Existing law requires the service of a probationary period under specified circumstances, including when an employee enters the civil service. Under existing law, the probationer may be rejected by the appointing power during the probationary period for reasons relating to the probationer's qualifications, the good of the service, or failure to demonstrate merit, efficiency, fitness, and moral responsibility. Existing law requires the State Personnel Board to prescribe rules regarding the time in which a probationer may be rejected and take certain actions in an investigation of the reasons for that rejection. Existing law exempts employees of State Bargaining Unit 5, the California Association of Highway Patrolmen, from these rules and actions of the board, as specified.
California SB 318 (20112012) — Civil service: rejected probationer: investigation.
Existing law requires the service of a probationary period under specified circumstances, including when an employee enters the civil service. Under existing law, the probationer may be rejected by the appointing power during the probationary period for reasons relating to the probationer's qualifications, the good of the service, or failure to demonstrate merit, efficiency, fitness, and moral responsibility. Existing law requires the State Personnel Board to prescribe rules regarding the time in which a probationer may be rejected and take certain actions in an investigation of the reasons for that rejection. Existing law exempts employees of State Bargaining Unit 5, the California Association of Highway Patrolmen, from these rules and actions of the board, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 318 De León Senate Third Reading By FURUTANI — 70–5 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading SB318 De León — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB318 De León — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
De León — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-15 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.
2011-02-24 Referred to Com. on P.E. & R. referral-committee
2011-03-15 Set for hearing March 21.
2011-03-22 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 416.) (March 21). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-03-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-03-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 479.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-03-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-04-28 Referred to Com. on P.E., R. & S.S. referral-committee
2011-05-02 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P.E., R. & S.S. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-06-08 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 8). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-06-13 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 5. Page 1915.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-06-13 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-06-16 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1443.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-06-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
2011-06-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-07-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 60, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7c2b3097-c99a-4d12-925a-2f8debc9bd32. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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