State of California

M E M O R A N D U M

Date:  September 23, 1991
Reference Code:  91-63


To:        PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIAISONS

           THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO:

               Personnel Officers
               Labor Relations Officers


From:      Department of Personnel Administration
           Classification and Compensation Division


Subject:   Employees on Limited-Term and Training and
           Development Assignments During a Layoff



The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify how employees
are treated during a layoff while on a limited-term or
training and development (T&D) assignment to a department or
subdivision not subject to layoff.

While on a limited-term appointment, the employee is
considered an employee of the "to" department.  As such, an
employee on a limited-term appointment from a department
which has determined a need for a staff reduction is
excluded from the area of layoff.  When the limited-term
appointment expires, the employee is reinstated to the
"from" department.  If at the time the employee returns, the
department is going through a layoff, the employee is
treated like other affected employees.  If the employee
returns following a staff reduction, the employee is
reinstated in accordance with Government Code 19140.5.  At
the discretion of the appointing power, these provisions may
apply to an employee on a limited-term appointment outside
the area of layoff within a department experiencing a
reduction in force.

An employee on a T&D assignment remains an employee of the
department from which assigned.  Therefore, any employee on
a T&D assignment to another department or subdivision must
be included by the loaning department in any seniority
computations for layoff, demotion or involuntary transfer as
if the employee were still occupying the former position.
Should the employee on the T&D be demoted, the department
must reexamine the appropriateness of the T&D.  If the
employee's seniority is not high enough to enable the
employee to retain employment, the T&D is terminated
concurrent with the employee's separation.

If you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please
direct all your questions to your personnel office staff.
Personnel staff may contact Gabriella Green or Rose
Bocanegra at (916) 324-0439.




Jerri Martin, Manager
SROA Unit