COMPLIANCE REVIEW REPORT 

CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON TEACHER 
CREDENTIALING 

Compliance Review Unit 
State Personnel Board 
August 19, 2016 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ 1 
Background ..................................................................................................................... 2 
Scope and Methodology .................................................................................................. 3 
Findings and Recommendations ..................................................................................... 4 
Examinations ............................................................................................................. 4 
Appointments ............................................................................................................. 6 
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) ...................................................................... 7 
Personal Services Contracts...................................................................................... 9 
Mandated Training ................................................................................................... 10 
Departmental Response ................................................................................................ 12 
SPB Reply ..................................................................................................................... 12 

INTRRODUCTIORRODUCTION 

Established by thee Californiaa Constituttion, the SState Persoonnel Boarrd (the SPPB or 
Board) is charged wwith enforcing and administering the civil seervice statuutes, prescrribing 
probatioonary perioods and classificattions, adoopting regulations, and revieewing 
disciplinary actionss and merrit-related aappeals. TThe SPB ooversees thhe merit-b ased 
recruitmment and selection proccess for thee hiring of oover 200,0000 state emmployees. T hese 
employeees providee critical services to thhe people oof Californiaa, includingg but not limmited 
to, proteecting life aand propertty, managinng emergency operattions, provi ding educaation, 
promotinng the public health , and preserving thee environmment. The SPB provvides 
directionn to departmments throuugh the Boaard’s decisioons, rules, policies, annd consultaation. 

Pursuannt to Government Coode sectionn 18661, the SPB’s Compliancce Review Unit 
(CRU) cconducts coompliance rreviews of aappointing aauthority’s personnel practices inn five 
areas: eexaminationns, appointments, eqqual emplooyment oppportunity (EEEO), perssonal 
servicess contracts (PSC’s), and manddated training to ensure compliiance with civil 
service laws and bboard regu lations. Th e purpose of these rreviews is tto ensure state 
agencies are in coompliance wwith merit-rrelated lawws, rules, annd policies and to ideentify 
and share best praactices identified duringg the reviewws. The SPPB conduct s these revviews 
on a threee-year cyccle. 

The CRU may alsoo conduct sspecial inveestigations in responsse to a speecific requeest or 
when the SPB obtaains informaation suggeesting a pottential meritt-related vioolation. 

EXECUTTIVE SUMMMARY 

The CRU conducteed a routinee compliancce review oof Californiaa Commisssion on Teaacher 
Credenttialing (CTCC) personnel practices in the arreas of exaaminations,, appointments, 
EEO, PSSC’s from Septemberr 1, 2015, through Maay 31, 2016, and maandated training 
from Maarch 1, 20014, througgh May 311, 2016. TThe followinng table s ummarizess the 
compliannce review findings. 

A 
Exam 
Appoi 
Eq 
Empl 
Oppo 
Area 
minations 
ntments 
qual 
oyment 
ortunity 
Examina 
Appoin 
Equa 
Complie 
tions Comp 
and 
ntments Co 
Laws a 
l Employme 
ed with Civ 
Finding 
plied with C 
Board Rule 
mplied With 
nd Board R 
ent Opportu 
vil Service L 
Rules 
Civil Service 
es 
h Civil Serv 
Rules 
unity Progra 
Laws and B 
In 
In 
In 
Severity 
n Complian 
n Complian 
n Complian 
nce 
nce 
nce 
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AArea Area Finding Severity 
Personaal Services Personnal Servicess Contractss Complied Inn CompliannceConntracts Procedurral Requireements 
Manndated Mandaated Training Compliedd with Statu Inn CompliannceTraaining Requirementss 

A color-ccoded systeem is used to identify the severityy of the violations as ffollows: 

. 
RRed = Very Serious 
. 
OOrange = SSerious 

. 
YYellow = Noon-serious oor Technicaal 

. 
GGreen = In Compliancee 

BACCKGROUNDD 

The CTCC is an ageency in thee Executive Branch of California State Goveernment. Itt was 
created in 1970 byy the Ryan Act and iss the oldestt of the auttonomous state standdards 
boards iin the natioon. The majjor purposee of the ageency is to sserve as a state standdardsboard foor educatorr preparatioon for the public sch ools of Caalifornia, thee licensing and 
credentialing of prrofessional educators in the staate, the enfforcement of professsional 
practices of educattors, and the disciplinee of credenttial holders in the Statte of Califorrnia. 

