BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



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          Date of Hearing:   July 2, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                SB 1240 (Anderson) - As Introduced:  February 20, 2014

          Policy Committee:                              PERSSVote:7-0

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

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires state employment application forms to require  
          an applicant to disclose whether the applicant has ever entered  
          into an agreement with a state department prohibiting the  
          applicant from seeking or accepting subsequent employment with  
          the state.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor and absorbable costs to the Department of Human Resources  
          to update forms and procedures; negligible costs to the  
          Department of Fair Employment and Housing to update forms and  
          procedures, if any.

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose.   According to the author, disciplinary actions were  
          initiated against several employees of the California Department  
          of Transportation (Caltrans) for improprieties in connection  
          with the construction of the new Bay Bridge.  According to a  
          report from the California State Auditor issued in March 2013, a  
          certain employee with a history of disciplinary issues had  
          appealed his dismissal, and subsequently entered into a  
          settlement agreement with Caltrans whereby he agreed to leave  
          state service and not seek or accept another position with the  
          state.

          According to the author, currently there is no efficient way to  
          identify an individual applying for employment in a state agency  
          who was previously employed by another state agency and entered  
          into an agreement that prohibited that individual from seeking  
          or accepting further employment with the state.  With respect to  








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          the Caltrans employee at issue, the Auditor identified a  
          significant risk that the employee could be hired by another  
          state agency despite the settlement agreement.


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