ARTICLE 2. Layoff and Demotion

Article 2 added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.

§§ 19997–19997.15 · 16 sections

• § 19997 Whenever it is necessary because of lack of work or funds, or whenever it is advisable in the interests of economy, to reduce the staff of any state agency,…
• § 19997.1 The duties performed by any employee laid off may be assigned to any other employee or employees in the state agency holding positions in appropriate classes.
• § 19997.2 (a) With the approval of the department, only the employees of a designated geographical, organizational or functional subdivision of a state agency need be…
• § 19997.3 (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…
• § 19997.4 (a) For the purposes of determining seniority pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19997.3, the term “state service” shall include all service that is exempt…
• § 19997.5 (a) Separations that are necessary by reason of reinstatement of an employee or employees after recognized military service as provided for in Section 19780…
• § 19997.6 (a) A veteran, except a veteran who was reinstated from military leave, shall in the event of layoff receive seniority credit for recognized military service…
• § 19997.7 (a) Employees in the class under consideration, up to the number of positions to be abolished or discontinued, shall be laid off in the order as determined…
• § 19997.8 (a) In lieu of being laid off an employee may elect demotion to: (1) any class with substantially the same or a lower maximum salary in which he or she had…
• § 19997.9 (a) Any employee replaced by such demotion has the same option of demotion afforded by Section 19997.8 as if his or her position had been abolished or…
• § 19997.10 (a) Any officer or employee, directly or indirectly, entitled to or having permanent status under the provisions of Article VII of the Constitution or the…
• § 19997.11 (a) The names of employees to be laid off or demoted shall be placed upon the reemployment list for the subdivision, if such a subdivision was designated, upon…
• § 19997.12 (a) An employee who is certified to a position in a class after layoff, or demotion in lieu of layoff, shall receive not less than the same step in the salary…
• § 19997.13 (a) An employee shall be notified that the employee is to be laid off 30 days prior to the effective date of layoff and not more than 60 days after the date of…
• § 19997.14 (a) An employee may appeal to the department within 30 days after receiving notice of layoff on the ground that the required procedure has not been complied…
• § 19997.15 (a) In order to provide state civil service employees of the California Maritime Academy with an opportunity to remain in the state civil service system, there…