BILL NUMBER: AB 1820	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 21, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mullin

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2014

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



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1820, as amended, 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  , commencing on July 1, 2016,  require
the department or the designated appointing power, whenever it
receives an application for examination that was filed online, to
provide the  e-mail   electronic communication
 address of the department or the designated appointing power to
the applicant, to contact the applicant using  e-mail
  electronic communication  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,   electronic communication  unless
the applicant specifically requests to be notified using postal
mail.  The bill would also make related nonsubstantive changes.

   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 when filed
  Filed applications  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) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2016, and is
repealed on January 1, 2017. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 18934 is added to the  
Government Code   , 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. Filed applications 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.
   (2) The application shall include a place for listing volunteer
experience and 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 electronic communication address of the department
or the electronic communication address of the designated appointing
power to the applicant.
   (2) Contact the applicant using electronic communication 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 electronic communication, unless the applicant
specifically requests to be notified using postal mail.
   (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016. 

  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. 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.
   (2) The application shall include a place for listing volunteer
experience and 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.