The CTCC consists of 19 memmbers, 15 vvoting memmbers and four ex-offficio, non-voting 
memberrs. The GGovernor appoints 14 votingg Commisssioners aand the SState 
Superinttendent of Public Insstruction or his/her ddesignee sserves as the 15th voting 
memberr. The four ex-officio mmembers are selectedd one each by the maajor elemennts of 
the California highher educattion constittuency: Asssociation oof Indepenndent Califoornia 
Collegess and Univversities; Reegents of the Universsity of Califfornia; the C SState

California 
Universiity; and California CCommunity Colleges Chancellorr's Office. The Goveernorappointeed 
Commisssioners consist of sixx classroomm teachers, one schoool administrrator, 
one schhool board member, one school counselor or servicces credenttial holder, one 
higher eeducation ffaculty memmber from an instituttion for teaacher educcation, and four 
public mmembers. GGovernor apppointed Coommission ers are typpically appoointed to a four-
year termm and servve as voluntteers in unppaid positions. 

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SCOPE ANDD METHODDOLOGDD METHODDOLOGY 

The scoope of thee compliancce review was limiteed to revieewing CTCC examinattions, 
appointmments, EEOO program, and PSCC’s from Seeptember 11, 2015, thhrough Mayy 31, 
2016, annd mandateed training from Marcch 1, 2014, through MMay 31, 20116. The primmary 
objectivee of the reeview was to determmine if CTCC personneel practicess, policies, and 
proceduures complied with sstate civil service lawws and board regullations, annd to 
recommmend correcctive action where deficciencies weere identifieed. 

A cross--section of CTC’s exaaminations and appointments were selecteed for revieew to 
ensure that samples of varioous examinnations andd appointmment types, classificattions, 
and levvels were reviewed. The CRU examinedd the docuumentation that the CTC 
providedd, which included e xamination plans, exxamination bulletins, job analyyses, 
511b’s, scoring ressults, noticee of personnnel action forms, vaccancy postinngs, application 
screeninng criteria, hiring interview ratingg criteria, ccertificationn lists, trannsfer movemment 
worksheeets, employment histoory recordss, corresponndence, andd probationn reports. 

The revview of the CTC’s EEO programm included examining written EEEO policiess and 
proceduures; the EEEO officer’s role, duties, and reporting relationship; the inteernal 
discriminnation commplaint proocess; thee upward mobility pprogram; tthe reasonnable 
accommmodation program; thhe discrimination commplaint proocess; andd the Disaability 
Advisoryy Committeee (DAC). 

The CTCC PSC’s weere also revviewed.1 It wwas beyondd the scopee of the commpliance reeview 
to makee conclusioons as to wwhether CTTC justificaations for tthe contraccts were leegally 
sufficiennt. The review was limmited to whhether CTCC practices,, policies, aand proceddures 
relative tto PSC’s coomplied witth procedurral requiremments. 

In addittion, the CCTC’s manndated training was reviewed to ensure all employees 
requiredd to file stateements of eeconomic innterest werre provided ethics trainning and that all 
supervissors were provided ssupervisoryy and sexxual harasssment prevvention training 
within sttatutory timelines. 

The CTCC declined to have ann exit conference. Thee CTC was found to bee in compli ance 
in all areeas revieweed during tthe compliaance revieww period. T herefore, nno departmental 
response is requireed. 

