State Personnel Board Hearing Advocacy Training

The State Personnel Board is pleased to announce that it will once again be offering a five-day training program focusing on the SPB Evidentiary Hearing Process

Training Dates:

August 25 to August 29, 2025
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Who Should Attend:

Any employee of a State agency or department, or a State employee organization whose job duties require them to represent clients before SPB Administrative Law Judges or Hearing Officers. This training is specifically designed for non-attorneys, though attorneys with one year or less experience will also be permitted to attend. Training attendance is limited to 48 participants.

Training Topics:

• Pre-Hearing Matters
• PHSC Statements
• Discovery
• Pre-Hearing Motions
• Opening/Closing Statements
• Burdens of Proof
• Witness Preparation
  • Structuring the Case
  • Order of Witnesses
• Affirmative Defenses
• Presenting Evidence
  • Foundation
  • Lay/Expert Opinion
  • Hearsay
  • Direct Examination
  • Cross Examination
• Making and Opposing Objections
  • Objection Strategy
• Documents/Concepts
  • Marking Exhibits
  • Moving Exhibits into Evidence
  • Stipulations
  • Videos/Photographs/Diagrams/Physical Evidence
  • Reports/Investigations/Transcripts
  • Exhibit Binder Organization
• Rebuttal/Impeachment Evidence
• Hearing Etiquette
• Mock Hearing

Program Cost:

$300

How to Register:

Contact Kimberly Donaldson, Administrative Assistant I
Kimberly.donaldson@spb.ca.gov
916-653-0799

Please download and use the Registration Form when submitting your request.