Final Count Down Flashcards
HPM 9.1 Employee Relations Manual
With regards to outdated contracts, what are managers required to do?
Commanders shall ensure all outdated contracts are destroyed to preclude a misapplication of he current contract.
HPM 9.1 Employee Relations Manual ch. 5
Who should be consulted prior to removing material posted on an information bulletin board that is questionable in nature?
Office of Employee Relations
HPM 9.1 Employee Relations Manual ch. 5
This state owned system is not to be used for distribution of employee organization business…
The State’s and Department’s internal Mail System
HPM 9.1 Employee Relations Manual ch. 6
Permitting and/or denying state release time shall be consistent with the contract and departmental policy. Who has authority to deny a request for state release time?
The employee’s supervisor
HPM 9.1 Employee Relations Manual ch. 6
An employee attending an organization meeting shall do so voluntarily and shall attend on their own time. What are the three exceptions:
Their absence is underwritten by a negotiated release time bank, Contributory Time Bank, or union paid leave.
HPM 9.1 Employee Relations Manual ch. 9
A flight officer is involved in an off-duty incident where he brought discredit upon the Department when he attempted to use his State ID card and badge to gain preferential treatment at a restaurant. Could this officer be removed from his position as a flight officer as a result?
No. An employee can not be removed from a specialty pay position solely because they received an adverse action for an unrelated off-duty incident.
HPM 9.2 Substance Testing Manual ch. 8
Throughout the substance testing process (time of reasonable suspicion until the results are known) what should the supervisor base all of his/her actions on?
- Safety of the employee and others;
- Potential disciplinary action up to and including dismissal;
- Proper enforcement of the state’s substance abuse rules;
- Employee rights and privacy.
HPM 9.2 Substance Testing Manual ch. 6
Is the PAS device authorized to establish reasonable suspicion?
No. 6-5 e.
HPM 9.2 Substance Testing Manual ch. 6
What two things does CalHR require for an informant to qualify as reliable?
The person be a peace officer
The peace officer be willing to testify publicly on behalf of management
HPM 9.2 Substance Testing Manual ch. 10
The Department is required to maintain records related to substance testing. The records must be considered confidential and are only releasable to:
- The employee tested
- An individual designated in writing by the employee tested.
- The medical review officer.
- The CalHR
- Individuals who need the records to:
a. supervise or assign the employee
b. determine what action the Commissioner should take in response to testing
c. Respond to appeals or litigation arising from the substance test or related actions
HPM 9.2 Substance Testing Manual ch. 11
A reasonable suspicion report will be generated as a result of the substance testing protocol. The form the Department uses to document these incidents is the CHP 202X. Who completes this form and in what time frame? Who is the report submitted to?
The CHP 202X is completed by the supervisor who made the initial determination of reasonable suspicion and there is an expectation that the report be completed and provided to the employee within 48 hours.
It must be submitted to the manager who approved the substance testing.
HPM 10.3 Personnel Transactions Manual ch. 3
Permissive reinstatements are at the discretion of the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designated representative. Eligibility for permissive reinstatement is reserved for employees who had probationary or permanent status and separated from the Department by (5 ways):
- resignation
- service retirement
- termination from limited term, temporary, career executive assignment, or exempt appointment
- AWOL, whether voluntary or involuntary
- without a break in continuity of service to accept another civil service or exempt appointment
HPM 10.3 Personnel Transactions Manual ch. 40
When an employee completes duties that are not in that employee’s classification, they are working out-of-class. All out-of-class assignments are to be _________ through the chain of command __ _______, and in no case exceed ___ days.
approved
in advance
120
HPM 10.4 Citizen’s Complaint Investigations Manual ch. 2
Define Category I complaints.
Category I complaints allege physical contact, excessive force, criminal, racial, sexual, or immoral conduct, acts of dishonesty, and/or falsification of documents, or unethical conduct.
HPM 10.4 Citizen’s Complaint Investigations Manual ch. 2
Define Category II complaints.
Category II complaints allege verbal misconduct, nonverbal misconduct, and/or matters not related to employee’s conduct.
