California § 19827.1. 19827.1. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 290, Sec. 1.)

California Statutes

§ 19827.1. — 19827.1. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 290, Sec. 1.)

California § 19827.1.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code GOVGovernment Code - GOV

Div.5.

Title 2.DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL

Part 2.6.PART 2.6. PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION

Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. Administration of Salaries

Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Salary Classification

This text of California § 19827.1. (19827.1. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 290, Sec. 1.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Cal. Government Code - GOV Code § 19827.1. (2026).

Text

(a)The state recognizes the historic problem of recruitment and retention of peace officers in the Department of Corrections and the Department of Youth Authority. As evidence of this recognition there has been a trend in recent years to improve salaries and benefits for these correctional peace officers. However, due to the continuing need to recruit new officers to fill vacancies, retain seasoned correctional peace officers to reduce turnover rates, and provide comparability in pay to effectively compete with large peace officer employers and ensure necessary staffing levels, salaries must be improved and maintained by the state for peace officers in the Department of Corrections and the Department of the Youth Authority.

(b)To effect the intent of paragraph (a) the department shall

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a)
The state recognizes the historic problem of recruitment and retention of peace officers in the Department of Corrections and the Department of Youth Authority. As evidence of this recognition there has been a trend in recent years to improve salaries and benefits for these correctional peace officers. However, due to the continuing need to recruit new officers to fill vacancies, retain seasoned correctional peace officers to reduce turnover rates, and provide comparability in pay to effectively compete with large peace officer employers and ensure necessary staffing levels, salaries must be improved and maintained by the state for peace officers in the Department of Corrections and the Department of the Youth Authority.
(b)
To effect the intent of paragraph (a) the department shall take into consideration the salary and benefits of other large employers of peace officers in California.