Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 4163
(d) The lease executed pursuant to this section may be for less than the market value of the property, and shall include a provision that the lease may be canceled if the lessee or its successors or assignees does any of the following:
(e) Prior to the commencement of the term of the lease, the lessee and the Department of Food and Agriculture shall ensure that every employee in the civil service of the 25th District Agricultural Association is provided with the option of continuing his or her employment with the state, or of accepting a position as an employee of the lessee.
(1) With respect to an employee who chooses to continue his or her employment with the state, the employee shall continue to be subject to all of the provisions governing civil service employees, and additionally, all of the following shall apply: