Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

51120.9 Movement between Pay Positions Assignments

• Changes from one pay rate to a higher pay rate shall be based upon the:

  • Recommendation of the supervisor and the approval of the Inmate Pay Committee and the Inmate Assignment Lieutenant.

  • Work history as reflected in performance reports.

• Inmates approved for advancement to a higher skill classification shall enter the new classification pay grade equal to or greater than their present pay grade in the lower skill.

• Inmate performance ratings and total hours in job categories shall be available for review when changes in job classifications are being considered.

• An inmate’s pay rate shall not be reduced nor shall the inmate be removed from pay status except for causes reflected in reports for inclusion in the inmate’s C-File. When the cause is for misbehavior including willful refusal or failure to work as directed, the matter will be reported as a disciplinary offense on a CDC Form 115, Rules Violation Report. A finding of guilty to the charge may be accepted as authority to reduce the inmate’s pay rate or remove the inmate from pay status, without regard for any other penalty imposed at the disciplinary hearing. Such a rate reduction or removal shall be taken within ten days of the disciplinary action.

• Excluding transfers, when the cause for an inmate’s reduction in pay rate or removal from pay status results from no fault of the inmate, including inability to satisfactorily perform the assigned job after a reasonable effort to do so, the non-disciplinary cause shall be reflected as such on a CDC Form l28-B, General Chrono, for inclusion in the inmate’s central file.