State of California

M E M O R A N D U M


                                                     Date: November 16, 1992
                                           Reference Code: 92-110
To:        PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIAISONS

           THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO:

                Labor Relations Officers
                Personnel Officers
                SROA Coordinators


From:      Department of Personnel Administration
           Classification and Compensation Division


Subject:   New State Restriction of Appointments (SROA) Policy and Procedure
           Manual



The purpose of this memorandum is to distribute the new SROA Policy and
Procedure Manual, which supercedes Management Memorandum 90-05 (MM 90-05),
dated September 28, 1990, and all subsequent Personnel Management Liaisons
Memoranda and Management Memoranda pertaining to the SROA Program.

The SROA Manual was developed with the assistance of a committee, estab-
lished in May 1992, comprised of representatives of the Departments of
Corrections, Employment Development, General Services, Motor Vehicles, Parks
and Recreation, and Transportation; the Small Departments' Personnel Infor-
mation Network (SPIN); the State Personnel Board; and the California Conser-
vation Corps.  The members represent both layoff and hiring departments;
therefore, both perspectives were considered in the development of the SROA
Manual.  The members suggested policy and procedural changes, many of which
are included in the new manual, and they reviewed and critiqued drafts of
the manual.  The participation of these employees contributed greatly to the
success of this project.

The new SROA Manual includes the revisions made to the SROA system since the
issuance of MM 90-05, and contains additional significant changes, including
new exemptions from the SROA system and new delegations to departments.  The
organization of the SROA Manual has been changed in an attempt to put the
information in a more logical sequence, and an "Index" is provided to assist
in using the manual.  A two-page "Summary of Transactions Covered by SROA
and Exempt from SROA" is attached to the SROA Manual to serve as an easy
reference document.

We hope that the new SROA Manual provides improved policy direction in the
administration of the SROA program.

Questions concerning the SROA process should be directed to the SROA
Unit at the Department of Personnel Administration at (916) 324-0439 or
CALNET 454-0439.




Mike Vargas
Layoff Coordinator


Attachment
[THIS MANUAL (ATTACHMENT) CAN BE LOCATED AT THE DPA CLASSIFICATION &
COMPENSATION DIVISION OR THRU THE PERSONNEL OFFICE OF EACH DEPT]