HPM 10.12a Flashcards
What does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the California Fair Employment and Housing Act mandate?
It ensures equal opportunity for applicants and existing employees at all levels in testing, hiring, training, promotion and other benefits and privileges of employment.
The CHP’s policy is the provide equal employment for all persons without regard to what?
Race, color , religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex (included sexual harassment), physical or mental disability, political affiliation/opinion, marital status, sexual orientation, or medical condition.
Who has been assigned for coordinating, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on EEO activities?
The Department’s Office of Equal employment Opportunity (OEEO) commander.
Who does the OEEO report to?
Indirectly to the Commissioner of the CHP through the Departmental Affairs Division.
What are the responsibilities of the OEEO commander?
They include general development of the EEO program and it specific approaches, providing related assistance to Departmental staff, monitoring and evaluating performance and progress in carrying out an achieving the objectives of the program, and preparing recommendations to the Commissioner of appropriate actions.
Who has the responsibility to provide a climate of support for the Department’s EEO policy?
All employees.
What is the long-range goal of the EEO program?
To achieve a workforce that is representative of the state’s relevant labor force in all occupations and at all levels.
What is the EEO program responsibility for middle managers and supervisors?
They are responsible and accountable to the appropriate division chief for personnel practices consistent with the Departments EEO Program.
What is the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity’s program responsibilities?
It (OEEO) is responsible for advising, negotiating and consulting with the Commissioner.
The Upward Mobility Program is committed to upward mobility and to the support of employees’ efforts in their preparation to compete for better paying jobs, where?
Within the Department.
What is the definition of upward mobility?
It is the movement from low-paying classifications with minimal career opportunities into higher paying classifications within the Department that have broader career opportunities.
What is the goal of the upward mobility program?
To ensure employees in identified low-paying, limited opportunity classifications have equal access to upward mobility opportunities.
Does the Department submit annual upward mobility goals to the State Personnel Board?
Yes.
How does an employee participate in the Departmental Upward Mobility Program?
They must be in an identified “low paying occupation.” The employee must complete an Upward Mobility Career Plan, CHP 5OB, and submit it to a supervisor for approval. The job classification for which the employee wishes to target must be one used by the Department and one where the employee requires departmental assistance to acquire the “minimum qualification.”
How many copies of the CHP 5OB must be prepared?
An original and 2 copies.
What happens if the plan is disapproved?
The original will be returned, through channels to the employee with an explanation and the immediate supervisor shall review the reasons for the disapproval with the employee.
What manual describes the programs and services, which may be considered in conjunction with an approved Upward Mobility program?
Departmental Training Program, HPM 7O.13.
If an Upward Mobility Plan is terminated for any reason it shall be forwarded through the appropriate division to Equal Employment Opportunity Unit within how many days of termination?
3O
What is the SPB Report 51O2?
Ethnic, Sex, and Disabled Profile of Employees my Major Occupation Group and Classification.
What is the SPB Report 5112?
Intake and Promotion of All Employees by Occupation Group and Classification.
What are Sections 729O-7299.8 of the Government Code?
The California Bilingual Act.
What is it?
The Act makes it Compulsory for state departments to conduct language surveys every 2 years and to hire bilingual persons for positions involved in furnishing information or rendering services to the public.
What is the intent of the California Bilingual Act?
To eliminate language barriers in state agencies which provide services to the public.
What is the bilingual salary program?
It provides compensation to those employees that use bilingual skills that, on a continuing basis, average 1O% of the employees work time.
The Department’s Persons with Disabilities Program was initiated with what Federal Act?
Rehabilitation act of 1973.
