State of California

MEMORANDUM


                                                   DATE:  October 31, 1994
TO:       PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT LIAISONS  REFERENCE CODE:  94-58
                                                        
          THIS MEMORANDUM SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO:

                Labor Relations Officers                  
                Personnel Officers
                State Restriction of Appointments Coordinators


FROM:     Department of Personnel Administration
          Classification and Compensation Division


SUBJECT:  Staffing Reductions Policy and Procedure Manual


The attached manual addresses the variety of methods that are currently available to State departments for use in reducing their staffing levels.  

The methods discussed in the manual include hiring freezes, early retirements, transfers, demotions, and layoffs.  The State Restriction of Appointments (SROA) Program is also addressed, but it is discussed in much more detail in the SROA Policy and Procedure Manual (November 1992).  Likewise, the Process to Adjust Seniority Layoffs (AB 3001) that is administered by the State Personnel Board (SPB) is discussed in depth in Section 441 of SPB's Personnel Management Policy and Procedures Manual.

Questions about the staffing reduction processes or this manual should be discussed with the appropriate Classification and Compensation Division analyst at the Depart- ment of Personnel Administration.  Questions regarding the AB 3001 process should be directed to SPB.




Mike Vargas
Staffing Reduction Coordinator


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Note:  For copies of the Staffing Reductions Policy and Procedure Manual, contact the Classification and Compensation Division at the Department of Personnel Administration.