AB 313 — Civil service: Limited Examination and Appointment Program.

Summary

Existing law creates the Department of Human Resources, which succeeds to and is vested with all of the powers and duties exercised and performed by the Department of Personnel Administration. Existing law specifically grants the department the powers, duties, and authority necessary to operate the state civil service system in accordance with Article VII of the California Constitution, the Government Code, the merit principle, and applicable rules duly adopted by the State Personnel Board. Existing law declares the policies of this state with regard to hiring individuals with a disability and prescribes responsibilities of the Department of Human Resources that relate to the representation of individuals with a disability in the state workforce, which include outlining specific actions to improve the representation of individuals with a disability in the state workforce. Existing law creates the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP) , which the Department of Human Resources administers, to provide an alternative to the traditional civil service examination and appointment process to facilitate the hiring of persons with disabilities. Existing law will repeal certain provisions of LEAP on January 1, 2022. Existing law provides that each state agency is responsible for an effective equal employment opportunity program and tasks the Department of Human Resources with the responsibility for the statewide advocacy, coordination, enforcement, and monitoring of these programs. Existing law requires each state agency to develop and implement an affirmative action employment plan for individuals with a disability, as specified, and requires that the plans be submitted to the Department of Human Resources each year. The bill would require that each state agency develop its own reasonable accommodation policy for individuals with disabilities, consistent with state and federal law, to address requests for reasonable accommodations. The bill would require the Department of Human Resources, by December 31 of each year, to review affirmative action employment plans submitted by state agencies and to approve the plans or to require appropriate modifications, as specified. The bill would require each state agency's equal opportunity program to include a reasonable accommodation policy. The bill would require the department to develop model policies for equal opportunity employment programs, including a model policy on reasonable accommodation. The bill would require the Department of Human Resources, by December 31, 2025, to report to the Legislature on specified subjects, including, among other things, the number of persons with disabilities hired by each appointing power, as specified, the names of departments or agencies required to submit corrected affirmative action plans, and recommendations for future efforts to improve the hiring of persons with disabilities.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/05/21 - Chaptered Current pdf October 05, 2021
• Enrolled 09/13/21 - Enrolled pdf September 13, 2021
• Amended 09/03/21 - Amended Senate pdf September 03, 2021
• Amended 08/26/21 - Amended Senate pdf August 26, 2021
• Introduced 01/25/21 - Introduced pdf January 25, 2021
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Action History

1. October 05, 2021

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 515, Statutes of 2021.

2. October 05, 2021

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 17, 2021

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

4. September 09, 2021

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2969.).

5. September 08, 2021

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. September 08, 2021

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2530.).

7. September 07, 2021

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. September 03, 2021

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

9. August 30, 2021

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. August 26, 2021

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

11. August 26, 2021

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26).

12. August 16, 2021

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

13. July 13, 2021

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

14. June 09, 2021

    Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

15. May 28, 2021

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

16. May 27, 2021

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1596.)

17. May 24, 2021

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

18. May 20, 2021

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20).

19. May 05, 2021

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

20. April 19, 2021

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

21. February 12, 2021

    Referred to Com. on P.E. & R.

22. January 26, 2021

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 25.

23. January 25, 2021

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Robert Garcia · Primary

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