Cal. Gov. Code § 19402
Upward Mobility
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2011
All upward mobility programs shall include annual goals that include the number of employees expected to progress from positions in low paying occupational groups to entry-level technical, professional, and administrative positions, and the timeframe within which this progress shall occur. The State Personnel Board shall be responsible for approving each department’s annual upward mobility goals and timetables.
(a) (1) All upward mobility programs shall include annual goals that include the number of employees expected to progress from entry-level positions to higher level technical, professional, and administrative positions, and the timeframe within which this progress shall occur. For appointing powers that participate in apprenticeship programs, the upward mobility program shall also include annual goals that include the number of employees expected to progress from apprenticeship positions to permanent civil service positions.
Any department or agency of state government that determines that it will be unable to achieve the goals may request the board for a reduction in the goals. If the board determines that the department or agency has not made a good faith effort to achieve the goals, the board shall hold public hearings to determine the reasons for the deficiencies and to establish a program to overcome these deficiencies.
(2) The upward mobility goals may include race, gender, LGBTQ, and disability status as factors to the extent permissible under state and federal equal protection and antidiscrimination laws.
(3) The Department of Human Resources shall be responsible for approving each department’s annual upward mobility goals and timetables.
(b) (1) No later than July 1 of each year, each department shall provide a report to the Department of Human Services that demonstrates progress made toward meeting upward mobility goals. At a minimum, this report shall include the number of employees that have progressed from positions in entry-level occupational groups to technical, professional, and administrative positions in the last calendar year. If the appointing authority is unable to meet its annual upward mobility goals and timetables for two consecutive fiscal years, the appointing authority shall include in the report an explanation for why it failed to achieve its goals and what requirements are necessary to facilitate achieving its goals in the subsequent two fiscal years.
(2) On or before January 1 of the following year after each department provides the report described in paragraph (1), the Department of Human Resources shall provide a copy of the upward mobility goals and the report described in paragraph (1) to the Legislature. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(3) By July 1, 2024, the Department of Human Resources shall post each department’s upward mobility goals on its internet website.
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