BILL NUMBER: AB 2903	CHAPTERED  07/21/06

	CHAPTER  110
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 21, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 21, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 29, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 4, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Huff

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2006

   An act to add Section 19602.5 to the Government Code, relating to
the Department of Motor Vehicles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2903, Huff  Department of Motor Vehicles: employees.
   Existing constitutional provisions require the State Personnel
Board to enforce the civil service provisions and to prescribe
probationary periods and classifications, adopt other rules
authorized by statute, and review disciplinary actions.
   Existing civil service provisions apply to the Department of Motor
Vehicles and its employees.
   This bill would authorize the Department of Motor Vehicles to
conduct competitive examinations on a position-by-position basis for
specified managerial and supervisory classifications as agreed to by
the State Personnel Board, as specified. The bill would also make
legislative findings and declarations with regard to a related
demonstration project.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) The State Personnel Board and the Department of Motor Vehicles
entered into a demonstration project that was designed to study
alternative to traditional methods of examining, selecting,
appointing, and promoting managerial and designated supervisory
employees of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
   (b) The alternative selection procedures that have been
implemented as part of the demonstration project have improved the
ability of the Department of Motor Vehicles to match candidates and
managerial or supervisory jobs, at the same time resulting in an
expedited selection process.
   (c) Based on the success of the demonstration project, it is the
intent of the Legislature to make permanent the alternative methods,
as utilized in the selection demonstration project, of examining,
selecting, appointing, and promoting employees of the Department of
Motor Vehicles to managerial and supervisory classifications as
agreed to by the Department of Motor Vehicles and the State Personnel
Board.
  SEC. 2.  Section 19602.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   19602.5.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 18900, 18901, 18930,
18930.5, 18931, 18933, 18936, 18937, 18938.5, 18939, 18950, 19050,
19052, 19054, 19054.1, 19057, 19057.1, 19057.2, 19057.4, 19081, or
19101, or any other provision of law, but consistent with the merit
principles of subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article VII of the
California Constitution, the Department of Motor Vehicles appointing
authority may conduct examinations and make appointments, as
specified by this section. The purpose of this section is to provide
the Department of Motor Vehicles with greater flexibility to match
candidates and managerial or supervisory jobs, at the same time
resulting in an expedited selection process and cost savings to the
department.
   (b) The Department of Motor Vehicles appointing authority may
conduct competitive examinations on a position-by-position basis for
specified managerial classifications and supervisory classifications
as agreed to by the board in the manner described in Article 7
(commencing with Section 549.80) of Subchapter 4 of Chapter 1 of
Division 1 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations in effect
on June 27, 2001, or in any other manner approved by the board. In
its exercise of authority under this subdivision pursuant to that
article, the Department of Motor Vehicles appointing authority shall
rank each examination candidate in the manner specified in Article 4
(commencing with Section 548.30) and Article 5 (commencing with
Section 548.40) of Subchapter 2 of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 2
of the California Code of Regulations.