CA AB1699

Education employers (county offices of education, school districts, community college districts, and certain joint powers authorities) must offer classified position vacancies to current regular nonprobationary classified employees who meet minimum qualifications for 10 business days before posting to the general public.

Priority for vacancies is determined first by seniority among applicants in the same classification seeking increased hours or wages, then by seniority among other classifications, with external candidates only considered if no qualified internal applicants apply within 10 business days.

Employees accepting new assignments may add hours to their current position if feasible or replace their current assignment if the new position has more hours, with employers required to provide reasonable schedule modifications to accommodate both assignments.

Part-time employees working hours equal to a full-time assignment must receive the same benefits as full-time employees, and part-time employees' years of service count regardless of the capacity in which they were earned when applying for additional assignments.

Retaliation against employees for refusing or accepting vacancies is prohibited, and the bill does not apply to employees on performance improvement plans, previously demoted from the position, suspended, or facing disciplinary action, nor to management or confidential positions.