1 If an emmployee organnization requeests the SPB to review an ny personal seervices contraact during thee SPB 
compliancce review perriod or prior too the complettion of the finaal compliancee review repoort, the SPB wwill not 
audit the contract. Insstead, the SPPB will review the contraact pursuant to its statutoory and reguulatory 
process. IIn this instancce, none of the reviewed PPSC’s were chhallenged 

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FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONNNNS 

Examinaations 

Examinaations to esstablish an eligible listt must be ccompetitivee and of succh characteer as 
fairly to test and determine the qualifiications, fittness, and ability of competitorrs to 
perform the duties of the classs of position for whichh he or she seeks apppointment. ((Gov. 
Code, § 18930.) Exxaminationss may be aassembled or unassemmbled, writtten or oral, or in 
the formm of a demmonstration of skills, oor any commbination oof those teests. (Ibid.) The 
Board eestablishes minimum qqualificationns for deterrmining thee fitness annd qualifications 
of emplooyees for eaach class oof position aand for applicants for eexaminationns. (Gov. CCode, 
§ 18931.) Within a reasonable time befoore the schheduled datte for the eexaminationn, the 
designatted appoinnting power shall announce or advertise the exammination forr the 
establishhment of e ligible lists. (Gov. Codde, § 189333, subd. (a).) the adveertisement shall 
contain such informmation as thhe date andd place of the examinaation and thhe nature oof the 
minimumm qualificat ions. (Ibid.)) Every appplicant for eexaminationn shall file aan application in 
the officce of the ddepartmentt or a dessignated apppointing ppower as ddirected byy the 
examinaation annouuncement. ((Gov. Codee, § 18934.) Generallyy, the final eearned ratinng of 
each person compeeting in anyy examination is to be determinedd by the weeighted aveerage 
of the eearned ratinngs on all phases of the examinnation. (Goov. Code, §§ 18936.) EEach 
competittor shall bbe notified in writing of the results of thhe examinaation whenn the 
employmment list ressulting fromm the examination is esstablished. (Gov. Code, § 18938.5.) 

During tthe period under review, the CCTC conduccted sevenn examinat ions. The CRU 
reviewedd five of thoose examinnations, which are listeed below: 

Claassification Examm Type Exxam Compoonents FFinal File 
Date 
No. o 
Applicati 
f 
ons 
Career 
Assignm 
B, Adm 
Service 
Executive 
ment (CEA 
ministrative 
es Division 
) CEEA 
Statement 
Qualificatio 
(SOQ’s) 
t of 
ons 
2 
33/24/2016 11 
CEA B, 
Counse 
General 
el CEEA SOQ 55/11/2016 11 

2 In a staatement of qualifications (SOQ’s) exa mination, ap plicants submmit a written summary off their 
qualificatioons and expeerience relateed to a publis hed list of deesired qualificcations. Raterrs, typically suubject 
matter exxperts, evaluaate the respoonses accordiing to a preddetermined raating scale d esigned to a ssess 
their abilitty to perform in a job class ification, assi gn scores an d rank the coompetitors in aa list. 

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Claassification aassification Examm Type Exxam Compoonents FFinal File 
Date 
No. o 
Applicati 
f 
ons 
Consult 
Teache 
(Progra 
and Re 
tant in 
er Preparati 
am Evaluati 
search) 
on 
on Oppen Ex 
Education a 
xperience (E 
and 
E&E)3 
Continuous 
Filing 9 
Teache 
Adminis 
(Progra 
and Re 
er Preparati 
strator I 
am Evaluati 
search) 
on 
on Oppen E&E Continuous 
Filing 2 
Teache 
Adminis 
(Examin 
Resear 
er Preparati 
strator I 
nations and 
rch) 
on 
d Oppen E&E Continuous 
Filing 1 

FINDINNG NO. 1 – Examinaations Commplied wit h Civil Seervice Lawws and Booard 
Rules 

The CRU reviewedd two CEA and three oopen examinations whhich the CTTC administtered 
in order to create eligible list s from which to makee appointmments. The CTC publi shed 
and disstributed eexaminationn bulletins containingg the required inforrmation foor all 
examinaations. Appplications reeceived by the CTC wwere acceppted prior too the final filing 
date andd were theereafter prooperly asseessed to deetermine whether appplicants meet the 
minimumm qualificattions for ad mittance too the examiinations. Thhe CTC nottified appliccants 
as to whhether theyy qualified too take the examinatioon, and thosse applicannts who meet the 
minimumm qualificattions were also notified about the next pphase of thhe examination 
process. After all phases of thhe examinaation processs were commpleted, the score of each 
competittor was coomputed, aand a list of eligiblee candidatees was esstablished. The 
examinaation resultss listed thee names of all successsful compeetitors arrannged in order of 
the scorre received by rank. Coompetitors were then notified of ttheir final scores. 

The CRRU found no deficiencies in thhe CTC’s examinatioons reviewwed duringg the 
compliannce review period. Accordingly, tthe CTC fullfilled its ressponsibilitiees to adminnister 
those exxaminationss in compliaance with civil service laws and bboard rules.. 

3 In an ed ucation and eexperience (EE&E) examinaation, one or mmore raters reeviews the appplicants’ Sta ndard 
678 appli cation forms, and scores and ranks thhem accordinng to a predeetermined ratiing scale tha t may 
include yeears of relevaant higher eduucation, profeessional licensses or certificcations, and/oor years of rellevant 
work expeerience. 

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Appointmments ppointmments 

In all caases not exxcepted or exempted by Article VVII of the CCalifornia CConstitutionn, the 
appointing power must fill ppositions bby appointmment, incluuding casees of transsfers, 
reinstateements, proomotions, aand demotiions in stricct accordance with thhe Civil Se rvice 
Act and Board rules. (Gov. Coode, § 190550.) Exceptt as provideed by law, aappointmennts to 
vacant ppositions shhall be madde from emmployment l lists. (Ibid.) Appointmeents made from 
eligible llists, by waay of transfeer, or by waay of reinsttatement, mmust be made on the bbasis 
of meritt and fitneess, which requires consideratiion of eacch individual’s job-related 
qualificaations for a position, inncluding hiss or her knnowledge, sskills, abiliti es, experieence, 
and phyysical and mmental fitnesss. (Cal. Coode Regs., tit. 2, § 2500, subd. (a)).) 

During the compliiance revieew period, the CTC made 39 appointmeents. The CRU 
reviewedd 20 of thosse appointmments, whicch are listedd below: 

CClassificationn Appointme 
Type 
e Teenure TTime Base No. o 
Appointm 
of 
ments 
Govern 
An 
Associate 
nmental Pro 
alyst (AGP 
ogram 
A) 
Certification List Permmanent FFull Time 1 
AGPA Certification List Permmanent Inntermittent 1 
Assoc 
Sys 
( 
ciate Inform 
stems Analy 
(Specialist) 
mation 
yst Certification List Permmanent FFull Time 1 
Attorney Certification List Lim 
T 
mited 
Term FFull Time 1 
Consu 
Prepa 
Ev 
ultant in Tea 
aration (Pro 
valuation an 
Research) 
acher 
ogram 
nd Certification List Permmanent FFull Time 1 
Office Technic 
(Typing) 
cian Certification List Permmanent Inntermittent 1 
Offi 
(T 
ce Technic 
Typing) Lea 
cian 
p Certification List Permmanent FFull Time 1 
Special Investigaation Certification List Permmanent FFull Time 1 
Staff S 
I 
Services Ma 
(Specialist) 
anager 
) Certification List Permmanent FFull Time 2 
Staff SServices Annalyst Certification List Permmanent FFull Time 3 
Staff SServices Ma 
(SSM) II 
anager Certification List Permmanent FFull Time 1 
SSM II (Manageerial) Certification List Permmanent FFull Time 1 
AGPA Transfer Permmanent FFull Time 2 

