State of California

M E M O R A N D U M


                                    Date:  December 26, 1991
                          Reference Code:  91-87

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:   Military Service for Seniority Credit.



The purpose of this memorandum is to amend the standards
relating to this subject outlined in Personnel Management
Liaison (PML) memo dated October 15, 1991, Subject:
Counting Prior Military Service for Seniority (Reference
Code 91-67).

The earlier PML memo generally describes Qualifying Military
Service, Time Limit on Entering State Service and Qualifying
State Service.

The standard, described under Time Limit on Entering State
Service, which requires that a veteran "must either enter
State service within 60 days following termination of
school, or have been offered and accepted a State position
within 60 days following termination of school" is hereby
rescinded.

Departments should continue past practice as described under
Government Code (GC) Section 19997.6.  This statute provides
that a veteran must enter State service within one year
after leaving the military.  The one-year period can be
extended by an additional five years provided the veteran
attended regular sessions at a college or vocational school.

Any time periods in excess of those provided for under
GC 19997.6 or issues pertaining to the application of this
change to current seniority score computations, should be
discussed with Leslie Ferguson on 324-0447 or Mike Vargas on
324-9418.

Thank you for your cooperation.




Mike Vargas
Layoff Coordinator