Section 19795 Of Chapter 12. State Civil Service Equal Employment Opportunity Program From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 12.
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. (a) The appointing power of each state agency and the
director of each state department shall appoint, at the managerial
level, an equal employment opportunity officer, who shall report
directly to, and be under the supervision of, the director of the
department, to develop, implement, coordinate, and monitor the agency'
s equal employment opportunity program. In a state agency with less
than 500 employees, the equal employment opportunity officer may be
the personnel officer. The agency equal employment opportunity
officer shall, among other duties, analyze and report on appointments
of employees, bring issues of concern regarding equal employment
opportunity to the appointing power and recommend appropriate action,
submit an evaluation of the effectiveness of the total equal
employment opportunity program to the department annually by July 1,
monitor the composition of oral panels in departmental examinations,
and perform other duties necessary for the effective implementation
of the agency equal employment opportunity plans.
(b) (1) Each state agency shall establish a separate committee of
employees who are individuals with a disability, or who have an
interest in disability issues, to advise the head of the agency on
issues of concern to employees with disabilities, and matters
relating to the formulation and implementation of the plan to
overcome and correct any underrepresentation determined pursuant to
Section 19234.
(2) Departments shall invite all employees to serve on the
committee and shall take appropriate steps to ensure the final
committee is comprised of members who have disabilities or who have
an interest in disability issues. Each department shall ensure that
at least two-thirds of the members of the committee are individuals
with disabilities or retain documentation that demonstrates that the
number of employees invited to participate, and willing and able to
serve, was insufficient to meet this requirement.