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Cal. Gov. Code § 18931

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Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2011
The board shall establish minimum qualifications for determining the fitness and qualifications of employees for each class of position; for temporary appointments, and for applicants for examinations, and for such purposes may require such certificates of citizens, physicians, public officers, or others having knowledge of the applicant, as the good of the service may require. It may require necessary documentary evidence of citizenship, honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States, possession of valid licenses for various purposes, or other evidence of identification, fitness, and qualification.
(a) The board shall establish minimum qualifications for determining the fitness and qualifications of employees for each class of position, including education, experience, knowledge, and abilities that each applicant is required to have to be considered eligible for a classification. The department may require applicants for examination or appointment to provide documentation as it deems necessary to establish the applicants’ qualifications.
(b) The department shall develop standards for statements of qualifications used as the examination method in determining the fitness and qualifications of applicants for each class of position, when applicable. The department may require applicants for examination or appointment to provide documentation as it deems necessary to establish the applicants’ qualifications.
(c) Whenever the law requires that an applicant for a position as a peace officer be screened to ensure that the applicant is free from emotional and mental impairment, the department or the designated appointing authority shall undertake that screening subject to the applicant’s right to appeal to the board.

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