Title GOV — California Gov. Code

(a) The department may charge state agencies and departments for the actual and necessary costs related to services rendered by the department in all of the following areas: (1) Controlled substance abuse testing. (2) Psychological screening. (3) Medical evaluations. (b) Pursuant…

(a) No action or proceeding shall be brought by any person having or claiming to have a cause of action or complaint or ground for issuance of any complaint or legal remedy for wrongs or grievances based on or related to any law administered by the Department of Human Resources u…

(a) Pursuant to standards established by the department, the employing office of a state employee or state annuitant shall possess documentation verifying eligibility of an employee’s or annuitant’s family member prior to the enrollment of a family member in a health benefit plan…

(a) In order to secure substantial justice and equality among employees in the state civil service, the department may provide by rule for days, hours and conditions of work, taking into consideration the varying needs and requirements of the different state agencies and the prev…

The department shall establish and maintain in suitable form an official roster of all persons holding positions under this part and enter thereupon their names, complete record of state employment, and other facts prescribed by rule.

The department, with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, shall provide for such audit and certification of payrolls as it deems necessary to insure that all persons in the state civil service, for whom claim for payment of salaries or compensation is made on the Control…

The department shall implement the State Employee Assistance Program established by Executive Order B96-82 and may enter into one or more contracts to provide problem assessment and referral services. If the department enters into one or more contracts, the Controller shall trans…

The department may enter into contracts for the provision of legally authorized employee benefits not requiring voluntary participation or payroll deductions. Where these contracts are made, the Controller shall transfer from the operating budgets of the departments participating…

(a) The department may either self-fund or self-insure any benefit program under its administration when it is cost effective to do so. The department may administer the self-funded or self-insured benefit program directly or may contract with a third party administrator. The Tre…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, regulations and other provisions pertaining to the layoff or demotion in lieu of layoff of civil service employees that are established or agreed to by the department shall be subject to review by the State Personnel Board for con…

Notwithstanding Section 18717, this section shall apply to state employees in state bargaining units that have agreed to these provisions in a memorandum of understanding between the state employer and the recognized employee organization, as defined in Section 3513, state employ…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 18717 and 19816.20, effective July 1, 2004, the following officers and employees, who are in the following classifications or positions on or after July 1, 2004, shall be state safety members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System: (1) State emplo…

The department shall have possession and control of all records, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, land, and other property real or personal held for the benefit or use by the State Personnel Board and the department in the performance of the du…

All officers and employees of the State Personnel Board and the Department of Personnel Administration, who, on the operative date of this part, are serving in the state civil service, other than as temporary employees, and engaged in the performance of a function vested in the d…

The department may expend, in accordance with law, all moneys made available for its use or for the administration of any statute administered by it.

(a) This article shall apply only to employees in state bargaining units who have agreed to this article in a memorandum of understanding. (b) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3) shall not apply to any agreements,…

Subject to Article VII of the California Constitution, the department succeeds to and is vested with the duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction exercised by the State Personnel Board with respect to the administration of the Personnel Classification Plan.

The department shall assess the adequacy of the Personnel Classification Plan and, as needed, recommend changes in the plan to the State Personnel Board. The recommendations shall include the need for the establishment of additional classes or the abolishment or alteration of exi…

Positions in the state service shall be established by the appointing power as authorized by law subject to budgetary authorization and the availability of funds. Each appointing power shall promptly report to the department his or her intention to establish new positions in orde…

The department may designate an appointing power to allocate positions to the Personnel Classification Plan in accordance with Section 19818.6 and department rule. The department may audit position allocations. If the department finds that an appointing power has allocated positi…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 905.2, 19818.8, and 19823, the department shall have the authority to review employee claims for additional reimbursement for the performance of duties outside the scope of their present classification and to authorize additional reimbursement for tho…

Upon the allowance of the department of all or part of an employee claim for additional reimbursement for the performance of duties outside the scope of their present classification, certification by the Director of Finance that a sufficient appropriation exists, the execution an…

(a) Reasonable opportunity to appeal shall be provided by the department to any employee affected by the allocation or reallocation of his or her position. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), this subdivision shall only apply to state employees in State Bargaining Unit 5. Reason…

When the Legislature, in the Budget Act, authorizes a specified number of positions in a specified class in a specified agency, the department shall approve the allocation of those positions to classes on the basis of the total responsibilities and productivity requirements of th…

The department shall administer the Personnel Classification Plan of the State of California including the allocation of every position to the appropriate class in the classification plan. The allocation of a position to a class shall derive from and be determined by the ascertai…

(a) A person shall not be assigned to perform the duties of any class other than that to which his or her position is allocated, except as permitted by Section 19050.8. (b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reac…

There is in the Department of Human Resources, the Division of Labor Relations.

The Governor shall appoint a deputy director from a list of nominees submitted by the director. This deputy director shall be in addition to the deputy director appointed pursuant to Section 19815.3. The Governor may also appoint civil service exempt labor relations officers. The…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, it shall be the function of the division to represent the Governor regarding all the relevant provisions of law with respect to state employees found in Section 3517 and to represent the Governor by attending the meeting and confer…

Action useful in coping with disasters arising from any cause or designed to increase the capability to cope with any such disasters.

The State has the rights prescribed in this article over persons within its limits, to be exercised in the cases and in the manner provided by law. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

This part may be cited as the Public Employees’ Retirement Law.

The purpose of this part is to effect economy and efficiency in the public service by providing a means whereby employees who become superannuated or otherwise incapacitated may, without hardship or prejudice, be replaced by more capable employees, and to that end provide a retir…

The Public Employees’ Retirement System created by Chapter 700 of the Statutes of 1931, as amended, is continued in existence under this part. This system is a unit of the Government Operations Agency.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section and amending this part, to comply with, and implement the provisions of, the California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (Article 4 (commencing with Section 7522) of Chapter 21 of Division 7 of Title 1)…

“Accumulated additional contributions” means the sum of all additional contributions standing to the credit of a member’s individual account, and interest thereon.

“Accumulated contributions” means accumulated normal contributions plus any accumulated additional contributions standing to the credit of a member’s account.

“Accumulated normal contributions” means the sum of all normal contributions standing to the credit of a member’s individual account, and interest thereon.

“Actuarial equivalent” means a benefit of equal value when computed upon the basis of the mortality tables adopted and the actuarial interest rate fixed by the board.

“Actuarial interest rate” means the interest rate fixed by the board for purposes of actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of this system.

“Actuary” means an actuary regularly employed on a full-time or part-time basis by the board.

“Additional contributions” means contributions made by members and their employers in addition to their normal contributions under Article 2 (commencing with Section 20710) of Chapter 8.

“Annual interest rate” means the net earnings rate reduced by 110 basis points for purposes of crediting interest.

“Annuity” means payments for life derived from contributions made by a member.

“Beneficiary” means any person or corporation designated by a member, a retired member, or by statute to receive a benefit payable under this part, on account of the death of a member or a retired member. A member or retired member may also designate the member’s estate as a bene…

“Benefit” means the retirement allowance, basic death benefit, limited death benefit, special death benefit, any monthly allowance for survivors of a member or retired person, the insurance benefit, the partial disability retirement program payment, or refund of accumulated contr…

“Board” means the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System.

“Contracting agency” means any public agency that has elected to have all or any part of its employees become members of this system and that has contracted with the board for that purpose. “Contracting agency” also means any county office of education, school district, or commun…

“County peace officer service” shall include service rendered in the sheriff’s office of a city and county in positions that were subsequently reclassified as positions within the definition of “county peace officer.”