1. (a) If the appointing authority certifies in the manner prescribed by the Department that the employee has met the standards of efficiency required for the position, the employee who is paid at the minimum of the salary range in a class designated by the Department may receive a special in-grade salary adjustment of one step. The special in-grade salary adjustment shall be effective on the first of the monthly pay period for employees paid pursuant to section 599.612(a) or on the first of the calendar month for employees paid pursuant to section 599.612(b), following completion of:

   1. (1) six months of qualifying service after the appointment; or
   2. (2) as otherwise may be provided by the Department. When movement between classes to the minimum step results in a salary increase of less than one step, the Department shall provide that the months of qualifying service be proportionately reduced from six to the number of months of qualifying service that will permit the employee to receive approximately the same annual salary the employee would have received upon appointment to the minimum step with a one-step increase.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502, 19815.4(d) and 19826, Government Code. Reference: Sections 19824, 19834 and 19836, Government Code.

History

1. Change without regulatory effect amending section and Note filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).

2. Amendment of section and Note filed 9-8-2025; operative 1-1-2026 (Register 2025, No. 37).