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CClassificationn Classificationn Appointme 
Type 
e Teenure TTime Base No. o 
Appointm 
of 
ments 
CEA A Transfer Permmanent FFull Time 1 
Staff SServices Annalyst Transfer Permmanent FFull Time 1 
SSM II DTraining & 
Developme 
& 
ent Permmanent FFull Time 1 

FINDINNG NO. 2 – Appointmments Commplied With Civil S ervice Lawws and Booard 
Rules 

The CTTC measurred each aapplicant’s ability to perform tthe duties of the jobb by 
conducting hiring i nterviews aand selecting the besst-suited caandidates. FFor each oof the 
15 list appointmentts reviewedd, the CTC ordered a certificationn list of canndidates ranked 
competittively. Afterr properly cclearing thee certificatioon lists including SROOA, the seleected 
candidattes were aappointed bbased on e ligibility atttained by bbeing reachhable withinn the 
first threee ranks of the certificaation lists. 

The CRRU reviewedd four CTCC appointmeents made via transfeer. A transffer of employee 
from a position under one appointing power to a positionn under annother or ssame 
appointing power mmay be maade, if the ttransfer is tto a positioon in the saame class or in 
another class with substantiaally the samme salary raange and ddesignated as approppriate 
by the eexecutive offficer. (Cal. Code Reg., tit. 2, § 4225.) The CTTC verified the eligibil ity of 
each candidate to ttheir appoinnted class. 

Eligibilityy for traininng and devvelopment assignmennts are limitted to empployees whoo (1) 
have peermanent sstatus in thheir class, oor (2) whoo have probbationary sstatus and who 
previoussly have had permaneent status annd who, sinnce such peermanent sstatus, havee had 
no breakk in servicee due to a ppermanent sseparation.. The CRU reviewed oone trainingg and 
development appoointment, annd determinned it to bee in complliance with applicablee civil 
service llaws and booard rules ((Gov. Codee, § 438, suubd. (a)(b)).. 

The CRU found noo deficienciees in the apppointmentts that the CCTC conduucted duringg the 
compliannce revieww period. Accordingly, the CRU found thatt all the apppointmentss the 
CTC maade during the compliiance revieew period ssatisfied civvil service llaws and bboard 
rules. 

Equal Employmentt Opportunity (EEO) 

Each staate agencyy is responssible for an effective EEEO prograam. (Gov. CCode, § 197790.) 
The apppointing powwer for eacch state ageency has thhe major reesponsibilityy for monitooring 
the effecctiveness oof its EEO pprogram. (GGov. Code, §§ 19794.) TTo that end, the appointing 

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power mmust issue aa policy staatement commmitted to equal employment oppportunity; issue 
proceduures for filling, proceessing, and resolving discrimination commplaints; issue 
proceduures for prooviding equal upwardd mobility and promootional oppportunities; and 
cooperaate with thee Californiaa Departmeent of Human Resourrces (CalHRR) by provviding 
access tto all requirred files, doocuments a nd data. (Ibbid.) In addition, the apppointing power 
must apppoint, at thhe managerial level, aan EEO offiicer, who sshall report directly to,, and 
be undeer the supeervision of, the direcctor of the departmennt to devellop, implemment, 
coordinaate, and m onitor the department’s EEO prrogram. (GGov. Code, § 19795.) In a 
state aggency with less than 5500 employyees, like thhe CTC, the EEO officer may bee the 
personnnel officer. ( Ibid.) 
mmust issue aa policy staatement commmitted to equal employment oppportunity; issue 
proceduures for filling, proceessing, and resolving discrimination commplaints; issue 
proceduures for prooviding equal upwardd mobility and promootional oppportunities; and 
cooperaate with thee Californiaa Departmeent of Human Resourrces (CalHRR) by provviding 
access tto all requirred files, doocuments a nd data. (Ibbid.) In addition, the apppointing power 
must apppoint, at thhe managerial level, aan EEO offiicer, who sshall report directly to,, and 
be undeer the supeervision of, the direcctor of the departmennt to devellop, implemment, 
coordinaate, and m onitor the department’s EEO prrogram. (GGov. Code, § 19795.) In a 
state aggency with less than 5500 employyees, like thhe CTC, the EEO officer may bee the 
personnnel officer. ( Ibid.) 

