SECTIONS 18950-18955 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 18950-18955

18950. Vacancies in positions shall be filled insofar as consistent
with the best interests of the state from among employees holding
positions in appropriate classes, and appropriate promotional lists
shall be established to facilitate this purpose, except as provided
in Section 18930. Examinations shall be held on an open,
nonpromotional basis when, in the judgment of the board, open
competition will produce eligible lists with more highly skilled
qualified candidates and is consistent with the best interests of the
state.
The board may prescribe conditions under which state employees,
persons on leave of absence, and persons whose names are on
appropriate reemployment lists, may be permitted to compete in
promotional examination and to attain eligibility for appointment.
The board may further prescribe conditions under which eligibility
may be transferred from one promotional list to another promotional
list when such lists are for the same class and have been established
as a result of the same or a similar examination.

18950.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, full-time
employees of the state who are exempt from state civil service
pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of Article VII of the
California Constitution, shall be eligible to receive three career
credits, except when competing for managerial positions, as defined
in Section 3513, under conditions prescribed by the State Personnel
Board.
Such credits shall be granted only for open nonpromotional
examinations. In order to be eligible to receive credits, such
employees must meet all qualification requirements specified by the
board and must have 12 consecutive months of service in an exempt
position.

18951. The board and each state agency and employee shall encourage
economy and efficiency in and devotion to state service by
encouraging promotional advancement of employees showing willingness
and ability to perform efficiently services assigned them, and every
person in state service shall be permitted to advance according to
merit and ability.
In an examination held on an open, nonpromotional basis under the
provisions of Section 18950, a competitor, who has permanent civil
service status, or who has a mandatory right of reinstatement to a
position with permanent civil service status, and who attains the
passing mark established for an examination which is not for a
managerial position as defined in Section 3513, shall have three
credits added to his or her earned score. Such credits shall be known
as career credits.

18951.5. (a) In an examination held on an open, nonpromotional
basis under Section 18950, a competitor who has served at least one
full year in, or who is a graduate of, the California Conservation
Corps, and who attains the passing mark established for the
examination, shall have three career credits added to his or her
score. Eligibility for career credits pursuant to this section shall
expire 24 months after graduation from the California Conservation
Corps or five years after graduation if the competitor has
participated in a California Conservation Corps scholarship program.
(b) In an examination held on an open, nonpromotional basis under
Section 18950, a competitor who has worked full time as either a
seasonal fire fighter I or a limited term or permanent intermittent
fire fighter II, fire fighter II (paramedic), fire apparatus
engineer, or fire apparatus engineer (paramedic), for three months
with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection since
January 1, 1979, and who attains a passing mark established for the
examination for fire fighter II, fire fighter II (paramedic), fire
apparatus engineer, or fire apparatus engineer (paramedic) shall have
three career credits added to his or her score.

18952. Any employee who feels aggrieved at any action taken by any
superior or fellow employee in discouraging or in any manner
hindering or preventing him from taking any examination or any other
action which he deems beneficial to himself may appeal to the board
in writing. Any such appeal or communication in connection therewith
is confidential and shall not be disclosed without the consent of the
employee taking such appeal. Immediately after receiving such appeal
the board shall investigate and shall take such action as it deems
necessary.

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.

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.