civil service, in which:
(1) Positions involving comparable duties and responsibilities are similarly classified and compensated.
(2) Appointments are based upon merit and fitness ascertained through practical and competitive examination.
(3) State civil service employment is made a career by providing for security of tenure and the advancement of employees within the service insofar as consistent with the best interests of the state.
(4) The rights and interests of the state civil service employee are given consideration insofar as consistent with the best interests of the state.
(5) Applicants and employees are treated in an equitable manner without regard to political affiliation, race, color, sex, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, disability, political or religious opinions or nonjob-related factors.
(6) Tenure of civil service employment is subject to good behavior, efficiency, the necessity of the performance of the work, and the appropriation of sufficient funds.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1193, 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 1 - General › ARTICLE 1 - Purpose › Section 18501.

18501. This part and Part 2.6 shall be known as the State Civil Service Act.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 9. (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 1 - General › ARTICLE 1 - Purpose › Section 18502.

18502. (a) There is hereby created in state government the Department of Human Resources. The department succeeds to and is vested with the following:
(1) All of the powers and duties exercised and performed by the Department of Personnel Administration.
(2) Those powers, duties, and authorities necessary to operate the state civil service system pursuant to Article VII of the California Constitution, this code, the merit principle, and applicable rules duly adopted by the State Personnel Board.
(b) (1) The State Personnel Board shall prescribe rules consistent with a merit based civil service system to govern appointments, classifications, examinations, probationary periods, disciplinary actions, and other matters related to the board’s authority under Article VII of the California Constitution. The State Personnel Board may conduct audits and investigations of personnel practices of the department and appointing authorities to ensure compliance with civil service policies, procedures, and statutes, and shall post notices of proposed changes to regulations for public comment.
(2) The department and the State Personnel Board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to determine areas of compliance for nonmerit-related audits and to train State Personnel Board staff on the areas of compliance.
(c) This section shall not limit the authority of the Department of Human Resources and the State Personnel Board to delegate, share, or transfer between them responsibilities for programs within their respective jurisdictions pursuant to an agreement.
(d) The rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board and of the Department of Personnel Administration shall remain in effect unless and until contradicted by the terms of this chapter or amended or repealed by the board or the Department of Human Resources.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (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 1 - General › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 18520.

18520. Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions hereinafter set forth govern the construction of this part and the rules adopted hereunder.
(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 1 - General › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 18521.

18521. “Board” means the agency created by Section 2 of Article VII of the California Constitution and includes the “State Personnel Board” provided in Section 2(a) and the “executive officer” provided in Section 2(c) thereof. The board shall be within the Government Operations Agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 301. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL › PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 18521.5.

18521.5. “Department” means the Department of Human Resources.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 11. (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 1 - General › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 18522.

