Gov. Code, § 18938 · Article 2. Examinations
Gov. Code, § 18938
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The department or a designated appointing power may issue certificates of competence to candidates who are successful in certain phases of examinations involving a particular knowledge, ability, or skill. For the period named in such a certificate, the department or a designated appointing power may accept it as evidence of the candidate’s competence in lieu of participation in that phase of an examination.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 30. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.
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