CA Gov't Code Section 18004

(a)

Any report, study, audit, evaluation, survey, or similar document prepared by any state officer or state agency, which discloses any change in the numbers of state employees or personnel years over any period of time, shall also segregate the numbers of counted state employees or personnel years which are attributable to positions which are fully reimbursed by a local government agency pursuant to a contract with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

(b)

Those positions attributed to local government contracts with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall not be subject to state personnel ceilings and hiring freezes.