BILL NUMBER: AB 1290	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 15, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Conway

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to add Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 19245) to Part
2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to public
employment.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1290, as amended, Conway. Public employment: internship
program.
   Existing law directs the State Personnel Board to enforce the
civil service statutes, and, by majority vote of all its members,
prescribe probationary periods and classifications, adopt other rules
authorized by statute, and review disciplinary actions.
   Under existing law, eligible lists are 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
requisite to the performance of the duties of that position as
prescribed by the specifications for the class or by board rule.
   This bill would direct the State Personnel Board to establish a
state internship program. Eligibility for an internship
classification would be based upon a competitive assessment. The bill
would require an appointing power to prepare written job performance
evaluations during an internship. The final performance evaluation
would contain a recommendation to the board as to whether or not to
appoint the intern to the civil service classification related to the
internship, and with the approval of the board, would permit the
appointing power to appoint the intern to that classification
 , without further examination  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 19245) is added to
Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 5.7.  STATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM


   19245.  The State Personnel Board shall be responsible for the
establishment of a state internship program. This program shall be
designed to facilitate the hiring of college graduates in the state
civil service.
   19246.  The board shall establish rules and procedures for the
implementation of this chapter, which may provide for the
classification, assessment, appointment, evaluation, and appeals
procedures for the program.
   19247.  For purposes of this chapter:
   (a) "Intern" means a person who has entered into an "internship
agreement" with an appointing power. All appointments to the intern
classification under the state internship program shall be made on a
provisional basis to allow candidates to demonstrate their ability to
perform the duties of the position. Interns shall not acquire
permanent civil service status.
   (b) "Internship" means the employment of an intern in an approved
program of on-the-job training and education from a recognized
four-year accredited college or university. The duration of the
internship for an occupational area shall be determined by the board.
Inability of an intern to maintain satisfactory progress in the
academic and work requirements of the internship is sufficient cause
for separation from the internship. An intern may also separate
voluntarily.
   19248.  (a) The board or its designee shall conduct competitive
assessments to determine the qualifications and readiness of college
students for appointment to the intern classification.
   (b) The board or its designee shall develop appropriate tests of
fitness to demonstrate the intern's ability and readiness to perform
the duties for the job classification the intern will move to after
completion of the internship.
   19249.  During an internship, the appointing power shall prepare
for each intern written job performance evaluations. The final
evaluation shall contain a recommendation to the board as to whether
or not to appoint the intern to the civil service classification
related to the internship. The intern shall have no appeal from the
action of the appointing power in terminating the internship, except
the intern shall be entitled to an appeal only for the purpose of
clearing his or her name.
   19250.  With the approval of the board, the appointing power may
appoint the  intern, without further examination, 
 intern  to the civil service classification related to the
internship.