BILL NUMBER: AB 2241	CHAPTERED  09/07/06

	CHAPTER  216
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 7, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 7, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 16, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 25, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social
Security (Torrico (Chair), Jones, Mullin, and Negrete McLeod)

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2006

   An act to add Section 18900.6 to the Government Code, relating to
state civil service.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2241, Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social
Security  State civil service: skills-based certification.
   Existing civil service law provides that eligible employment lists
shall be established as a result of free competitive examinations
open to persons who lawfully may be appointed to any position within
the class for which these examinations are held and who meet the
minimum qualifications, as specified.
   This bill would permit the State Personnel Board to authorize the
use of skills-based certification, as defined, for information
technology classifications, if specified conditions are satisfied.
The bill would also require the board to promulgate regulations
specifying how skills-based certification shall be implemented.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 18900.6 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   18900.6.  (a) The board may authorize the use of skills-based
certification for information technology classifications if all of
the following conditions are satisfied:
   (1) There is a job analysis that meets the standards outlined in
the State Personnel Board selection manual.
   (2) The class is used on a service wide basis.
   (3) The class is broad and includes a number of distinct
assignments.
   (4) It is in the best interest of the state to use skills-based
certification.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "skills-based certification"
means the creation of a unique certification list for each vacancy
within a class. Skills-based certification is created by weighting
the scores attained by competitors of all measured knowledge, skills,
and abilities to reflect their relative importance to the job, as
identified by a job analysis for each vacancy. Skills-based
certification shall replace the single eligible list for a
classification with an unique list of eligible individuals for each
vacancy. Skills-based certification shall determine the order of
individuals on a certification list; it shall not affect the rules
for using certification lists.
   (c) The board shall also promulgate regulations specifying how
skills-based certification shall be implemented.  Among other things,
these regulations shall include provisions to ensure fairness to all
candidates and prevent improper manipulation.