{"code":"PUC","codeName":"Public Utilities Code","section":"98160.7","citation":"Pub. Util. Code, § 98160.7","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501. - 107025.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-10"},{"name":"PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000. - 98407.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-10/part-10"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Labor Provisions [98160. - 98174.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/division-10/part-10/chapter-4"}],"history":"Added by renumbering Section 98160 by Stats. 2022, Ch. 240, Sec. 1.   (SB 957)   Effective January 1, 2023.","effective":"2023-01-01","html":"<p>Appointments and promotions in the service of the transit district shall be made according to merit and fitness, to be ascertained, in so far as is practicable, by competitive examination.</p>","text":"Appointments and promotions in the service of the transit district shall be made according to merit and fitness, to be ascertained, in so far as is practicable, by competitive examination.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-utilities-code/labor-provisions-98160-7","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}