DATE: June 22, 2016 
TO: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES 
FROM: 
/s/ SUZANNE M. AMBROSE 
Suzanne M. Ambrose 
Executive Officer 
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF MODIFICATION TO TEXT OF PROPOSED REGULATION 

Notice is hereby given that the State Personnel Board (Board) has made changes to 
the proposed text for section 547.60 (Section 547.60) of Title 2, Chapter 1, of the Code 
of Regulations (CCR). 

The changes are in response to comments received during the 45-day public comment 
period regarding Section 547.60. The changes being made are: 

1. The wording of subdivision (a) of Section 547.60 has been changed to add that the 
person authorized to sign the written justification is signing based on his or her personal 
knowledge, information, or belief “that the written justification correctly reflects the 
reasons why the contract satisfies Government Code section 19130, subdivision (b).” 
2. Section 547.60, subdivision (b) has been amended to make clear that the length of 
the record retention requirement is for the duration of the contract and any extensions of 
the contract or in accordance with the record retention requirements of section 26, 
whichever is longer. 
If you have any comments regarding the proposed changes, the Board will accept 
written comments between June 22, 2016 and July 8, 2016. All written comments must 
be submitted to the Board no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 8, 2016, and addressed to: 

Jeanne R. Wolfe 
Senior Attorney 
State Personnel Board 
801 Capitol Mall, MS 53 
Sacramento, CA 95814 
Fax: (916) 653-4256 
Email: jeanne.wolfe@spb.ca.gov 

All writteen commennts receivedd by 5:00 p..m. on July 8, 2016, wwhich pertainn to the 
indicatedd changes will be revieewed and rresponded to by the BBoard as paart of the 
compilattion of the rrulemaking file. Pleasee limit your comments to the moddifications oof 
the text. 

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