Becausee the EEO Officer invvestigates aand ensurees proper hhandling off discriminaation, 
sexual hharassment and otheer employeee complainnts, the poosition requuires separ ation 
from thee regular chhain of command, as wwell as reguular and uneencumbereed access too the 
head of the organizzation. In a state agenncy with lesss than 5000 employee s, like the CCTC, 
the EEOO Officer maay be the PPersonnel OOfficer. 

Each sttate agenccy must esstablish a separate committeee of emplooyees whoo are 
individuaals with a ddisability, oor who havve an intereest in disabbility issuess, to advisee the 
head of the agenccy on issuees of conceern to empployees withh disabilitiees. (Gov. CCode, 
§ 197955, subd. (bb)(1).) The departmennt must invite all emmployees too serve onn the 
committ ee and takee appropriaate steps too ensure thaat the final committee is compriseed of 
memberrs who havee disabilitiees or who hhave an inteerest in disaability issuees. (Gov. CCode, 
§ 197955, subd. (b)((2).) 

The CRRU reviewedd the CTC’’s EEO proogram that was in effeect during the compli ance 
review pperiod. Acccordingly, the CTC’s EEO progrram compliied with civvil service laws 
and boaard rules. 

FINDINNG NO. 3 –– Equal Em 
Service L 
mployment 
Laws and B 
t Opportun 
Board Rule 
nity Progra 
es 
am Compllied with CCivil 
After revviewing thee policies, pproceduress, and programs neceessary for ccompliance with 
the EEOO programm’s role and responsibilities acccording to statutory and regulaatory 
guidelinees, the CRU determinned that thee CTC’s EEEO programm provided employeess with 
informattion and guuidance onn the EEO process including innstructions on how too file 
discriminnation claims. Furthhermore, tthe EEO program outlines tthe roles and 
responsibilities of the EEO OOfficer, as well as suupervisors and managgers. The EEO 
Officer, who is at a manageerial level, reports directly to thee director of the CTCC. In 
addition, the CTCC has an eestablishedd DAC that reports tto the direector on isssues 

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affectingg persons with a disaability. Thee CTC alsoo provided evidence of its efforrts to 
promotee EEO in itss hiring an d employmment practicces, to incrrease its hiring of perrsons 
with a diisability, annd to offer uupward mobbility opporttunities for its entry-levvel staff. 
gg persons with a disaability. Thee CTC alsoo provided evidence of its efforrts to 
promotee EEO in itss hiring an d employmment practicces, to incrrease its hiring of perrsons 
with a diisability, annd to offer uupward mobbility opporttunities for its entry-levvel staff. 

Personaal Services Contracts 

A PSC includes aany contra ct, requisittion, or purchase ordder under which laboor or 
personaal services is a significcant, separately identtifiable elemment and tthe businesss or 
person pperforming the servicees is an inddependent contractor that does not have sttatus 
as an eemployee of the Staate. (Cal. Code Regg., tit. 2, §§ 547.59.) The Califoornia 
Constituution has ann implied civvil service mmandate limmiting the sstate’s authority to conntract 
with private entitiees to perfform servicces the sttate has hhistorically or custommarily 
performeed. Goverrnment Coode sectionn 19130, subdivisionn (a), howwever, coddifies 
exceptioons to the ccivil service mandate wwhere PSCC’s achieve cost savinggs for the sstate. 
PSC’s that are of a type enuumerated inn subdivisi on (b) of GGovernmennt Code section 
19130 aare also perrmissible. SSubdivision (b) contraccts include pprivate contracts for a new 
state function, serrvices that are not avvailable witthin state sservice, seervices thatt are 
incidentaal to a conntract for tthe purchasse or lease of real oor personaal property, and 
servicess that are off an urgent,, temporaryy, or occasioonal naturee. 

