Report I2020-1 Recommendation 26 Responses
Report I2020-1: Investigation of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Waste of State Funds, Misuse of Bereavement Leave, Misuse of State Resources, Dishonesty, and Supervisory Neglect of Duty (Release Date: April 2020)
Case Number I2018-0428
Recommendation #26 To: Human Resources, California Department of
To address inconsistent bereavement leave policies, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) should revise its policy to mirror the requirements of Government Code section 19859.3, which requires unrepresented employees to submit substantiation for each leave request.
Agency Response From January 2021
In January 2021, CalHR issued an updated policy about bereavement leave that requires substantiation to be provided for excluded employees and provided examples of satisfactory substantiation. As the policy has been officially implemented, we have deemed this recommendation fully implemented.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Fully Implemented
Agency Response From November 2020
CalHR reported that it is coordinating across its divisions to complete this item and stated that it anticipates the completion date likely is early December 2020, given the existing workload. Per our request, CalHR stated that it will provide a draft policy to us for review by the end of November 2020.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Partially Implemented
Agency Response From July 2020
CalHR stated that it still plans to revise its internal policy but did not provide a timeline by which it will complete the revision.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Pending
Agency Response From January 2020
CalHR stated that it has directed staff to revise its policy to mirror the Government Code requirements.