California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 1 - Administrative Personnel
Chapter 3 - Department of Human Resources
Subchapter 1 - General Civil Service Rules
Article 4 - Employee Merit Award Program
Section 599.659 - Eligibility of a Suggestion

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 599.659

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) A suggestion which describes a specific problem, offers a workable solution, and is intended to be of benefit to the operations or safety of the State of California will be accepted for evaluation except for those suggestions which:

(1) Are currently being evaluated or have been evaluated within the last year through the Employee Suggestion Program.

(2) Recommend new or increased taxes or fees.

(3) Recommend additional revenues at the expense of a segment of taxpayers and which can be classified as unjust or inequitable.

(4) Recommend a change in the pay or classification of a position or a class, or the establishment of new positions. This area is held to be the continuing responsibility of the agency and the Department.

(5) Recommend a "study," "survey," or "review" with the course of action to be taken in accordance with the findings.

(6) Involve a personal grievance.

(7) Involve terms and conditions of employment, which are subject to the collective bargaining process under the Ralph C. Dills Act.

(8) Recommend corrections in spelling, punctuation, grammar, or mathematical calculations. These changes should be communicated through established agency channels.

1. New section filed 2-9-84 (corrected copy refiled 2-27-84); effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 8).
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY NOTES printed in error in Register 84, Nos. 8 and 12 (Register 84, No. 15).
3. Amendment filed 3-24-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 13).
4. Amendment of subsection (a)(7) filed 11-13-90; operative 12-13-90 (Register 90, No. 52).
5. Amendment of subsection (a)(4) and new subsection (a)(8) filed 12-2-92; operative 1-2-93 (Register 94, No. 8).
6. Amendment of subsections (a), (a)(2) and (a)(4) filed 9-19-96; operative 10-19-96 (Register 96, No. 38).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502, 19815.4(d) and 19823, Government Code. Reference: Section 19823, Government Code.

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