ARTICLE 4. Scope [18590. - 18599.8.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 4.

in effect

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 18590. Section 18590.

This part does not prohibit any state agency which is authorized by law to contract for such services from contracting with an independent contractor for the performance of work of a character for which a license is required under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, the performance of which work can not satisfactorily be secured by appointments under this part.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 18591. Section 18591.

The “state civil service” includes state officers and employees, appointed or employed by or under the Adult Authority or the Director of Corrections, and who are engaged exclusively in the administration or enforcement, or the performance or discharge, of the laws, rules or regulations, or the powers or duties thereunder, governing persons under commitment to the Department of Corrections or on parole from a state prison.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 18592. Section 18592.

The “state civil service” shall include all fire protection personnel employed at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Los Alamitos.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 18596. Section 18596.

The “state civil service” shall include all personnel appointed or employed in the Bureau of Pupil Personnel Services in the Division of Instruction of the Department of Education.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 18596.5. Section 18596.5.

The “state civil service” shall include all vocational education personnel appointed or employed in the State Department of Education, who are now excluded because they are engaged in work financed in whole or in part with federal funds or in work done by co-operation between the state and the federal government.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 18597. Section 18597.

The “state civil service” shall include all teachers who have been employed for a period of six months at the Orientation Center for the Blind who are now excluded under subdivision (i) of Article VII of the Constitution.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 18599. Section 18599.

The “state civil service” shall include all personnel appointed or employed in the Bureau of National Defense Education Act Administration of the Department of Education. Personnel of the Bureau of National Defense Education Act Administration who on the effective date of this section hold, and for six months or more preceding that date have held, the positions of Chief, Bureau of National Defense Education; Assistant Chief, Bureau of National Defense Education; education research project investigator; or consultant in national defense education are permanent employees. All other personnel of that bureau holding such a position on the effective date of this act are temporary employees whose term of temporary appointment begins on the effective date of this act.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 18599.5. Section 18599.5.

(a) The “state civil service” does not include a California Science and Technology Policy Fellow provided by the California Council on Science and Technology and duly authorized by an executed memorandum of understanding between the council and an executive branch agency or department. (b) For purposes of this section, a California Science and Technology Policy Fellow is “duly authorized by an executed memorandum of understanding between the council and an executive branch agency or department” only if both of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The California Science and Technology Policy Fellow has been selected according to criteria, and pursuant to a process, included in the executed memorandum of understanding between the council and an executive branch agency or department. (2) The California Council on Science and Technology has executed an agreement with an executive branch agency or department whereby the California Science and Technology Policy Fellow is bound to abide by standards of conduct, economic interest disclosure requisites, and other requirements specified by the state. (c) This section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 18599.8. Section 18599.8.

(a) The “state civil service” does not include a policy fellow provided by an association. (b) For purposes of this section, “association” means any of the following organizations that are exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code: (1) The Asian Pacific Islander Capitol Association. (2) The California Legislative Black Staff Association. (3) The Capitol LGBTQ Association. (4) The California Latino Capitol Association Foundation. (c) This section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026