BILL NUMBER: AB 1820	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


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:

  SECTION 1.  Section 18934 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   18934.   (a)     (1)    Every
applicant for examination shall file an application with the
department or a designated appointing power as directed in the
examination announcement. Applications shall be accepted free of any
charge to the applicant.  Such applications  
Applications,  when filed and all other examination materials,
including examination questions and any written material, are the
property of the department and are confidential records not open to
inspection except as provided by law. 
   The 
    (2)     The  application shall include
a place for listing volunteer experience and  such 
 that  experience shall be considered if it is relevant to
the position being applied for and shall state that relevant
volunteer experience will be given consideration as qualifying
experience for state employment. 
   (b) Whenever the department or a designated appointing power
receives an application for examination that was filed online, the
department, or the designated appointing power, shall do all of the
following:  
   (1) Provide the e-mail address of the department or the e-mail
address of the designated appointing power to the applicant. 

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