California State Employees' Ass'n v. Williams

Opinion

FRIEDMAN, Acting P. J.

The issue here is whether statutes and a contract calling for the conduct of administrative tasks of the state’s Medi-Cal program by private carriers violate article XXIV, the civil service amendment of the state Constitution.

Several California decisions hold that this provision inhibits “contracting out” state activities or tasks to private firms or persons. (Burum v. State Comp. Ins. Funds (1947) 30 Cal.2d 575 [184 P.2d 505]; State Comp. Ins. Fund v. Riley (1937) 9 Cal.2d 126 [69 P.2d 985, 111 A.L.R. 1503]; Stockburger v. Riley (1937) 21 Cal.App.2d 165 [68 P.2d…