Section 18522 Of Article 2. Definitions From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
18522
. "Position" means any office or employment in the "state
civil service" as the phrase is defined in Section 1 of Article VII
of the Constitution.
"Former position" means either of the following:
(a) A position in the classification to which an employee was last
appointed as a probationer, permanent employee, or career executive,
under the same appointing power where that position was held, and
within a designated geographical, organizational, or functional
subdivision of that state agency.
(b) With the concurrence of both the appointing power and the
employee, a position in a different classification to which the same
appointing power could have assigned such an employee in accordance
with this part. However, the former position shall not include
positions from which the employee has been separated through
disciplinary action, rejected during a probationary period,
terminated under Section 19889.3, or terminated, demoted, or
transferred in accordance with Section 19253.5; or terminated on a
nonpunitive basis under Section 19585.