California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 1 - Administrative Personnel
Chapter 3 - Department of Human Resources
Subchapter 1 - General Civil Service Rules
Article 20 - Layoff and Demotion
Section 599.845 - Order of Layoff when Combined Seniority Scores Are Equal

(1) veteran;

(2) employee with greatest amount of service in the class of layoff or in a class at substantially the same or higher salary level as the class of layoff;

(3) employee who has served in the service class of layoff or in a class at substantially the same or higher salary level as the class of layoff with the highest maximum salary;

(4) employee with the earliest appointment date for any service credit computed under the provisions of Government Code section 19997.3;

(5) employee with the greatest total state service as computed under the provisions of section 599.739 of these regulations;

(6) employee with the earliest date of appointment to state service qualified under the provisions of section 599.739 of these regulations; and

(7) employee whose name is drawn by lot.

If two or more employees in a professional, scientific, administrative, management, or executive class have the same seniority score, the employee who has the lower rating for current performance shall be laid off first. If distinction cannot be made between two or more such employees with the same seniority score by this means the other preferences provided in this section shall apply.