Cal. Gov. Code § 19805

The board shall by regulation, establish and administer procedures, including provisions for investigations and hearings, to determine whether a particular merit system is in conformity with the standards established or approved by the board pursuant to Section 19801. In conducting any hearing provided by such procedures, or in conducting an appeal hearing under Section 19803, the board shall have the same authority as it does in conducting hearings pursuant to Sections 18671 to 18680, inclusive, of this code.