Section 261 - Content of Selection ProceduresSelection procedures shall include such provisions as may be necessary to afford all applicants full and fair opportunity to apply for training and shall be without discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation or creed.
(a) They shall include the following:(1) Required procedure for making written application.(2) Procedure for handling applications, that is, the method of dating and recording applications and the acceptance and rejection of applicants and how the applicants are notified of their acceptance or rejection.(3) Required minimum age limitations, if any.(4) Required formal education, if any, or equivalency if permitted.(5) Required physical examination, if any.(6) Procedure for the scheduling of tests and oral interviews, if any.(7) Required tests, if any, and by whom they are administered.(8) Where applicable, the relative weight given for tests and oral interviews in the overall evaluation of the applicants.(9) Procedure for acceptance, rejection and referral of applicants to job openings and how the applicants are so notified.(10) Procedure for testing, rating and placing applicants with previous experience in a higher wage bracket (training period).(b) Selection procedures shall not include the following:(1) Numerical rating of applicants based on their educational experience in excess of minimum educational requirements.(2) Test designed to determine the skill and knowledge of the occupation itself.(3) A requirement for a driver's license as a condition of accepting or processing an application.(4) A requirement of residency as a condition of accepting or processing an application.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 261
1. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 8-27-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 35).
2. Amendment filed 8-29-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 36).
3. Renumbering of former article 4 to article 2, renumbering of former section 261 to section 254, and renumbering and amendment of former section 266 to new section 261 filed 5-12-98; operative 6-11-98 (Register 98, No. 20). Note: Authority cited: Sections 3071 and 3090, Labor Code. Reference: Section 3071, Labor Code.
1. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 8-27-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 35).
2. Amendment filed 8-29-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 36).
3. Renumbering of former article 4 to article 2, renumbering of former section 261 to section 254, and renumbering and amendment of former section 266 to new section 261 filed 5-12-98; operative 6-11-98 (Register 98, No. 20).