State of California
   
   M E M O R A N D U M
   
   REFERENCE CODE:
   PML 96-008
   
   DATE:
   March 8, 1996
   
   TO:
   Labor Relations Officers
   Personnel Officers
   State Restriction of Appointments Coordinators
   
   FROM:
   Department of Personnel Administration
   Classification and Compensation Division
   
   SUBJECT:
   Review of the State Restriction of Appointments and
   Reemployment Process
   
   
   CONTACT:
   Joe Broderick
   (916) 324-9397
   Office Vision:  DPA (JABRODER)
   Internet:  JABRODER@SMTP.DPA.CA.GOV
   
   
   
   The Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) announced in
  a memorandum dated February 23, 1996 addressed to Agency
  Secretaries and Department Directors that we would be
  contacting departments to solicit input on the State
  Restriction of Appointments (SROA) and reemployment processes. 
  The purpose of this memorandum is to obtain your suggestions
  regarding the SROA process.  The reemployment process is being
  studied by a team assembled by the State Personnel Board
  (SPB).
  
  In 1992, DPA, SPB, and eight departments, including both
  layoff and hiring departments, formed a team to review the
  SROA process and implement revisions that would make the SROA
  process more effective and efficient.  The team did streamline
  the SROA process at that time and published the current SROA
  Manual.
  
  Some departments have expressed concerns that the SROA process
  is overly restrictive in limiting the available methods of
  filling positions; therefore, we are seeking your input so
  that we may determine if the SROA process should be further
  modified, if it should be replaced by some other process, or
  if such a process is even necessary.  
  
  We request that you complete the attached questionnaire and
  return it to:  DPA (Attention: Joe Broderick), 1515 S Street,
  North Building, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814 by March 22,
  1996.  
  
  We suggest that you consolidate the input from your department
  into one response that reflects the point-of-view of your
  department's management.  Once we receive the data in the
  attached questionnaire, we plan to assemble a team to analyze
  the data and determine what direction to take.
  
  Please contact Joe Broderick 324-9397, if you have any
  questions about this memorandum or the attached questionnaire.
  
  
  
  Mike Vargas
  Program Manager
  
  Attachment will be mailed with the original hard copy