18522. “Position” means any office or employment in the “state civil service” as the phrase is defined in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution.
“Former position” means either of the following:
(a) A position in the classification to which an employee was last appointed as a probationer, permanent employee, or career executive, under the same appointing power where that position was held, and within a designated geographical, organizational, or functional subdivision of that state agency.
(b) With the concurrence of both the appointing power and the employee, a position in a different classification to which the same appointing power could have assigned such an employee in accordance with this part. However, the former position shall not include positions from which the employee has been separated through disciplinary action, rejected during a probationary period, terminated under Section 19889.3, or terminated, demoted, or transferred in accordance with Section 19253.5; or terminated on a nonpunitive basis under Section 19585.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 12. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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18523. “Class” means a group of positions sufficiently similar with respect to duties and responsibilities that the same title may reasonably and fairly be used to designate each position allocated to the class and that substantially the same tests of fitness may be used and that substantially the same minimum qualifications may be required and that the same schedule of compensation may be made to apply with equity.
(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1227.)
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18524. “Appointing authority” or “appointing power” means a person or group having authority to make appointments to positions in the state civil service.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 13. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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18525. “Appointment” means the offer to and acceptance by a person of a position in the State civil service in accordance with this part.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
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18525.1. “Promotion” means the appointment of an employee to a position in a different class with a higher salary range, unless the appointment is by transfer, as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 18525.3.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 103, Sec. 1.)
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18525.2. “Demotion” means the appointment of an employee to a position in a different class with a lower salary range, as provided by Section 19253 if voluntary, by Section 19253.5 if for medical reasons, or by Section 19570 if by adverse action.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 103, Sec. 2.)
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18525.3. “Transfer” means both of the following:
(a) The appointment of an employee to another position in the same class but under another appointing power.
(b) The appointment of an employee to a different class to which the employee satisfies the minimum qualifications and that has substantially the same level of duties, responsibility, and salary as determined by board rule.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 18. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018.)
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18526. “Employee” means a person legally holding a position in the State civil service.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
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18527. “Probationer” means an employee who has probationary status. “Probationary status” means the status of an employee who has been certified and appointed from an employment list, or has been reinstated after resignation, or has been transferred or demoted but who has not completed the probationary period.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 6. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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18528. “Permanent employee” means an employee who has permanent status. “Permanent status” means the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his or her position after the successful completion of the probationary period. “Permanent status” also means an employee who is lawfully appointed to his or her position after successful completion of the job examination period under the Limited Examination and Appointment Program.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 19. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018.)
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18529. “Temporary employee” means an employee holding a position under temporary appointment. “Temporary appointment” means an appointment made in the absence of any appropriate employment list permitted by Section 5 of Article VII of the Constitution.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 794, Sec. 5.)
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18530. “Limited term employee” means an employee whose appointment as a result of reinstatement or certification from an employment list shall not exceed two years, as specified by Section 19080.3.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 702, Sec. 1.)
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18531. “Emergency employee” means an employee holding a position under emergency appointment. “Emergency appointment” means an appointment made for a period not to exceed 60 working days either during an actual emergency to prevent the stoppage of public business or because of the limited duration of the work.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 48, Sec. 1.)
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18532. “Eligible list” means a list of persons who have been examined in an open competitive examination and are eligible for certification for a specific class.
“Limited term list” means an eligible list established for use exclusively in making limited term appointments.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 862.)
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18532.1. “Preferred limited term list” means a list of persons who have served under limited-term appointment and who, in accordance with rule, are granted eligibility for additional limited-term appointments.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 8. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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18532.2. “Departmental eligible list” means a list of persons who have been examined in an open competitive examination and who are eligible for certification for a specific class for a particular appointing power.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 883, Sec. 1.)
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18533. (a) “Subdivisional promotional list” means a list of persons eligible for certification for a specific class resulting from a promotional examination for a particular subdivision of a state agency.
(b) “Departmental promotional list” means a list of persons eligible for certification for a specific class resulting from a promotional examination for a particular state agency.
(c) “Multidepartmental promotional list” means a list of persons eligible for certification for a specific class resulting from a promotional examination for a group of state departments.
(d) “Servicewide promotional list” means a list of persons eligible for certification for a specific class resulting from a promotional examination for the entire state service.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 9. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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18534. “General reemployment list” means a list established for the reemployment of persons in a particular class in any State agency, irrespective of the State agency in which the persons were previously employed.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
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18535. “Departmental reemployment list” means a list established for the reemployment of persons in a particular class in a particular State agency.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
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18536. “Subdivisional reemployment list” means a list established for the reemployment of persons in a particular class in a particular subdivision of a State agency.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
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18537. “Employment list” means preferred limited-term list, limited-term list, eligible list, departmental eligible list, subdivisional promotional list, departmental promotional list, multidepartmental promotional list, servicewide promotional list, departmental reemployment list, subdivisional reemployment list and general reemployment list.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 883, Sec. 2.)
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18538. “Part” means this part, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 19800), and Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 19815) and those portions of Part 1 (commencing with Section 18000) that confer powers or impose duties on the board or the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 14. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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18540. “Armed forces” means the United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 379, Sec. 9. (AB 1715) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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18540.1. “National emergency” as used in this part means any period in which the United States is at war prior to the declaration by the Governor of a state military emergency.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 808.)
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18540.2. “State military emergency,” as used in this part, means an emergency declared and terminable by the Governor by proclamation during, but not limited to, such times as the United States is conscripting personnel for service in the armed forces.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 808.)
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18540.3. “Recognized military service” means full-time service by a person in the armed forces during the national emergency or a state military emergency.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 808.)
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18540.4. “Veteran” means: Any person who has served full time in the armed forces in time of national emergency or state military emergency or during any expedition of the armed forces and who has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 808.)
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18541. “Disabled veteran” means any veteran as defined in Section 18540.4 who is currently declared by the United States Veterans Administration to be 10 percent or more disabled as a result of service in the armed forces. Proof of such disability shall be deemed conclusive if it is of record in the United States Veterans Administration.
(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 808.)
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18542. “Rehabilitation” as used within this part shall mean a restoration of veterans declared to be 10 per cent or more disabled, either physically or mentally.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 45.)
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18543. “Military leave” means the leave of absence status of a permanent employee or probationer who leaves a position to serve in the armed forces of the United States in time of national emergency or state military emergency and who has the right under statutes relating to reinstatement of persons after military service to return to his position.
(Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 808.)