HPM 10.3 Personnel Transactions Manual

Question 1

Any person having probationary or permanent status has the privilege (not right) of requesting reinstatement if separated from his/her position by:

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Answer 1

By resignation, By service retirement,
By termination from limited term, temporary, career executive assignment,
or exempt appointment,
Absence without leave, whether voluntary or involuntary (refer to
Government Code Section 19996.2), or
Without a break in continuity of state service to accept another civil service or exempt appointment.

Question 2

Reinstatement within 6 months of separation requires?

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Answer 2

No academy training required
Swear in as state employee and peace officer powers reinstated

Mandatory training at area level: shooting policy, pursuit policy PMA and OST

Question 3

Separation longer than 6 months?

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Answer 3

Required to attend academy reinstatement training, be sworn in as state employee and after successful completion of training peace officer powers will be reinstated

Question 4

T/F: All permissive reinstated employees must serve a one year probationary period?

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Answer 4

True

Question 5

All reinstated employees _______ be required to serve a one year term in their initial field assignment.

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Answer 5

Shall

Question 6

Mandatory reinstatement, the employee is required to do the following:

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Answer 6

Shall submit application with CALPERS requesting reinstatement
Once approved thru CALPRS, the employee must successfully complete: PPT, Background, Medical Exam, and Psychological Eval

Question 7

Advance 60 day written notice, is not, applicable to which type of transfer?

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Answer 7

Mandatory transfer which does not reasonably require an employee to move
Voluntary transfer
Administrative transfer which is a matter of mutual agreement
Mandatory transfer as a result of a layoff situation

Question 8

All requests to reside out of state ______ be made to the Commissioner through the appropriate chain of command, and no approval _____ granted until such time as the Commissioner her approved the request.

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Answer 8

Shall be

Shall be

Question 9

Maximum travel distance from residence to work location when using a state vehicle

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Answer 9

Commanders using state vehicle shall not exceed 70 miles

Noncommand employees using a state vehicle shall not exceed 50 miles

Question 10

An Employee _________ attain permanent status in the classification until the prescribed probationary period has been satisfactorily completed

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Answer 10

Shall not

Question 11

T/F: Mandatory Reinstatees are required to complete one year of probation

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Answer 11

False

Question 12

During a 6 month probationary period, the employee shall receive:

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Answer 12

Written appraisal every 2 months, 4 months and 6 months.

Employee must work a minimum of 840 hours

Question 13

During a 12 month probationary period the employee will receive:

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Answer 13

Written appraisal every 4 months, 8 months and 12 months

Employee must work a minimum of 1680 hours

Question 14

What are the four types of Discretionary Leave?

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Answer 14

Regular leave of absence
Adoption leave
Temporary leave of absence
Informal leave

Question 15

What would be considered nondiscretionary leave?

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Answer 15

Pregnancy/parental leave
Veterans’ educational leave
Military leave
Spousal military leave
Family and Medical leave act
Nonindustrial disability insurance (NDI) Leave
State disability insurance (SDI) leave

Question 16

Commanders may grant a temporary leave of absence to any employee for a period not to exceed______

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Answer 16

30 calendar days

Question 17

Commanders may grant an informal leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed ___

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Answer 17

11 working days in a

22-day pay period or 10 working days in a 21-day pay period or 11 consecutive working days between pay periods.

Question 18

When an employee first becomes aware of her pregnancy, she shall

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Answer 18

notify her commander and submit a statement from her medical care provider regarding her ability to perform full or limited duties. An estimated date of delivery must be included in the statement.

Question 19

T/F: To be eligible for FMLA/CFRA benefits, an employee must have at least 12 months of state service; and, have worked at least 1,250 hours (actual time worked) during the prior 12 months (the hours need not be consecutive). The 12-month period is measured backwards from the date an employee uses any FMLA/CFRA leave.

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Answer 19

True

Question 20

The FMLA/CFRA authorizes an eligible employee to take up to a total of 12 weeks of paid or unpaid job-protected leave with employer-paid health, dental, and vision benefits per calendar year for one or more of the following reasons:

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Answer 20

The birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child (leave must conclude within 12 months of the birth or placement).To care for a spouse (or domestic partner under CFRA), parent, or child who has a serious health condition. The employee’s own serious health condition.
The employee is a victim of domestic violence

Question 21

For an employee to be considered AWOL, how many days of missed work is required

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Answer 21

5 consecutive days

Question 22

Informal Leave of Absence is reported as what?

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Answer 22

Dock

Question 23

An employee should notify his/her commander of military leave at least how many days prior to the date of the leave?

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Answer 23

At least 30 days

Question 24

When must an employee submit a CHP 318, Notice of Intent to Engage in Secondary Employment Activity?

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Answer 24

Prior to engaging in any secondary employment activity, even if on vacation or any leaves of absence with pay

Question 25

What shall a commander do if an employee does not indicate an expiration date on the CHP 318 during its annual review?

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Answer 25

Commander shall set expiration date to coincide with next performance appraisal.

Question 26

When does a CHP 318, Secondary Employment Request, automatically expire?

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Answer 26

Employee notes expiration date
Change is secondary employment
Termination of second job
Employee transfer

If no date shown, commander shall set the date to coincide with next annual performance appraisal date

Question 27

What shall a commander do, should he/she desire to cancel an employee’s secondary employment for cause?

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Answer 27

Receive prior approval from the next level of review
Give copy of written cancellation to the employee
Confirming report shall be sent to the review level

Question 28

What happens to secondary employment requests when an employee is on sick leave, injury, or limited duty status?

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Answer 28

Automatically suspended

Question 29

a matter of good practice, lunchtime should be granted at what time?

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Answer 29

No earlier than 3 hours after start of shift

No later than 3 hours before the end of shift

Question 30

What shall a commander do if the employee fails to improve performance that may result in denial of a PFP salary increase?

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Answer 30

Face to face discussion
Document
Place memo in employee’s file
Note if employee refuses to sign
Provide employee copy of the memo

Question 31

For the purpose of assigning voluntary overtime details, uniformed employees shall not be considered available if the assignment would result in the employee working more than ____ hours in any 24 hour period.

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Answer 31

16.5

Question 32

Overtime will be credited on a ____ hour basis with a fill _____ hour credit to be granted if half or more of the period is worked. Smaller fractional units will not be accumulated.

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Answer 32

Quarter, quarter