{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-19996.24","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 19996.24","heading":"","body":"(a) Permanent employees who voluntarily reduce their worktime shall, upon request, be given first priority for returning to a full-time work schedule to the extent that such full-time work is available. Such permanent employees shall return to full-time employment at the request of the appointing authority pursuant to regulations adopted by the department which shall define the conditions under which such a request by the appointing authority is appropriate and provide a reasonable grace period for allowing an employee to make the necessary personal arrangements for returning to full-time employment.\n(b) If a layoff becomes unavoidable, persons employed on a reduced worktime basis shall not routinely be subject to the layoff ahead of full-time employees. These employees shall be subject to the same seniority and other similar considerations as full-time employees in determining the order of layoffs.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","PART 2.6. PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION [19815. - 19999.7.]","CHAPTER 7. Separations from Service [19996. - 19998.4.]","ARTICLE 1.6. Reduced Worktime Act [19996.19. - 19996.29.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"138c696eb97f4cc791745a5b4a6af3d5cd0fbf436c69ad373207559f0add5026","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-19996.23","next":"us-ca/gov-19996.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}