“Transfer” means both of the following:
(a)
The appointment of an employee to another position in the same class but under another appointing power.(b)
The appointment of an employee to a different class that has substantially the same level of duties, responsibility, and salary as the employee’s current class under the same or another appointing authority.
Source:
Section 18525.3, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=18525.3..