State Administrative Manual (SAM)
The State Administrative Manual (SAM) is a reference resource created by the California Department of General Services.
The State Administrative Manual (SAM) is a reference 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.
Viewing SAM:
SAM Publication Contacts (SAM 0030).
Searching SAM:
To search the entire SAM use the "Search Entire Manual" feature on the left.
Subscribing to SAM:
CLICK HERE to subscribe to the SAM Updates email subscriber list.
Revision History:
- Revisions to SAM may be found on the SAM Revision History Summary page.
Revision History Files:
- Revision History files may be requested via email at SAMUnit@dgs.ca.gov.
Procedure for SAM Revisions:
See, SAM section 0020
Documents Required for SAM Revisions :
- SAM Author Revision Checklist (DGS OPTFS Form 237)
- SAM Template (for Clean Version)
- Author Revision Template (Track Changes version)
- Revision Summary Template
- Subject Index Changes, if necessary
A Management Memo is used for the distribution of management or policy information to state entities and often is a preliminary amendment to the State Administrative Manual (SAM).
For questions relating to SAM or Management Memos, please contact the SAM Unit via email at SAMUnit@dgs.ca.gov.