Amended in Senate January 6, 2014

Amended in Senate May 6, 2013

Amended in Senate April 16, 2013

Senate Bill No. 619

Introduced by Senator Yee

(Coauthors: Senators Lara and Wyland)

February 22, 2013

An act to add Section 33319.4 to the Education Code, and to amend Section 19995 of the Government Code, relating to state employees.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 619, as amended, Yee. State employees: training: civics orientation.

Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) to devise plans for and cooperate with appointing powers and other supervising officials in the conduct of employee training programs so that the quality of service rendered by persons in the state civil service may be continually improved.

This bill would require the State Department of Education, on or before January 1, 2015, to develop and make available online a state employee civics orientation on federal and state government, subject to a determination by the Department of Finance that sufficient private funding has been secured to support those activities. The bill would require, if the orientation is developed as prescribed, begin delete an appointing power or other supervising official for an employee hired, promoted, or reclassified after July 1, 2015, to certify annually to CalHR that the employee has completed that orientation. end delete begin insert an employee, upon hiring, promotion, or reclassification after July 1, 2015, to complete that training and submit a certification statement to the appointing power or other supervising official. The bill would require the appointing power or other supervising official to maintain the certification statement for a period of 3 years and make it available to CalHR upon demand. end insert

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 33319.4 is added to the Education Code,
to read:

33319.4.  

(a) On or before January 1, 2015, the State
Department of Education, if funding has been determined to be
secured in accordance with subdivision (b), shall develop and make
available online a state employee civics orientation on federal and
state government to facilitate a basic understanding of the
responsibilities and operation of the three branches of government
and the importance of civic engagement. The orientation shall
include practical examples and shall be updated as necessary. begin insert The
orientation shall include a printable statement to identify the
participating employee and certify completion of the training. end insert

(b) The online orientation described in subdivision (a) shall be
developed and made available pursuant to this section only after
the Department of Finance determines that private funds, in an
amount sufficient to fully support the activities described in
subdivision (a), have been deposited with the state. If the
Department of Finance determines that sufficient funding has been
secured to support those activities, the Department of Finance shall
file a written statement with the Secretary of the Senate, the Chief
Clerk of the Assembly, and the Legislative Counsel memorializing
that this determination has been made.

SEC. 2.  

Section 19995 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

19995.  

(a) The department shall devise plans for and cooperate
with appointing powers and other supervising officials in the
conduct of employee training programs so that the quality of
service rendered by persons in the state civil service may be
continually improved.

(b)  begin delete The appointing power or other supervising official for an
employee hired, promoted, or reclassified after July 1, 2015, using
existing processes and resources, if end delete begin insert If end insert the employee training
described in Section 33319.4 of the Education Code is developed
in accordance with that section, begin delete shall certify annually to the
department that the employee has completed this employee
training. end delete begin insert an employee, upon hiring, promotion, or reclassification
after July 1, 2015, shall complete that training and submit a
certification statement to the appointing power or other supervising
official. The certification statement shall be maintained by the
appointing power or other supervising official for a period of three
years and shall be made available to the department upon demand. end insert

(c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant
to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be
controlling without further legislative action, except that if those
provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the
expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective
unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.