Report I2019-1 Recommendation 8 Responses
Report I2019-1: Investigation of Improper Activities by a State Agency and Its Employees: A Director Committed Gross Misconduct When She Repeatedly Violated Merit‑Based Employment Principles and Attempted to Retaliate Against Suspected Whistleblowers (Release Date: March 2019)
Case Number I2019-1
Recommendation #8 To: California, State of
The oversight agency should require the director, IT manager, and the new supervisor to undergo training by CalHR related to the proper procedures to formalize and manage reasonable accommodations.
Agency Response From May 2020
The agency provided evidence of the new director's successful completion of the reasonable accommodation training. Therefore, we have deemed this recommendation fully implemented.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Fully Implemented
Agency Response From March 2020
The agency hired a new director in March 2020 and stated that the director will complete the recommended training by March 31, 2020.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Partially Implemented
Agency Response From December 2019
Although the director position has been vacant since March 2018, the agency reported again that it is still committed to ensuring that once a permanent director is appointed, he or she will complete the recommended training.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Partially Implemented
Agency Response From September 2019
Although the director position has been vacant since March 2018, the agency reported that it is still committed to ensuring that once a permanent director is appointed, he or she will complete the recommended training.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Partially Implemented
Agency Response From June 2019
As of June 2019, the director position has not yet been appointed. Once a new director is appointed, the agency stated that it will require him or her to complete the training.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Partially Implemented
Agency Response From March 2019
By October 2018, the agency provided evidence that the IT manager and new supervisor had attended in-house training relating to reasonable accommodations. Although the training was not provided by CalHR as we originally recommended, the training materials appeared thorough and relevant to the concerns we raised during our investigation. In addition, the department had the HR chief, senior staff member, and all other IT managers and supervisors also attend this training. In March 2019 the agency stated that it would direct the director, when appointed, to complete the training. The recommendation will be deemed partially implemented until the department's permanent director, when appointed, completes the recommended training. We believe the new permanent director should take the training within the initial 90 days from his or her appointment.