BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  AB 1820
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          Date of Hearing:   April 30, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                    AB 1820 (Mullin) - As Amended:  April 21, 2014

          Policy Committee:                              PERSSVote:6-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the California Department of Human Resources  
          (CalHR) or designated appointing power to take the following  
          actions after receiving an online application for examination on  
          and after July 1, 2016:

          1)Provide CalHR's or the designated appointing power's  
            electronic communication address to the applicant and use  
            electronic communication to contact the applicant unless  
            otherwise requested by the applicant.

          2)Inform the applicant that any notifications and his or her  
            score and rank on the examination will be provided using  
            electronic communication unless the applicant specifically  
            requests notification by postal mail.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor and absorbable costs to CalHR to implement changes, most  
          of which are already consistent with current practice.

           COMMENTS  

          1)  Purpose.   According to the author, this bill would improve  
            efficiency in communication between the state and employment  
            applications, delivering examination scores and ranks  
            electronically to verified email addresses and with greater  
            confidence than postal mail.  The bill would allow applicants  
            to request to receive this information by postal mail if  
            preferred.

          2)  Amendment.   At the request of the offer, amend the effective  








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            date from July 1, 2016 to July 1, 2017.





           Analysis Prepared by  :    Joel Tashjian / APPR. / (916) 319-2081