California Code of Regulations, Title 2 — Administration

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Division 1 Administrative Personnel

Chapter 1 State Personnel Board

Subchapter 1 General Civil Service Regulations

Article 1 Definitions

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 1 Definitions

Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions hereinafter set forth govern the construction of these regulations.

History

• 1. Chapter 1 originally published 3-22-45 (Title 2).
• 2. Revision of chapter 1 filed 4-11-47; effective 5-11-47 (Register 7).
• 3. Repealer of NOTE filed 4-8-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 15).
• 4. Change without regulatory effect amending subchapter heading and section filed 9-16-92 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 92, No. 39).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 2 Act

"Act" means the State Civil Service Act and Part 1 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code of the State of California.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 3 Agency

"Agency" includes "department," "board," "office," "authority," "commission," and every other governmental unit.

History

• 1. Change without regulatory effect repealing chapter 3 (articles 1-3, sections 4971-4985) filed 3-21-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 12).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 3.5 Appointing Power

"Appointing Power" means a person or group defined by statute as having authority to make appointments to positions in the state civil service. This in no way affects the delegation of authority, as defined in Section 7 of the Government Code.

History

• 1. New section filed 11-1-72; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 72, No. 45).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 4 Board

"Board" means the State Personnel Board of the State of California.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 4.5 Department

"Department" means the California Department of Human Resources.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502 and 18701, Government Code.

History

• 1. Change without regulatory effect adopting section filed 9-9-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 37).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 5 Employee

"Employee" includes every officer and employee subject to the act or these regulations.

History

• 1. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 9-16-92 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 92, No. 39).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 5.1 CEA

"CEA" means a career executive assignment as specified in Government Code section 18547.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502 and 18701, Government Code. Reference: Sections 18547 and 19889, Government Code.

History

• 1. New section filed 12-14-2015; operative 1-1-2016. This regulatory action is exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act and OAL review pursuant to Government Code section 18211. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only (Register 2015, No. 51).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 5.2 Retired Annuitant

A "retired annuitant" refers to a former employee of the State who is receiving a retirement allowance from the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and is reinstated temporarily in a civil service classification or CEA category, to which he or she is eligible, as specified in Government Code section 19144, and which is subject to Government Code sections 21223 and 21224.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502 and 18701, Government Code. Reference: Sections 19144, 21223 and 21224, Government Code.

History

• 1. New section filed 12-14-2015; operative 1-1-2016. This regulatory action is exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act and OAL review pursuant to Government Code section 18211. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only (Register 2015, No. 51).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 6 Executive Officer

"Executive Officer" means the executive officer of the board.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 6.4 Break in Service

For the purposes of the act and these regulations, an employee shall be deemed to have a break in the continuity of his or her state civil service due to a permanent separation only if:

(a) the employee permanently separates from state service as defined by Section 446 and

(b) then remains outside state service for at least eleven consecutive working days.

Note: Authority cited: Section 18701, Government Code. Reference: Sections 19996.1 and 19998.3, Government Code.

History

• 1. New section filed 8-28-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 35).
• 2. Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 9-16-92 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 92, No. 39).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 7 Regulations

"Regulations" means the regulations of the board.

History

• 1. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 9-16-92 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 92, No. 39).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 9 Compensation

The word "compensation" as used in Government Code Section 19257 includes salary, vacation, sick leave, health benefits, retirement benefits, salary step advancement and State service credit for determining vacation earning rates and eligibility for a salary above the minimum rate when legally appointed to the class, Industrial Disability Leave, Nonindustrial Disability Insurance benefits and red circle rates. "Compensation" also includes the continuity of service when used to determine the employee's eligibility for these compensation items.

"Compensation" as used in Government Code Section 19257 does not include tenure in a position, seniority credits, permissive reinstatement, eligibility, mandatory reinstatement rights, eligibility to take promotional examinations, career credits, permanent or probationary status and service toward completion of the probationary period; nor continuity of service when used to determine the employee's right to or eligibility for any of the foregoing.

Note: Authority cited: Section 18701, Government Code. Reference: Section 19257, Government Code.

History

• 1. New section filed 1-18-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 4).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 10 Disability

"Individual with a disability" means any individual who has a mental or physical disability, as those terms are defined in Government Code section 12926.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18701, 19231 and 19792, Government Code. Reference: Sections 12926, 19230 and 19231, Government Code.

History

• 1. New section filed 10-20-94; operative 11-21-94 (Register 94, No. 42).
• 2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 11-30-2017; operative 1-1-2018 (Register 2017, No. 48).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 11 LEAP

"LEAP" means the Limited Examination and Appointment Program.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502, 18701, 19240 and 19241, Government Code. Reference: Sections 18500 and 18522, Government Code.

History

• 1. New section filed 12-2-2015; operative 1-1-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 49).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 12 Hiring Manager

"Hiring manager" means the manager who has the critical role in deciding which candidate to hire for a job vacancy. While the details of a hiring manager's role may vary from agency to agency, the hiring manager reviews resumes, applications, and other relevant information during the selection process. The candidate who is appointed reports directly to the hiring manager or is in the hiring manager's chain of command.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502 and 18701, Government Code. Reference: Section 19050, Government Code.

History

• 1. New section filed 12-2-2015; operative 1-1-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 49).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 12.1 Hiring Manager's Report

"Hiring Manager's Report" means the list of candidates who are eligible for a job vacancy. During the selection process, the Hiring Manager's Report is provided to the hiring manager, hiring panel, and any other person with authority to approve the appointment.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502 and 18701, Government Code. Reference: Section 19050, Government Code.

History

• 1. New section filed 12-2-2015; operative 1-1-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 49).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 13 Shall, Should, May, and Best Practices

In determining whether compliance with a law, regulation, rule or policy is achieved, the following definitions apply:

(a) "Shall" means action which is necessary to achieve compliance and no alternative courses of action are acceptable to achieve compliance.

(b) "Should" means action which is preferable to achieve compliance, while recognizing that there are circumstances where alternative courses of action are open to users.

(c) "May" means action which is an acceptable course to achieve compliance, but alternative courses of action are also acceptable.

(d) "Best Practices" means a technique or methodology that, through experience and research, has been proven to reliably lead to a desired result, while recognizing that alternative techniques or methodologies are open to users.

History

• 1. New section filed 11-30-2021; operative 1-1-2022. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section 18211 (Register 2021, No. 49).

Article 2 General Provisions

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 21 Citation of Regulations

Each section of these regulations is a regulation of the board and may be cited as such. Thus, this section, whether appearing in the California Code of Regulations or elsewhere, may be cited as "Section 21" or "2 CCR 21."

History

• 1. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and text filed 9-16-92 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 92, No. 39).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 22 Effect of Headings

Article and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of any article or section hereof.