Gov. Code, § 50085 · Article 4. Officers and Employees

Gov. Code, § 50085

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

No local agency shall, as a part of its hiring practices or promotional practices, employ any educational prerequisites or testing or evaluation methods which are not job-related unless there is no adverse effect.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 915.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=50085.
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