California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1820


Introduced by Assembly Member Mullin

February 18, 2014


An act to amend Section 18934 of the Government Code, relating to state employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1820, as introduced, Mullin. State employment: applications.

Existing law requires every applicant for examination for state employment to file an application with the Department of Human Resources or an appointing power designated by the department.

This bill would require the department or the designated appointing power, whenever it receives an application for examination that was filed online, to provide the e-mail address of the department or the designated appointing power to the applicant, to contact the applicant using e-mail instead of postal mail, unless the applicant specifically requests otherwise, and to inform the applicant that he or she be provided with employment inquiry notifications and his or score and rank on the examination using e-mail, unless the applicant specifically requests to be notified using postal mail.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 18934 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:

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18934.  

begin insert(a)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insert(1)end insertbegin insertend insertEvery applicant for examination shall file an
2application with the department or a designated appointing power
3as directed in the examination announcement. Applications shall
4be accepted free of any charge to the applicant.begin delete Such applicationsend delete
5begin insert Applications,end insert when filed and all other examination materials,
6including examination questions and any written material, are the
7property of the department and are confidential records not open
8to inspection except as provided by law.

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9The

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10begin insert(2)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertTheend insert application shall include a place for listing volunteer
11experience andbegin delete suchend deletebegin insert thatend insert experience shall be considered if it is
12relevant to the position being applied for and shall state that
13relevant volunteer experience will be given consideration as
14qualifying experience for state employment.

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15(b) Whenever the department or a designated appointing power
16receives an application for examination that was filed online, the
17department, or the designated appointing power, shall do all of
18the following:

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19(1) Provide the e-mail address of the department or the e-mail
20address of the designated appointing power to the applicant.

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21(2) Contact the applicant using e-mail instead of postal mail,
22unless the applicant specifically requests otherwise.

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23(3) Inform the applicant that he or she will be provided with
24employment inquiry notifications and his or her score and rank
25on the examination using e-mail, unless the applicant specifically
26requests to be notified using postal mail.

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