(a)
In Phase III of the application process, the panel shall direct the applicants remaining in the applicant pool to participate in public interviews conducted by the panel in Sacramento.
(b)
The State Auditor's Office shall schedule the interviews at the convenience of the panel, providing at least 7 calendar days notice to the applicants of the date, time, and location of the interviews.
(c)
The State Auditor's Office shall pay the reasonable and actual expenses for an applicant to attend an interview as described in this subdivision. The State Auditor's Office shall also reimburse applicants for the reasonable and necessary travel expenses that they incur to attend an interview, including, the following:
(1)
If the State Auditor's Office determines that an applicant requires air travel to attend an interview, the State Auditor's Office shall directly purchase airline tickets for that applicant.
(2)
Non-air transportation expenses shall be reimbursed and computed in accordance with the applicable regulations of the Department of Human Resources in effect on the date that the expenses are incurred. Reimbursement shall not exceed the maximum reimbursement rates established for nonrepresented state employees.
(3)
Living expenses shall be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed the maximum reimbursement rates for nonrepresented state employees claimed and computed in accordance with the Department of Human Resources regulations in effect on the date the expenses are incurred. This includes overnight accommodations if the State Auditor's Office determines such accommodations are necessary.
(4)
An applicant may request a reasonable advance from the State Auditor's Office if incurring the expenses described in paragraph (2) would create an undue financial hardship. All requests are subject to approval by the State Auditor or the State Auditor's designee.
(d)
During the interviews, questions may only be posed by members of the panel, panel staff, and legal counsel for the panel. The questioning may concern anything that is relevant to an applicant's eligibility and qualifications to serve on the commission.
(e)
The panel shall record all of the interviews that it conducts and post the recordings on the State Auditor's Office's website as soon as practicable after each interview is completed.
(f)
The State Auditor's Office shall establish a deadline for the receipt of written public comments during Phase III of the application process. The deadline shall be set for a date following the conclusion of all of the interviews.
Source
1. New section filed 11-5-2009; operative 11-6-2009 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2009, No. 45).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)-(c)(4), (e) and (f) filed 1-7-2019 pursuant to section
100
, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 2).
History
1. New section filed 11-5-2009; operative 11-6-2009 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2009, No. 45).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)-(c)(4), (e) and (f) filed 1-7-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (
Register 2019, No. 2
).