State Personnel Board (SPB)

Established by the State Constitution, the State Personnel Board (SPB) is charged with overseeing the merit-based, job-related recruitment and selection process for the hiring of state employees who provide critical services to the citizens of California. SPB provides direction to departments through simplifying civil service laws, rules, and policy. In addition, SPB audits departments for merit system compliance. SPB also investigates and adjudicates alleged violations of civil service law which are filed by employees, applicants, and members of the public.


DEPARTMENT POTENTIAL TO INCREASE EPP SPEND BY CALENDAR YEAR
Reported EPP Spend vary by year. Best representation of actual improvement is when your departments’ reported EPP Spend is more than the non EPP Spend. For comparison, total statewide Spend is 828,057,433 dollars and total reported EPP Spend is 533,454,610 dollars. Data Table 1

Source: Financial Information System of California (FI$CAL) State Contract and Procurement Registry System (SCPRS)


This graph represents environmentally preferable purchases of goods and services that have been acquired through a noncompliant EPP purchasing method. State Personnel Board (SPB) had an opportunity to procure these same goods and services through an EPP compliant statewide commodity contract that will assist in increasing their goals. Look to the Buying Green Guide to find these goods and services contracts.



DEPARTMENT EPP PROGRESS BY CALENDAR YEARS
Statewide EPP Spend vary by year. Total state EPP Spend increased by more than 20 percent in 2017-2018. Data Table 2

Source: FI$CAL


This graph represents State Personnel Board (SPB)'s progress towards increasing EPP Spend. Departments can look to DGS EPP designated contracts for green commodities, DGS purchasing standards and recognize third-party certifications in their solicitations to achieve a green buy. To access these documents go to the Buying Green Guide.