10205.1
. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 18523, 18900, 18901, 18930,
18930.5, 18931, 18933, 18936, 18937, 18938.5, 18939, 18950, 19050,
19052, 19054, 19054.1, 19057, 19057.1, 19057.2, 19057.4, 19081, and
19101, or any other provision of law, but consistent with the merit
principles of subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article VII of the
California Constitution, the Legislative Counsel Bureau appointing
authority may assign persons to classifications and ranges, conduct
examinations, and make appointments as specified by this section. The
purpose of this section is to improve the management of the
Legislative Data Center, a division of the Legislative Counsel
Bureau, and to provide the Legislative Counsel Bureau with greater
flexibility and adaptability reflective of the information technology
profession.
(b) The Legislative Counsel Bureau appointing authority may, as a
consolidation of the information technology classifications otherwise
available to the bureau, utilize the band classifications of
information systems supervisor/manager, information technology
specialist, and information technician, as available to the bureau on
January 1, 2003, under the demonstration project described in
Section 1 of the act that added this section, as those
classifications may subsequently be modified by the State Personnel
Board, or into other information technology classifications
established by the State Personnel Board. Each of these band
classifications is hereby divided into the ranges that existed in
that classification on January 1, 2003, under that demonstration
project, which ranges may be modified as provided for by the State
Personnel Board, including the delegation of authority to the
Legislative Counsel Bureau appointing authority.
(c) Through the delegation of authority to the Legislative Counsel
Bureau appointing authority or otherwise, the State Personnel Board
shall provide for the allocation, as appropriate, of employees of the
bureau having civil service status to the appropriate classification
and range authorized pursuant to this section and shall grant to
each employee the same civil service status in that classification
and range without further examination.
(d) The Legislative Counsel Bureau appointing authority may
conduct competitive examinations on a position-by-position basis for
the information technology classifications described in this section
and make appointments for information technology positions either in
the manner described in Article 6 (commencing with Section 549.70) of
Subchapter 4 of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the California
Code of Regulations in effect on January 1, 2003, or in any other
manner approved by the State Personnel Board. In its exercise of
authority under this subdivision pursuant to Article 6 (commencing
with Section 549.70) of Subchapter 4 of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of
Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations, the Legislative
Counsel Bureau appointing authority shall rank each examination
candidate in the manner specified in Article 4 (commencing with
Section 548.30) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 548.40) of
Subchapter 2 of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the California
Code of Regulations.