For cost-savings PPSC’s, a sttate agency is requireed to notifyy the SPB of its intent to 
execute such a contract. (Go v. Code, § 19131.) Foor subdivis ion (b) conntracts, the SPB 
reviews the adequuacy of th e proposed or execuuted contraact at the request oof an 
employeee organizaation repressenting statee employeees. (Gov. CCode, § 19132.) 

During tthe compliaance revieww period, thhe CTC haad two PSCC’s that were in effectt and 
subject to Departmment of Geeneral Servvices (DGS ) approval,, and thus our proceddural 
review. TThe CRU reeviewed booth of thosee, which aree listed beloow: 

Vendor Serrvices Con 
Da 
tract 
ates 
Contract 
Amount 
Justificat 
Identifie 
tion 
ed 
NCS P 
Inc. 
earsons, Perfo 
Assessme 
Se 
ormance 
ent Design 
ervice 
& 5/13/2 
6/30/ 
2016/
2018 $1,000,000 Yes 
NCS P 
Inc. 
earsons, Perfo 
Assessme 
Service (R 
ormance 
ent Design 
Redevelope 
& 
d) 
3/15/2 
10/31 
2016/
2020 $22,109,906 Yes 

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FINDINNG NO. 4 – Personal Servicess Contraccts Compplied withh Proceduural NNG NO. 4 – Personal Servicess Contraccts Compplied withh Proceduural 

Requiremments 

When a state agenncy request s approval from the DDGS for a suubdivision ((b) contractt, the 
agency must incluude with itss contract transmittal a written justification that includes 
specific and detaileed factual innformation that demonstrates hoow the conttract meetss one 
or more conditionss specified in Governmment Code section 199131, subdivision (b). (Cal. 
Code Reeg., tit. 2, § 547.60.) 

The totaal amount oof all the PSSC’s reviewwed was $3,109,906. Itt was beyo nd the scoppe of 
the revieew to makee conclusioons as to wwhether CTTC justificattions for thee contract wwere 
legally ssufficient. For all PSC’s subject too DGS appproval, the CCTC providded specificc and 
detailed factual information in the writtten justificcations as to how eaach of the two 
contractts met at lleast one ccondition sset forth inn Government Code section 199131, 
subdivission (b). Acccordingly, the CTC PSSC’s compli ied with proocedural reqquirementss. 

Mandateed Training 

Each meember, officcer, or designated emmployee of aa state ageency who iss required to file 
a statemment of ecoonomic inteerest (referrred to as “ffilers”) becaause of thee position hhe or 
she holdds with thee agency iss required to take ann orientatioon course oon the releevant 
ethics statutes andd regulationns that govvern the offficial conduuct of statee officials. ((Gov. 
Code, §§§ 11146 && 11146.1.) State agencies are rrequired to offer filerss the orientation 
course oon a semi--annual basis. (Gov. Code, § 11146.1.) NNew filers mmust be traained 
within siix months oof appointmment and aat least oncce during each conseccutive periood of 
two caleendar yearrs, commencing on tthe first oddd-numbereed year thhereafter. ((Gov. 
Code, § 11146.3.) 

