Under the direction of the Staff Services Manager I (SSM I), the Associate Governmental Program Analyst (AGPA) is independently responsible for development of legislative, regulation, and policy proposals, including accurate completion of all rulemaking supporting documents, most often in collaboration with branch and division scientific experts. The AGPA also reviews and analyzes externally proposed legislation as well as regulations proposed at the State or Federal level and conducts special projects as assigned by Division Office management. The incumbent provides technical advice and consultation to branch management on the implications of such proposals and makes alternative recommendations as appropriate. The incumbent must maintain cooperative working relationships with CDFA staff at the branch, division, legal and executive management levels, OAL legal staff, members of regulated industries and their advocate groups, parties commenting on regulations, and the general public.

Works with Branch Chiefs and Division Director to develop and maintain a rule-making plan for the upcoming year.

• Answers questions and provides guidance to branch staff on the rulemaking process.
• Develops proposed regulations as required, by consulting with technical program experts and by applying specialized knowledge and expertise in the regulation development process.
• Drafts the Public Notice to announce the proposed regulation; works with OAL and Legal to schedule public hearings as required; receives, analyzes and prepares responses to any public or industry comments; revises the proposed regulation to incorporate any public/industry comments deemed appropriate; updates the Informative Digest, Final Statement of Reasons and Fiscal/Economic Statements and works with the Legal Office to finalize the proposed regulation
• Assists division staff to track proposed legislation through the analysis process to ensure deadlines are met and appropriate versions of prior analysis are relied upon.
• Analyzes proposed state and federal legislation and regulatory proposals and composes comments as required.
• Consults with branch and division staff to assess the impact of the proposal under review on existing statutory and regulatory requirements as well as on the operations of the division.
• Serve as a consultant to Branches by independently providing technical advice in the preparation and processing of contracts, vehicle, information technology and other large or complicated purchases.
• Review all large Branch contract and purchase requests to ensure proposed scope of work and other contract and procurement specifications are clearly defined and appropriate, and that adequate funding is available.
• Ensure required documentation and justifications are included in all Division contract submissions and make recommendations to the Director for approval or disapproval.

• Initiates collaboration with technical program staff in assessment of regulatory/legislative changes on field manuals.

• • At the request of branch or division staff, composes or reviews and provides comments for improvement on new manual sections consistent with new laws, regulations or policies.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
The duties of this position are conducted indoors. The office is located on the third floor of a four-floor building, however, regular or recurring telework may occur as part of the incumbent’s ongoing regular schedule in accordance with CDFA’s Telework Policy. The State of California has provided a laptop computer for use in telework.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.