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Code · California · Government Code

§ 19997.3

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(a)Layoff shall be made in accordance with the relative seniority of the employees in the class of layoff. In determining seniority scores, one point shall be allowed for each complete month of full-time state service regardless of when the service occurred. Department rules shall establish all of the following:
(1)The extent to which seniority credits may be granted for less than full-time service.
(2)The seniority credit to be granted for service in a class that has been abolished, combined, divided, or otherwise altered under the authority of Section 18802.
(3)The basis for determining the sequence of layoff whenever the class and subdivision of layoff includes employees whose service is less than full time.
(4)Any other matters as are necessary or advisable to the operation of this chapter.
(b)For professional, scientific, administrative, management, and executive classes, the department shall prescribe standards and methods by rule whereby employee efficiency shall be combined with seniority in determining the order of layoffs and the order of names on reemployment lists. These standards and methods may vary for different classes, and shall take into consideration the needs of state service and practice in private industry and other public employment.
(c)If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of a memorandum of understanding incur either present or future costs, or require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
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