As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:

The department shall do all of the following:

programs to ensure equal employment opportunity for all state job applicants and employees through broad, inclusive recruitment efforts and other measures as allowed by law.

disability, and veteran status. The statistical information shall be made available during normal working hours to all interested persons. Data generated on a regular basis shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

the relevant labor force.

separations, salaries, and other conditions of employment that provide additional information about the composition of the state civil service workforce.

groups based on veteran status.

support of the system and, pursuant to Section 11255, the Controller shall transfer to the department any moneys owed to the department by any state agency for charges due under this section.

Legislature in its Annual Census of State Employees and Equal Employment Opportunity Report, as required in Section 19793, and shall include in this report information regarding the progress of individuals by race, ethnicity, gender, and disability in attaining high-level positions in state employment. The salary data shall be reported in annual increments of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) by job category, race, ethnicity, gender, and disability in a format easily understandable by the public.

By November 15 of each year, the Department of Human Resources shall submit to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Department of Finance a census report that shall include demographic information on employees in the state civil service, based upon the analysis of the data collected pursuant to Section 19792. The report shall specifically include, but not be limited to, identified underutilizations and, where warranted by analysis of the underutilizations, steps taken to ensure equal employment opportunity in the state civil service. The report shall also include information to the Legislature on laws that discriminate or have the effect of discriminating on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and disability. The Legislature shall evaluate the equal employment

opportunity efforts of state agencies during its evaluation of the Budget Bill.

In cooperation with the department, the appointing power of each state agency shall have the major responsibility for monitoring the effectiveness of the equal employment opportunity programs of the state agency. To that end, the appointing power shall do all of the following:

procedures for providing equal upward mobility and promotional opportunities to state employees.

effectiveness of the total equal employment opportunity program to the department annually by July 1, monitor the composition of oral panels in departmental examinations, and perform other duties necessary for the effective implementation of the agency equal employment opportunity plans.

or who have an interest in disability issues. Each department shall ensure that at least two-thirds of the members of the committee are individuals with disabilities or retain documentation that demonstrates that the number of employees invited to participate, and willing and able to serve, was insufficient to meet this requirement.

Bureau or division chiefs within a state agency shall be accountable to the appointing power for the effectiveness and results of the equal employment opportunity program within their division or bureau.

All managers and supervisors shall provide program support and take any positive action necessary to ensure and advance equal employment opportunity at their respective levels.

state agency shall, prior to January 1, 2024, and once every two years thereafter, establish a plan to recruit, attract, and retain employees identified pursuant to subdivision (a). Agency plans shall be submitted to the department.

In establishing order and subdivisions of layoff and reemployment, the department, when it finds past discriminatory hiring practices, may authorize modification of the order of layoff only if failure to do so would result in ineligibility for a federal program with a loss of federal funds or if required by federal law or the United States Constitution.

State departments, agencies, and the department shall continue to carry out their respective duties required by Sections 19230 to 19237, inclusive, with respect to establishing, monitoring, and reporting on an affirmative action plan, including goals and timetables, for ensuring individuals with disabilities access to state employment. These activities shall be coordinated with and integrated into the planning, reporting, and monitoring activities required by this chapter.

When any state agency conducts any survey as to the ancestry or ethnic origin of state civil service employees, or maintains any statistical tabulation of minority group employees, it shall use separate collection categories for each major Asian and Pacific Islander group, including, but not limited to, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Asian Indian, Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, Laotian, and Cambodian in the survey or tabulation.