State Administrative Manual (SAM)

Statewide Management Policy

NOTICE: The California Prison Industry Authority (CalPIA) has been renamed. Effective January 1, 2026 any references to CalPIA in the SAM shall refer to the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority (CalCTRA). 

The State Administrative Manual (SAM) is a resource for statewide policies, procedures, requirements and information developed and issued by authoring agencies which include the Governor's Office (GO), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Human Resources (CalHR), Department of General Services (DGS), and the California Department of Technology (CDT).

In order to provide a uniform approach to statewide management policy, the contents are published under the authority of the Directors of DOF and DGS.  SAM is administered by the DGS Office of Training and Administrative Standards (OTAS), Policy Unit.

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