Cal. Gov. Code § 18720.2

The Civil Rights Department shall collect and review all other forms used by state agencies for employment, and occupational licensing and registration, to ensure conformance to law and to develop standard forms for general use by all state agencies. Each state agency shall use the standard forms. The department, however, may approve the use of a nonstandard form by a state agency based on a petition submitted by the agency which specifies the reasons why a nonstandard form is necessary to meet the agency’s needs.