State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  2004-051

  DATE:
  September 29, 2004

  TO:
  Personnel Officers
  Labor Relations Officers

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Policy and Operations Division

  SUBJECT:
  SROA and Layoff Programs

  CONTACT:
  Personnel Services Branch
  (916) 323-3343
  FAX:  (916) 327-1886
  E-mail:  psb@dpa.ca.gov


  The purpose of this memorandum is to provide departments 
  clarification regarding the following two State Restriction 
  of Appointments (SROA) and layoff processes.
  
  ELIGIBILITY FOR SROA AND SURPLUS STATUS
  
  Placement on SROA lists is limited by the Department of 
  Personnel Administration (DPA) Rule 599.854.1 to those 
  employees who may actually be subject to layoff or demotion 
  in-lieu-of layoff.  In general, for each class designated 
  as surplus, three employees per at-risk position will be 
  placed on SROA and surplus status.  Exceptions may be made 
  if it appears the anticipated layoff will be very severe or 
  some other unusual circumstance warrants it.  
  
  PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DEMOTIONAL PATTERNS
  
  In lieu of being laid off, an employee may elect demotion.  
  Demotional patterns are established for this purpose.  
  After DPA and the appointing power agree on the class(es) 
  of layoff, the appointing power will draft demotional 
  charts for each layoff class.  The demotional charts will 
  consist of primary and, if applicable, secondary demotional 
  patterns for each class subject to layoff.  The demotional 
  charts must be included with the Layoff Plan departments 
  submit to DPA for approval.  
  
   
  Instructions for developing primary and secondary demotional patterns 
  can be found in the California Civil Service Layoff Manual located at 
  DPA's public Web site at the following link:
  
  http://www.dpa.ca.gov/general/Publications.shtm 
  
  If you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please have your 
  designated personnel office staff contact the DPA Personnel Services 
  Branch (PSB) at (916) 323-3343 or e-mail psb@dpa.ca.gov.
  
  
  
  
  Jerri Judd, Manager
  Personnel Services Branch