Cal. GOV § 9411
This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 9411, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.
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Official statutory text
Every State department, office, board, commission or bureau, including The Regents of the University of California, shall discharge any person who commits a contempt before any committee. Such person shall receive no compensation from the State or any agency thereof for services rendered after the date of such refusal.
No State department, office, board, commission or bureau, including The Regents of the University of California, shall ever employ or compensate for services any person who has at any time prior to the proposed employment or compensation committed a contempt before any committee.
The committee shall read this section to the person so refusing, and shall certify the refusal to the State Personnel Board and to the State Controller. Upon receipt of such certificate, the State Personnel Board shall immediately notify every State department, office, board, commission or bureau, including The Regents of the University of California, by whom such person is or has at any time been employed.
No State department, office, board, commission or bureau, including The Regents of the University of California, shall ever employ or compensate for services any person who has at any time prior to the proposed employment or compensation committed a contempt before any committee.
The committee shall read this section to the person so refusing, and shall certify the refusal to the State Personnel Board and to the State Controller. Upon receipt of such certificate, the State Personnel Board shall immediately notify every State department, office, board, commission or bureau, including The Regents of the University of California, by whom such person is or has at any time been employed.
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