Office of Human Resources

Executive Order No. 929 establishes procedures for employees and applicants for employment at the CSU to make protected disclosures of improper governmental activities or significant threats to health and safety.

Examples of improper activities by state employees that can be reported are illegal acts like theft, fraud or conflicts of interest; misuse or abuse of state property or time; and gross misconduct, incompetence or inefficiency.

How to Report Improper Governmental Activities
The campus administrator designated to receive protected disclosures by employees who work at CSU, Bakersfield, or applicants for employment at CSU, Bakersfield, is: Kellie Garcia, Associate Vice President, Human Resources & Administrative Services, Admin 104, (661) 654-3206. Individuals may also make protected disclosures directly to the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources.

The complaint form to use is here.

Employees also have the option of contacting the California Bureau of State Audits (BSA). There are three ways to share information with the BSA:

1. Call the Whistleblower Hotline at (800) 952-5665, (866) 293-8729 (TTY),

or (916) 322-2603 (Fax)

2. Mail it to:

Investigations, Bureau of State Audits

CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR

555 Capitol Mall, Suite 300

Sacramento, CA 95814

3. Submit a complaint online to:
   http://www.bsa.ca.gov/hotline/filecomp
   (note: complaints not accepted via email)

You may also call the California Attorney General’s confidential whistleblower hotlines at (800) 952-5225 or (916) 322-3360.

How to File a Complaint for Retaliation for Making a Protected Disclosure
Employees or applicants for employment who allege that they have been retaliated against for having made a protected disclosure under the California Whistleblower Act must use the procedure in Executive Order No. 1058 (.pdf).

The procedure requires that a complaint must be filed within (12) months of the alleged act of retaliation. It is suggested that the complaint form attached to Executive Order No. 822 (Attachment 1) be used. CSU, Bakersfield employees/applicants should file complaints with (a) their supervisor or manager, or (b) the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources.

A CSU, Bakersfield supervisor or manager who receives a whistleblower retaliation complaint shall promptly transmit it to the Office of Human Resources, which will refer the complaint to the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources.

Whistleblower retaliation complaints will be processed by the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources in accordance with Executive Order No. 822.

Retaliation against employees who make protected disclosures is also prohibited under Labor Code Section 1102.5 (b).

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