Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2 § 548.40

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 548.40 - Competitive Examinations

(a) Examinations for appointment to Career Executive Assignment positions shall be competitive and of such a character as fairly to test and determine the qualifications of candidates actually to perform the duties of the position to be filled. Examinations may include, but need not be limited to, an assessment of the candidates' character, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and ability. Examinations may be assembled or unassembled, written or oral, or in the form of a demonstration of skill, or any combination of these.

(b) Examinations may include a review of applications, use of supplemental applications, appraisals of performance and executive potential, management exercises, or structured interviews.

(c) The appointing power shall promulgate the job-related evaluation criteria that will be used to assess the qualifications of each candidate for the position. The appointing power shall assess each candidate's qualifications for the position based upon the evaluation criteria and shall compare and rank each candidate against all other candidates based upon this assessment. Successful candidates shall be divided into ranks based upon their scores. Limited scoring examinations may be used in the discretion of the Department or designated appointing power. Each candidate shall be notified in writing of his or her final score and ranking.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 548.40

1. Amendment filed 12-21-73; designated effective 4-1-74 (Register 73, No. 51).
2. Amendment filed 8-14-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 33).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 9-16-92 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 92, No. 39).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 10-23-2000; operative 10-23-2000; amended and refiled 12-6-2000. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code sections 18211 and 18213(a) (Register 2000, No. 49).
5. Amendment filed 4-27-2017; operative 7-1-2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section 18211 (Register 2017, No. 17).

Note: Authority cited: Section 18701, Government Code. Reference: Sections 18546, 19889, 19889.2 and 19889.3, Government Code; and Alexander v. State Personnel Board (2000) 80 Cal.App.4th 526.

1. Amendment filed 12-21-73; designated effective 4-1-74 (Register 73, No. 51).
2. Amendment filed 8-14-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 33).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 9-16-92 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 92, No. 39).
4. Amendment of section and Note filed 10-23-2000; operative 10-23-2000; amended and refiled 12-6-2000. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code sections 18211 and 18213(a)(Register 2000, No. 49).
5. Amendment filed 4-27-2017; operative 7/1/2017. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section 18211 (Register 2017, No. 17).