California § 19888.2 - Notwithstanding Sections 18531 and 19888.1, the Department of Industrial Relation
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 19888.2 — Notwithstanding Sections 18531 and 19888.1, the Department of Industrial Relation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19888.2. Notwithstanding Sections 18531 and 19888.1, the Department of Industrial Relation
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 18531 and 19888.1, the Department of Industrial Relations may make emergency appointments that exceed 60 working days, subject to the limits of Section 5 of Article VII of the California Constitution, until December 1, 2026. (b) The Department of Industrial Relations shall report all uses of this emergency appointment authority to the Director of the Department of Human Resources by January 1, 2025, for uses in 2024, and January 1, 2026, for uses in 2025, and January 1, 2027 for uses in 2026. (c) The Department of Industrial Relations shall expedite its analysis and submission of classification changes to the Department of Human Resources. The Department of Human Resources shall expedite the analysis and submission of classification changes, which would assist the Department of Industrial Relations in filling positions, in coordination with applicable collective bargaining organizations and submit to the State Personnel Board for consideration. (d) The Department of Industrial Relations, the Department of Human Resources, and the State Personnel Board, in coordination with applicable collective bargaining organizations, shall develop a process to streamline the hiring of positions for providing services in multiple languages. (e) Between December 1, 2024, and December 1, 2026, the Department of Industrial Relations shall provide quarterly reports to the budget committees of the Senate and the Assembly. This report, at a minimum, shall include information about all of the following: (1) The number of positions filled. (2) The number of remaining vacancies. (3) A description of the positions associated with these vacancies. (4) The average time for filling new positions. (f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19888.2 ("Notwithstanding Sections 18531 and 19888.1, the Department of Industrial Relation") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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