Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP) at DFG

The State of California is interested in accessing the skills, knowledge and talents of persons with disabilities to fill State jobs.  To aid in this endeavor, the State Personnel Board (SPB) established the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP).

LEAP is an alternative selection program for persons with disabilities. It is designed to minimize the adverse impact of the traditional selection process by providing an alternate means of assessing qualifications and skills of job applicants with disabilities. 

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) encourages and enables persons with disabilities to compete for Departmental employment opportunities. When filling departmental vacancies, the DFG utilizes appropriate LEAP examination certification lists to contact and consider qualified candidates for LEAP identified classifications. 

Examples of the classifications used by DFG for which SPB offers LEAP examinations are:

• Account Clerk II
• Accountant Trainee
• Environmental Specialist I
• Graduate Legal Assistant
• Information Systems Technician
• Key Data Operator
• Laboratory Assistant
• Mailing Machines Operator I
• Office Assistant (General)
• Office Assistant (Typing)
• Program Technician
• Programmer I
• Research Analyst I-Various Specialties (Demography, Economics, General, & Social/Behavioral)
• Staff Counsel
• Staff Services Management Auditor
• Word Processing Technician

Additional LEAP information:

State Personnel Board: www.spb.ca.gov/jobs/resources/leap/index.htm