Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

31170.6.3.1 PES Headquarters’ Responsibilities

• Provide promotional and service-wide open examinations for CDC; identify annual examination needs; develop bulletins and advertise to inform public and CDC employees of upcoming examinations; review applications for minimum qualifications; administer written tests; coordinate and orient qualification appraisal interview panels; provide evaluations of education and experience (E&EEducation and Experience); develop eligible lists; and develop necessary test materials with the aid of subject-matter expert consultants including written tests, interview questions, E&EEducation and Experience criteria, etc.

• Address SPBState Personnel Board (see CalHR) concerns on all appeals from applicants/competitors participating in CDC headquarters’ examinations. Review, analyze, and recommend either support or denial of appellant claims.

• Process withholds of eligibles from employment lists when examination problems are identified, such as falsification of applications, clerical error resulting in failure of examination, or dismissal from state service.

• Participate in internal audits of regional/local testing offices to identify facilities’ or divisions’ compliance with the State’s civil service merit system laws and rules.