State of California
   
   M E M O R A N D U M
   
   REFERENCE CODE:
   PML 95-048
   
   DATE:
   October 27, 1995
   
   TO:
   Personnel Officer
   
   FROM:
   Department of Personnel Administration
   Classification and Compensation Division
   
   SUBJECT:
   Establishment of a general Program Technician class series
   and a general Supervising program Technician class series.
   
   
   CONTACT:
   Josie Fernandez
   (916) 324-9408 or CALNET 454-9408
   Office Vision:  DPA (JXFERNAN)
   Internet:  JXFERNAN@SMTP.DPA.CA.GOV
   
   
   
   The Department of Personnel Administration is proposing
   establishment of six new servicewide classes, Program
   Technician, Program Technician II, Program Technician III,
   Supervising Program Technician I, Supervising Program
   Technician II, and Supervising Program Technician III, to
   replace the 176 parenthetical classes currently used and
   contained in the Program Technician (Various Classes) and
   Supervising Program Technician (Various Classes)
   consolidated class series.  The Board Item is attached for
   your information.  The proposal will be placed on the
   State Personnel Board's December 5-6, 1995 meeting
   calendar.
   
   The consolidation of these classes is just one of the many
   efforts by DPA and departments to simplify the personnel
   management system. Establishment of these classes will
   allow for flexibility in use of  the class, selection and
   compensation of employees.  Please make note of the
   following:
   
   1.  The new Program Technician class combines the concept
   of entry, training and first journey level which is
   currently contained in the Program Technician Trainee and
   Program Technician I (parenthetical) classes.
   
   
   2.  The salary for the new classes are:
   
   Program Technician                 $1760-2298
   Program Technician II               2038-2477
   Program Technician III              2279-2771
   Supervising Program Technician I    2117-2573
   Supervising Program Technician II   2279-2771
   Supervising Program Technician III  2591-3151
   
   The Program Technician class will be provided a Special
   In-Grade-Salary Adjustment (SISA).
   
   Questions or issues regarding this item should be directed
   to Josie Fernandez, Classification and Compensation
   Division (CCD) Analyst, at (916) 324-9408 or Calnet
   454-3408.
   
   
   
   
   Frank Tanaka
   Section Manager
   
   THE ATTACHMENT IS TO BE MAILED WITH THE HARD COPY PML.