State of California

M E M O R A N D U M


Date:  January 24, 1992
Reference Code:  92-11


To:        PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIAISONS

           THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO:

                Labor Relations and Personnel Officers


From:      Department of Personnel Administration
           Classification and Compensation Division


Subject:   Reemployment List Update



The purpose of this memo is to inform departments that upon
Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) approval an
employee who is demoted or laid off may receive general
reemployment list eligibility in a class other than the
class of layoff when the class of layoff is a department-
specific class.

In order to provide employees demoted or laid off in
department-specific classes a reasonable opportunity for
reemployment, DPA authorizes departments to identify a
servicewide class closely related to the department-specific
class for placement on a general reemployment list.
Government Code Section 19997.11 provides DPA the authority
for the designation of other appropriate classes for general
reemployment list eligibility under the circumstances
described above.

Departments should identify the servicewide class prior to
issuing the 30-day notice to effected employees and must
submit substantiation to support their selection of an
appropriate class by identifying a class that (a) has a
salary range the same as or lower than the class of layoff,
(b) has essentially the same class concept, and (c) is used
on a servicewide basis.  For example, for a departmental-
specific attorney class, the servicewide Staff Counsel would
be an appropriate class for placement on a general
reemployment list.  Advance approval of the appropriate
class is required and will be subject to DPA review.

If you need assistance in identifying an appropriate class,
or have any question regarding this new process contact
Olivia Hawkins at 324-9414 or ATSS 454-9414.




Mike Vargas
Layoff Coordinator