{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"18900.6","citation":"Gov. Code, § 18900.6","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5"},{"name":"PART 2. STATE CIVIL SERVICE [18500. - 19799.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Employment Lists [18900. - 18993.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-2/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General [18900. - 18906.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-2/chapter-4/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 29.   (AB 1062)   Effective January 1, 2014.","effective":"2014-01-01","html":"<p>(a) The department may authorize the use of skills-based certification for information technology classifications if all of the following conditions are satisfied:</p><p>(1) There is a job analysis that meets legal standards.</p><p>(2) The class is used on a servicewide basis.</p><p>(3) The class is broad and includes a number of distinct assignments.</p><p>(4) It is in the best interest of the state to use skills-based certification.</p><p>(b) For purposes of this section, “skills-based certification” means the creation of a unique certification list for each vacancy within a class. Skills-based certification is created by weighting the scores attained by competitors of all measured knowledge, skills, and abilities to reflect their relative importance to the job, as identified by a job analysis for each vacancy. Skills-based certification shall replace the single eligible list for a classification with a unique list of eligible individuals for each vacancy. Skills-based certification shall determine the order of individuals on a certification list; it shall not affect the rules for using certification lists.</p><p>(c) The department shall also promulgate regulations specifying how skills-based certification shall be implemented. Among other things, these regulations shall include provisions to ensure fairness to all candidates and prevent improper manipulation.</p>","text":"(a) The department may authorize the use of skills-based certification for information technology classifications if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) There is a job analysis that meets legal standards. (2) The class is used on a servicewide basis. (3) The class is broad and includes a number of distinct assignments. (4) It is in the best interest of the state to use skills-based certification. (b) For purposes of this section, “skills-based certification” means the creation of a unique certification list for each vacancy within a class. Skills-based certification is created by weighting the scores attained by competitors of all measured knowledge, skills, and abilities to reflect their relative importance to the job, as identified by a job analysis for each vacancy. Skills-based certification shall replace the single eligible list for a classification with a unique list of eligible individuals for each vacancy. Skills-based certification shall determine the order of individuals on a certification list; it shall not affect the rules for using certification lists. (c) The department shall also promulgate regulations specifying how skills-based certification shall be implemented. Among other things, these regulations shall include provisions to ensure fairness to all candidates and prevent improper manipulation.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/general-18900-6","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}