Upon the initial apppointment oof any empployee designated in aa supervisoory positionn, the 
employeee shall bee provided a minimumm of 80 houurs of trainning, as preescribed byy the 
Californiia Departmment of Humman Resouurces (CalHHR). (Gov.. Code, § 19995.4, ssubd. 
(b).) Thee training aaddresses such topiccs as the rrole of the supervisorr, techniquees of 
supervission, perfo rmance staandards, aand sexuall harassmeent and abbusive connduct 
prevention. (Gov. CCode, §§ 12950.1, suubds. (a), (bb), & (c), && 19995.4, subd. (b).)) The 
training must be suuccessfully completed within the term of thee employeee’s probatioonary 
period oor within sixx months oof the initial appointmeent, unless it is demoonstrated thhat to 
do so crreates additional costss or that the training ccannot be ccompleted during this time 
period ddue to limiteed availabiliity of superrvisory trainning coursees. (Gov. Coode, § 199995.4, 
subd. (cc).) As to the sexual harassmennt and abusive-conduuct preventiion componnent, 
the trainning must tthereafter be provided to superrvisors oncce every twwo years. ((Gov. 
Code, § 12950.1.) 

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Within 12 months oof the initial appointmeent of an e employee too a manageement or caareer 
executivve assignmment (CEA) position, the employee shalll be provided leade rship 
training and develoopment, as prescribedd by CalHR . (Gov. Codde, §§ 199995.4, subdss. (d) 
& (e).) FFor manageement emplloyees the training muust be a minnimum of 440 hours annd for 
CEAs thhe training mmust be a mminimum off 20 hours. (Ibid.) Therreafter, for both categories 
of appoiintment, thee employeee must be provided aa minimum of 20 hourrs of leadership 
training on a biannuual basis. (Ibid.) 
oof the initial appointmeent of an e employee too a manageement or caareer 
executivve assignmment (CEA) position, the employee shalll be provided leade rship 
training and develoopment, as prescribedd by CalHR . (Gov. Codde, §§ 199995.4, subdss. (d) 
& (e).) FFor manageement emplloyees the training muust be a minnimum of 440 hours annd for 
CEAs thhe training mmust be a mminimum off 20 hours. (Ibid.) Therreafter, for both categories 
of appoiintment, thee employeee must be provided aa minimum of 20 hourrs of leadership 
training on a biannuual basis. (Ibid.) 

The Board may cconduct revviews of any appointting powerr’s personnnel practicees to 
ensure ccompliancee with civil sservice lawws and Boarrd regulatioons. (Gov. Code, § 188661, 
subd. (aa).) In particcular, the Booard may aaudit personnnel practicces related to such maatters 
as selecction and examinationn procedurees, appointmments, prommotions, thhe managemment 
of probaationary peeriods, andd any otheer area rellated to thhe operatioon of the mmerit 
principlee in state ccivil servicee. (Ibid.) AAccordinglyy, the CRUU reviews ddocuments and 
records related to ttraining that appointingg powers a are requiredd by the afoore-cited lawws to 
provide its employeees. 

The CRU reviewedd the CTC’ss mandatedd training pprogram thaat was in eeffect duringg the 
compliannce review period. 

FINDINNG NO. 5 – Mandateed Trainingg Compliedd with Statuutory Requuirements 

The CTCC provided ethics training to its 13 new fileers within ssix months of appointmment 
and semmiannual etthics traininng to its 322 existing filers durinng two-yearr calendar year 
period ccommencingg in 2014. TThe CTC aalso provideed supervissory trainingg to its five new 
supervissors within 12 months of appointment. In addition, tthe CTC pprovided seexual 
harassmment traininng its four new superrvisors withhin six mo nths of apppointment, and 
sexual hharassmentt prevention training tto its 18 exxisting suppervisors evvery two yeears. 
Thus, thhe CTC commplied with mandated training reqquirements within statuutory timeli nes. 

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DDEPARTMEENTAL RESSPONSDEPARTMEENTAL RESSPONSE 

No depaartmental reesponse waas required since all arreas reviewwed were inn compliancce. 

SPPB REPLY 

The CTCC was founnd to be inn compliancce in all areeas reviewwed during the compliance 
review pperiod. Therrefore, no further actioon is requireed. 

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