UC Santa Barbara                                      Policy 5845
  Policies                                              
  Issuing Unit:  Administrative Services                Date: June 1, 1972
  
  
  
  
           THE STATE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE (LOYALTY OATH)
  
  I.   REFERENCES:
  
       A.   Constitution of the State of California, Article XX, Section 3.
       
       B.   California Government Code, Chapter 8, Sections 3101 - 3109.
       
       C.   President Kerr's memorandum to Chief Campus Officers, dated
            June 26, 1964.
       
       D.   President Kerr's memorandum to Chancellors and University-wide
            Officers, dated November 16, 1965.
       
       E.   Acting President Wellman's memorandum to Chancellors, dated
            August 12, 1968.
       
       F.   Vice President Taylor's memorandum to Chancellors, dated
            September 3, 1968.
       
       G.   Vice President Oswald's memorandum to Chancellors, dated
            October 8, 1968.
       
       H.   Chancellor Cheadle's memorandum to Vice Chancellors, et al.,
            Policy on the Administration of the Loyalty Oath, dated March
            9, 1970.
       
       I.   UCSB Policies Manual, Policy 5850, Damage Payments for Services
            Rendered Before Signing the Loyalty Oath.
       
  II.  POLICY:
  
       A.   Responsibility:
  
            All prospective employees of the University (other than aliens
            lawfully employed), whether or not they are to receive
            compensation, must sign the State Oath of Allegiance
            (Attachment A) before commencing the duties of their University
            employment. It is the responsibility of the hiring campus
            department to assure that the Oath is signed.
  
       B.   Reappointments or Returning Employees:
       
            A former employee who is re-employed more than one year after
            the date he last signed the Oath is required to execute a new
            Oath before entering upon his duties. Likewise, because of the
            break in both pay period and service period, Teaching
            Assistants, Teaching Fellows, and any other appointees to be
            paid with fewer than twelve checks during the academic period
            of one year will be required to sign the Oath each time there
            is a reappointment, unless the reappointment is for a period of
            employment commencing within one calendar year from the date on
            which the appointee last executed the Oath in connection with
            University employment.
       
       C.   Service Prior to Oath:
       
            Employees who render service prior to signing the Oath may not
            be paid salary or wages for that service. Monies owed the
            employee may be paid only on approval of the Chancellor, via a
            damage payment request from Sub-3 funds, providing the employee
            executed a valid Oath upon being advised of the Oath
            requirement. (A damage payment constitutes settlement of a
            claim based upon the University's negligence, not compensation
            for services rendered.)
       
       D.   Irregularities:
       
            Any alteration made by prospective employees in the text of the
            Oath or prospective employees who question the manner of
            signing or decline to sign the Oath must be referred to the
            Personnel Office.
       
  IV.  ATTACHMENT:
  
       A.   California State Oath of Allegiance (Loyalty Oath).
  

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